MLB Player News

Bauers went 1-for-3 with a walk and a three-run home run in Friday's 6-0 victory over the Phillies.

After striking out in all four of his plate appearances Wednesday in Sacramento, Bauers got back on track in Friday's series opener with his career-high 13th long ball of the season in the fifth inning to give Milwaukee a 5-0 lead. The 30-year-old also has 46 RBI and 40 runs scored with a .905 OPS in 234 plate appearances as he continues a breakout campaign.

Kurtz went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-4 win over the Rockies.

Kurtz went back-to-back with Shea Langeliers in the fifth inning to get the scoring started. Kurtz has five homers and seven RBI over his last five contests, so it looks like his power is fully back after a slow start to the campaign. The first baseman is batting .286 with a .976 OPS, 16 homers, 50 RBI, 47 runs scored, seven stolen bases, 12 doubles and a triple over 68 games.

Busch went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and a walk in Friday's 5-1 win over the Giants.

Busch went deep off Erik Miller after Giants starter Landen Roupp left two runners in scoring position. This was Busch's second homer over his last four games. He has hit safely in 16 of his last 18 contests, going 22-for-67 (.328) in that span. On the season, the first baseman is batting .252 with a .787 OPS, eight homers, 41 RBI, 30 runs scored, 12 doubles, two triples and a stolen base through 69 games. Busch hasn't been close to matching his power from last year's 34-homer performance in the regular season, but he's starting to come around.

Schanuel (calf) is not in the Angels' starting lineup against the Rays on Friday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Schanuel will be out of the Halos' lineup for a second consecutive game while dealing with a left calf injury that he sustained after he took a pitch off his leg during Tuesday's game against the Astros. Trey Mancini will serve as the Angels' first baseman and bat fifth in Friday's game.

Young went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Cardinals.

Young extended New York's lead to 3-1 in the first inning with a solo homer off Hunter Dobbins, his fourth of the year, before tying the game at 4-4 with an RBI single in the fifth. Since returning from the IL on May 26, Young has gone 12-for-46 (.261) with a .911 OPS while playing nearly every day at first base.

Alonso went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 7-5 win over the Mariners.

After also homering in Wednesday's contest, Alonso has now gone deep in consecutive games for the third time this season. Over his last 15 contests, he's hitting .279 (17-for-61) with five long balls and 11 RBI. The first baseman continues to be a steady source of power with 15 homers, 44 RBI, 42 runs scored, 12 doubles and two stolen bases while batting .243 with a .775 OPS over 70 contests this season.

Torkelson went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 11-0 win over the Twins.

It was a pretty typical Torkelson performance, as he struck out in his other three at-bats. The slugger had no home runs through his first 23 games of the season but has now gone deep 10 times in his last 45 contests. Torkelson figures to continue to struggle with making consistent contact, but he can still provide some fantasy value if he can maintain his power stroke.

Burleson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Mets.

With his 424-foot blast off Christian Scott in the first inning, Burleson extended his home-run streak to three games and his hit streak to 11. In those 11 contests, Burleson has gone 16-for-45 (.356) with a 1.119 OPS. He's boosted his slash line to .290/.356/.486 across 284 plate appearances this year with 11 homers, 48 RBI and 35 runs scored.

The Pirates optioned Wendzel to Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday.

Wendzel was just promoted earlier this week and went 0-for-4 at the dish in his only start. He's being replaced on the active roster by Esmerlyn Valdez.

Harper went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a double, a walk and two additional runs scored in Wednesday's 7-4 win over the Blue Jays.

Harper is off to a strong start in the month of June. The All-Star first baseman is hitting 9-for-29 (.310) with two homers, two doubles, four RBI and two stolen bases over his last nine games. For the season, Harper is slashing a robust .267/.376/.517 with 15 big flies, 38 RBI, five stolen bases and 45 runs scored across 282 plate appearances.