MLB Player News

Raley (hand) is not in the starting lineup Friday versus the Royals, Kristie Ackert of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Raley will miss Friday's contest after he suffered a right hand injury during Thursday's 6-5 loss. He went for a CT scan after Thursday's game and it confirmed no fracture. Raley said he would be able to play off the bench Friday if needed. Josh Lowe will handle the designated hitter role and bat third against Kansas City.

Diaz isn't in the Rays' lineup Friday against the Royals, Kristie Ackert of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Diaz earned himself a day off after going 5-for-10 with an RBI and three runs scored across his last two games. Harold Ramirez will fill in for Diaz at first base, moving Josh Lowe into the DH spot and Manuel Margot to right field, batting leadoff.

Clemens is not in the starting lineup Friday versus the Mets, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Clemens will head to the bench after he went 0-for-8 with an RBI and two strikeouts while starting two games during the team's series with Atlanta. Alec Bohm will slide over to first base while Edmundo Sosa enters the lineup at third base and bats ninth in the series opener with New York.

Kirilloff isn't in the Twins' lineup Friday against the Tigers, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

Kirilloff has been slumping at the plate recently, slashing .167/.205/.286 over his last 13 games. Donovan Solano will start at first base instead and bat in the leadoff spot.

France went 1-for-4 with a hit-by-pitch, a solo home run and an additional run scored in a win over the Yankees on Thursday.

France's 430-foot shot to center in the second inning was his seventh homer of the season and first since June 12. The veteran has been thriving at the plate this month, as he now owns a .313 batting average, .847 OPS, seven extra-base hits, eight RBI and 13 runs across 73 plate appearances over his last 17 games.

Cooper went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run and an additional run in Thursday's 6-4 win over Pittsburgh.

Cooper was one of two Marlins with multiple hits in the contest, and his eighth-inning, three-run blast provided the decisive margin in Miami's comeback victory. The first baseman has been productive over his past four games, driving in six runs and going 6-for-16 at the plate. Cooper has already matched last season's total with nine homers in about half as many games, and he's on pace to surpass his career-best mark of 15 long balls set in 2019.

Raley was diagnosed with a sore right hand following Thursday's game against the Royals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Raley played the entirety of Thursday's game and went 1-for-3 with a run scored. However, he underwent an X-ray after the contest -- which came back negative -- and is set to undergo further imaging. For now, Raley should be considered day-to-day.

Bell went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Thursday's 6-1 victory over the Athletics.

Bell jumped on the first pitch he saw in his second at-bat and absolutely destroyed the ball, sending it well beyond the stands in left field for his seventh home run of the season. The solo shot put the Guardians on the board and tied the game at 1-1 before the team went on to complete its three-game sweep of the A's. The designated hitter was on a 3-for-20 skid coming in (spanning six games), with no RBI or runs scored, but he now has three homers over his last nine games.

Beaty (undisclosed) isn't in Kansas City's lineup Thursday against the Rays.

Beaty seems to still be a bit shaken up after colliding with Samad Taylor during Wednesday's game, and he will sit out Thursday. He should still be considered day-to-day.

Pratto isn't in the Royals' lineup Thursday against Tampa Bay.

Left-hander Shane McClanahan will start on the mound for the Rays, meaning the lefty-hitting Pratto will remain in the dugout to begin Thursday's contest. Instead, Matt Duffy will pick up a start at first base and bat sixth.