MLB Player News

Noda is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

Noda started the past 25 games and will receive a day off after he posted an .800 OPS during that span. Carlos Perez is starting at first base and batting second Sunday.

Casas went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the White Sox.

Casas gave the Red Sox a brief 3-2 lead in the top of the sixth inning when he homered off a tiring Lance Lynn's 99th pitch. He later couldn't make a clean play in the ninth -- a 102.9 mph ground ball from Gavin Sheets -- that resulted in Chicago's winning run. The play was initially ruled an error but changed to a single following the game. It took a tough hop, but both he and manager Alex Cora acknowledged it's a play he should have made, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports. Casas entered the game with a negative-6 defensive runs saved entering Saturday, and earlier this month, Cora talked about a need for the first baseman to be better in the field. The miscue is unlikely to cost Casas his regular role in the lineup, but the Red Sox called up Bobby Dalbec this week, and he could give Casas an occasional break.

Kirilloff is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

Kirilloff has a .567 OPS through 66 at-bats in June and will take a seat Sunday for the second time in Minnesota's past three games. Donovan Solano will step in at first base and bat second.

Guerrero went 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run and three RBI in Saturday's 7-3 win over the A's.

One day after launching his first long ball of the season at the Rogers Centre, Guerrero did it again by belting an Austin Pruitt curveball to straightaway center field in the sixth inning, emphatically ending his mysterious home power outage. Guerrero is slashing .272/.366/.432 through 22 games in June with three of his 11 homers and 13 of his 48 RBI on the year, numbers that would be impressive for lesser hitters but which represent something of a disappointing month for the 24-year-old.

Walker went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI in Saturday's 7-6 loss to the Giants.

Walker extended his hit streak to 10 games and has posted a .417/.462/.722 line with five doubles, two home runs and 10 RBI during the stretch. He's among the league leaders in doubles (22, T-11) and RBI (52, T-6).

Raley went 1-for-4 with an RBI on Saturday against the Royals.

Raley returned from a one-game absence caused by a hand injury. He delivered an RBI single in his second plate appearance and now has at least one hit in 13 of his last 14 games, during which he's hit .353 with seven RBI and 13 runs scored. Raley has an excellent 159 wRC+ across 197 plate appearances for the season, which has helped him maintain a large-side platoon role with the Rays.

Vaughn went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Saturday against the Red Sox.

Vaughn extended his hitting streak to five games when he tallied his 12th home run of the campaign in the sixth inning. After struggling to tap into power for the first couple of months of the season, Vaughn now has four homers in his last 13 starts. While that pace certainly won't keep up, he has a career-best .445 slugging percentage and .203 ISO across 318 plate appearances for the season.

Steer went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a loss to Atlanta on Saturday.

Steer hit one of four homers for the Reds in the contest, slugging a two-run shot to left field in the fourth inning. It was his 11th long ball of the campaign and third over his past nine games. Though Steer has slowed down a bit in June -- he's hitting just .222 this month -- he's collected six thefts over 22 games and has posted an excellent 12:12 BB:K.

Olson went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double, an additional run and a walk in Saturday's 7-6 victory versus the Reds.

After homering twice Friday, Olson launched a two-run shot in the fourth inning Saturday. He's gone deep six times over his past eight contests, notching 12 RBI over that span. Olson's power surge has pushed his season homer total to 24, most in the National League and second only to Shohei Ohtani in MLB.

Padlo was designated for assignment by the Angels on Saturday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Padlo is removed from both the 40-man and 26-man active rosters to make room for Mike Moustakas with the latter joining the Angels in a trade after Saturday's rout of the Rockies. Padlo will now hit the waiver wire, and if he goes unclaimed he'll likely report back to Triple-A Sat Lake to provide organizational depth.