MLB Player News

Flores went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 7-3 loss to Atlanta.

Flores has been consistent and powerful lately, batting .289 with four homers and nine RBI over his last 10 games. He's matched his career high with 19 homers this season, and the infielder is a good bet to best that mark with over a month left in the campaign. He's slashing .299/.359/.543 with 48 RBI, 44 runs scored and 19 doubles through 97 contests, making his achievements slightly more impressive since he hasn't always had a clear path to playing time this year. Flores has primarily settled in at designated hitter over recent weeks.

Montero is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Despite producing a 1.024 OPS over his last nine games, Montero finds himself on the bench for the second game in a row. The Rockies will give Triple-A Albuquerque call-up Hunter Goodman the starting nod at first base in his MLB debut Sunday, but the team could find room for both Goodman and Montero in the lineup by deploying the other at designated hitter. Goodman also has the ability to play the corner outfield and could end up poaching work from Michael Toglia.

O'Hearn is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.

The lefty-hitting O'Hearn will take a seat in the series finale while the Orioles bring lefty Ty Blach to the hill. Ryan Mountcastle will man first base in place of O'Hearn.

Alonso (head) will start at first base and bat cleanup Sunday versus the Angels.

Alonso took a pitch to the head/neck area in Saturday's loss, but he cleared the concussion protocol and was given the green light to rejoin the lineup a day later. The 28-year-old slugger has registered an .846 OPS with 39 home runs and 95 RBI through 122 games this year for New York.

Rizzo (concussion) took live at-bats at the Yankees' spring training complex in Florida on Saturday, MLB.com reports.

Rizzo stepped in against live pitching for the first time since he went on the injured list Aug. 3 with post-concussion syndrome. The veteran first baseman had recently advanced to hitting drills, and he appears to be working toward a return to the Yankees before the end of the campaign. Manager Aaron Boone indicated that Rizzo came away from Saturday's session well and has said that the slugger's status is "week-to-week."

Schanuel (illness) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Schanuel missed Saturday's 5-3 win while recovering from an apparent case of food poisoning, but it's unclear if the rookie's absence Sunday is due to the illness or because the Mets are bringing a southpaw (David Peterson) to the hill. Regardless, Brandon Drury will shift over from the keystone and pick up a start at first base while Schanuel sits.

Bell went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Nationals.

The first baseman continues to thrive in a Miami uniform, as he broke up Jake Irvin's shutout bid with his solo shot in the sixth inning. Bell's gone yard three times in the last six games and is slashing .289/.366/.614 through 93 plate appearances as a Marlin with eight homers and 13 RBI.

Raley went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored Saturday against the Yankees.

Raley has popped three home runs in his last 10 games and has an outstanding .262 ISO on the season. However, he produced in a different way Saturday by swiping his 13th base of the campaign on 15 attempts. It's been a breakout year for Raley, who should maintain a large-side platoon role at DH for the final five weeks of the regular season.

Abreu went 2-for-5 with two RBI on Saturday against the Tigers.

Abreu started for the third time in four games since being activated from the injured list and has hit sixth in the order once while hitting seventh on two occasions. Nevertheless, he's been productive, tallying three RBI to go along with a double. Abreu may get some occasional time off to allow Yainer Diaz to enter the lineup, but he looks to be in line to close the season as Houston's primary first baseman.

Alonso has passed concussion protocol after being hit in the head/neck area by a pitch in Saturday's loss to the Angels, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Alonso was plunked by a wild breaking ball from Halos reliever Jose Soriano in the eighth inning and was removed from the game for a pinch runner. It sounds like he's going to be fine, though, with Mets manager Buck Showalter saying he doesn't anticipate the slugger needing to undergo any more tests in the morning.