MLB Player News

Gurriel went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run Tuesday against the Tigers.

Gurriel took Andrew Chafin yard in the seventh inning to tally his eighth homer of the season. It was his first long ball in 59 games, spanning back to July 1. In addition to his power outage, Gurriel also has maintained a weak .245/.293/.370 line across 518 plate appearances on the season -- good for an 89 wRC+.

Casas went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and one steal in Tuesday's 7-6 extra-inning loss to the Yankees.

Casas got Boston on the board with a two-run homer to score Rafael Devers in the second inning. Boston would go on to lose the game in extras, but the showing was a good sign for Casas, who was just 2-for-21 in the big leagues entering Tuesday. The home run gives manager Alex Cora good reason to continue to roll with the rookie, as the Red Sox are out of the playoff race.

Mountcastle went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two walks in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Nationals.

Mountcastle had a big day at the plate Tuesday, as he recorded two hits, including his 22nd homer of the season, a solo shot to right to tie the game at 3-3 in the fifth inning. The multi-hit effort was Mountcastle's fifth so far in September, and the homer his fouth of the month. He is slashing .247/.297/.436 on the season.

Clemens went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Astros.

Clemens was the only Detroit hitter to contribute two hits, with one of those knocks being his fourth home run of the season. The rookie is seeing sporadic playing time and is batting just .154 with a .519 OPS, so while Tuesday's outburst was nice, he doesn't have a ton of fantasy appeal at this point.

Alonso went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 4-1 loss against the Cubs.

The slugger took Cubs reliever Brandon Hughes deep for a solo shot in the bottom of the ninth to pull the game within three, but it was not enough as the Mets lost the game. Alonso now has three home runs in the month of September and 34 on the season, which is good for second among first basemen. He is also second in the majors in RBI with 110, only trailing Aaron Judge.

Flores is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game versus Atlanta, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

The 31-year-old, who agreed to a two-year extension with the Giants on Monday, has a .446 OPS through 11 games in September and will step out of the starting nine Tuesday. Willie Calhoun will bat seventh as the designated hitter in place of Flores.

Diaz is not starting the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against Toronto, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Diaz went 3-for-4 and scored two runs in the Rays' Game 1 victory Tuesday. He'll get a breather during the second game and pass third base duties to Isaac Paredes, who will bat eighth.

France (wrist) is starting at first base and batting second Tuesday against the Padres.

The 28-year-old's left wrist injury flared up over the weekend and kept him out of the lineup Sunday versus Atlanta, but he's back in action after Seattle's scheduled day off Monday. France is off to a slow start in September with a .200/.220/.450 slash line through 10 games.

Rizzo (head) will not play until this weekend in Milwaukee at the earliest, Brendan Kuty of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.

Rizzo said Tuesday that he is targeting a return either this weekend in Milwaukee or next week at home for the Pirates. A few days ago it was reported that Rizzo is no longer experiencing headaches. Marwin Gonzalez has been starting at first base lately.

Naylor is on the bench Monday against the Angels.

It appears to be a regular day off for Naylor as the Guardians face lefty Reid Detmers. Jose Ramirez is the designated hitter in place of Naylor, who has slashed .297/.366/.486 with a home run, four doubles and five RBI since the beginning of September.