MLB Player News

Flores went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in a 7-5 win over the Pirates on Saturday.

The veteran first baseman hit his eighth home run of the season off Jose Quintana to give his team the lead in the top of the first. Flores had been cold of late, with only one hit in his last 14 at-bats coming into the game. He is now slashing a pedestrian .243/.315/.411 on the season.

Diaz went 3-for-4 with a walk and three runs scored in a 7-6 win over the Orioles on Saturday.

Diaz reached base four times and came in to score the winning run on a Harold Ramirez sacrifice fly in the ninth inning. He has been consistently average all season long. Diaz hits for a quality batting average (.279) but hasn't shown much power or stolen base upside with just three home runs and one steal in four attempts. He could be a player for fantasy managers to keep an eye on when the Rays have favorable streaming matchups, as they did versus Kyle Bradish and the Orioles.

Vaughn went 3-for-5 with a pair of runs scored in Saturday's 7-0 win over the Astros.

Vaughn's been dialed in at the plate during a seven-game hitting streak, going 15-for-33 (.455) in that span. He and Luis Robert led the charge on offense in Saturday's big win. Vaughn has enjoyed a breakout 2022, slashing .322/.373/.483 with six home runs, 29 RBI, 20 runs scored and 10 doubles across 193 plate appearances. Whether in right field, at first base or as the designated hitter, the 24-year-old has secured a near-everyday role in the No. 2 spot in the lineup in June.

Naylor isn't in the lineup Saturday against the Dodgers.

Naylor drew starts in the last 11 games and slashed .256/.333/.462 with a homer, five doubles, eight RBI, five runs and a stolen base. Owen Miller is starting at first base while Oscar Mercado enters the lineup in right field.

Hoskins will get the day off Saturday against the Nationals, Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Hoskins sits after starting 39 straight games, including both halves of Friday's doubleheader. He's swung a very hot bat recently, homering five times in his last 12 games while posting a 1.246 OPS, so the Phillies will hope the off day allows him to remain fresh and keep up that level of performance. Alec Bohm slides to first base in his absence while Yairo Munoz takes Bohm's usual spot at third.

Clemens is starting at third base and batting ninth in Saturday's game against the Rangers.

With Harold Castro getting a breather and Jeimer Candelario (shoulder) still out of the mix, Clemens will take over the hot corner Saturday. The 26-year-old has just two hits in 27 at-bats so far during his MLB debut, making him a fairly unappealing fantasy option.

Hiura went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's victory over the Reds.

The long ball was Hiura's sixth of the season, and it was also his first extra-base hit off a lefty this season. Hiura has some notable reverse splits going at the moment, as the right-handed hitter owns a stellar 1.090 OPS against pitchers who throw with the same hand but just a .411 OPS against southpaws.

Rivas was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on Saturday, Tony Andracki of Marquee Sports Network reports.

Rivas was sent to the minors last week but will rejoin the Cubs after Frank Schwindel (back) was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday. Although Rivas' playing time in the majors dropped before being sent to Iowa, he's starting at first base and batting eighth Saturday and should have a chance to carve out at-bats in Schwindel's absence.

Votto (undisclosed) is starting Saturday against the Brewers.

Votto was scratched from the lineup for Friday's series opener against the Brewers for an unspecified reason but appeared off the bench as a pinch hitter. However, he'll serve as the designated hitter and bat cleanup Saturday.

Alonso went 2-for-4 with a walk and a grand slam in Friday's 10-4 win over the Marlins.

He capped the scoring for the Mets on the night with a bases-loaded blast off Tommy Nance in the sixth inning. Alonso is slashing .311/.392/.733 over his last 12 games, and he's on pace for massive power numbers on the season with 19 homers and an MLB-high 63 RBI through 65 games.