MLB Player News

Singleton signed a minor-league contract with the Astros on Saturday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

Singleton's less-than-stellar .103/.188/.138 slash line through 11 games with Milwaukee prompted the Brewers to designate him for assignment June 17. Now, Singleton will rejoin the Astros -- the same team he debuted with in 2014 -- and provide organizational depth at first base. Barring injuries, Singleton's chances to return to the majors this season are low.

Raley (hand) is hitting third and starting in left field Saturday against the Royals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Raley was held out of Friday's game after injuring his hand Thursday. However, his absence will be limited to one game and his return will push Manuel Margot back to the bench.

Lester was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday.

Lester lost his spot on the 26-man roster with Cedric Mullins (groin) returning from the injured list. Over 23 plate appearances with the Orioles, Lester hit .182 with four RBI and a 1:7 BB:K across 11 games. If Baltimore needs another bench bat in the future, he'll likely be an option to fill a utility role.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Friday that Dalbec does not have an obvious path to regular at-bats in Boston, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports. "Obviously where we're at roster-wise, he needs to be patient," Cora said.

Dalbec was called up from Triple-A Worcester on Friday after the team placed Pablo Reyes (abdomen) on the injured list. The Red Sox plan to use Dalbec mainly at corner infield, but first and third base are manned by Triston Casas and Rafael Devers, respectively. Dalbec has played some shortstop -- the most obvious path to at-bats given the team's current roster -- but the Red Sox will try to stay away from him there.

Lowe went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Friday's 4-2 extra-inning win over the Yankees.

Lowe has reached base safely in nine consecutive games, a stretch which includes 10 walks. He's 11-for-32 with a line of .344/.512/.500 in those nine games. After a two-game stretch batting fifth, Lowe was restored to his customary three hole for the last two games (2-for-5, four walks).

Walker went 1-for-3 with a walk and run scored in Friday's 8-5 loss to San Francisco.

Walker extended his hit streak to eight games in his final at-bat with an eighth-inning single. The first baseman is 12-for-31 (.387) with two home runs, three doubles and seven RBI during the hot streak. June has been Walker's best month, as he's posted a .346/.409/.590 line over 78 at-bats.

Guerrero went 2-for-4 with a double and a three-run home run in Friday's 5-4 loss to the A's.

The first baseman snapped a 16-game power drought when he took James Kaprielian deep in the third inning, a stretch in which Guerrero had slashed just .220/.303/.254 with two doubles and five RBI. While Friday's homer was only his 10th of the year, the 24-year-old has kept his fantasy value afloat with 45 RBI in 74 games.

Pratto went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 11-3 loss to the Rays.

He led off the game by ripping Zach Eflin's second pitch over the right-field fence, but things quickly got away from Kansas City after that. Pratto snapped a 15-game power drought with the blast and is up to five homers on the season, but the 24-year-old is slashing just .196/.269/.326 with a 38.5 percent strikeout rate through 13 contests since Vinnie Pasquantino (shoulder) was lost for the year.

France went 3-for-4 with an RBI single, a walk and two runs in a win over the Orioles on Friday.

One night after belting a 430-foot blast in Yankee Stadium, France put together a noteworthy performance of a slightly different stripe. The veteran's current tear at the plate has seen him generate a .358 average and .941 OPS over his last 17 games while producing seven multi-hit efforts. France's 23.0 percent strikeout rate during that span is notably higher than his norm, but a 28.0 percent line-drive rate has helped him to a very elevated .458 BABIP.

Olson went 2-for-5 with two home runs, three RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 11-10 loss to the Reds.

Olson made Great American Ball Park look especially small with a couple long balls, including a laser to straightaway center clocked at 107.7 mph off the bat. Friday marked Olson's third multi-homer game this season, and he's now up to 23 home runs for the campaign, tied for second in baseball with Pete Alonso. He's tied for fourth in RBI with 55.