MLB Player News
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Ty France 1B | CIN
Reds' Ty France: Smacks homer, stays hot
France went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Thursday's 1-0 win over the Astros.
France took Bryan Abreu deep in the seventh inning to plate the only run needed for the Reds to complete the sweep of the Astros. France hit his 12th home run of the year, matching last season's total in 37 fewer games. The 30-year-old went 9-for-11 in this Astros series, becoming the third player this season with multiple hits and an RBI in three straight games against Houston.
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Niko Kavadas 1B | LAA
Angels' Niko Kavadas: Sitting versus southpaw
Kavadas is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Rangers.
It's lefty Cody Bradford on the bump for the Rangers, so the lefty-hitting Kavadas will begin the series opener on the bench. Brandon Drury will occupy the designated hitter slot.
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Bryce Harper 1B | PHI
Phillies' Bryce Harper: In Thursday's lineup
Harper (elbow) will start at first base and bat third Thursday against the Marlins.
Harper had to make an early exit from Wednesday's contest after getting hit in the elbow by a pitch, but his bruise won't be enough to prevent him from playing in Thursday's series opener. Over his last 10 games, the 31-year-old slugger has gone 13-for-34 with two RBI and four runs scored.
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Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B | CIN
Reds' Christian Encarnacion-Strand: Begins baseball activities
Encarnacion-Strand (wrist) has been cleared to begin baseball activities, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Encarnacion-Strand underwent surgery in mid-July to repair ligaments in his fractured right wrist. He has already been ruled out for the remainder of the regular season, but the 24-year-old will hope to have a normal offseason after getting the go-ahead to ramp things up this month.
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Zach Dezenzo 1B | HOU
Astros' Zach Dezenzo: Knocks in two
Dezenzo went 1-for-4 with two RBI on Wednesday against the Reds.
Dezenzo drew only his second start against a right-handed pitcher in the team's last seven games. Despite coming through with a two-RBI single in the sixth inning, he's struggled through his first 55 plate appearances in the majors, striking out at a 32.7 percent clip while hitting only .212.
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Austin Shenton 1B | TB
Rays' Austin Shenton: Back in big leagues
The Rays recalled Shenton from Triple-A Durham on Thursday, Tricia Whitaker of Bally Sports Sun reports.
Shenton has a .697 OPS in 44 plate appearances during his time in the big leagues this season and has posted an .858 OPS with 20 homers this year at Durham. The lefty-hitting first baseman/designated hitter could see the occasional start against right-handed pitching.
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LaMonte Wade 1B | SF
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Homers, drives in four
Wade went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Wednesday's loss to the Diamondbacks.
Wade jumped on a four-seamer from Kevin Ginkel in the bottom of the seventh and sent it into the stands for a two-run shot to pull the Giants back within two runs of Arizona. He then added a clutch two-run single in the ninth to once again cut the deficit to two runs, though his diligent effort would fall short. The long ball was Wade's sixth of the campaign, while his four RBI on the night marked a season high. It also marked the outfielder's first multi-hit performance since Aug. 23 against the Mariners.
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Yandy Diaz 1B | TB
Rays' Yandy Diaz: Swats 13th homer
Diaz went 2-for-4 with a walk and a two-run home run in Wednesday's 9-4 win over the Twins.
He took Louie Varland deep in the fourth inning, capping an eight-run eruption for the Rays offense. It's Diaz's 13th homer of the season, and third in his last six games as he catches fire for the home stretch. Over 28 contests since the beginning of August, the 33-year-old is slashing .294/.362/.461 with 12 RBI and 12 runs.
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Carlos Santana 1B | MIN
Twins' Carlos Santana: Belts homer No. 20
Santana went 1-for-3 with two walks and a two-run home run in Wednesday's 9-4 loss to the Rays.
The veteran first baseman took Tyler Alexander deep in the seventh inning, giving Santana homers in back-to-back games. He's up to 20 long balls on the year, the ninth time in his career he's reached that mark, but as per usual he isn't doing much for fantasy GMs in batting average -- over 30 contests since the beginning of August, Santana's slashing .206/.322/.423.