MLB Player News

Clement went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Tuesday's 9-3 loss to the Astros.

Clement has played sparingly since being called up to the squad June 13. He hadn't recorded a hit in five games since July 3 and hadn't posted a multi-hit effort since July 28. The 25-year-old has appeared in just eight games this month and will continue to hold a reserve role. He has 10 hits, an RBI, eight runs scored and a 3:7 BB:K over 51 plate appearances this season.

Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said Marte (hamstring) underwent an MRI on Tuesday, which showed he is "near a full resolution."

To celebrate the promising news, Marte took three live at-bats later in the day. The next step for the injured outfielder is to ramp up his running activity. "He looks very powerful," Lovullo said. "I think he's very close to making some turns on the basepaths." Marte could potentially return by the end of July.

Estrada went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's loss to the Dodgers.

Estrada extended San Francisco's early lead in the fifth inning with a 406-foot blast to center field. The homer extended a strong July for the utilityman. Over 13 games this month, Estrada is slashing .361/.439/.583 with a pair of home runs, 11 RBI and a 5:7 BB:K.

India went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Mets.

India continued his campaign for NL Rookie of the Year on Tuesday night with a solo home run off Mets starter Robert Stock. Since May 28, the Reds' second baseman has a .462 OBP, good for best in all of baseball. India has clearly attended the Joey Votto School of Taking Walks, as he's worked 47 free passes this season.

Arraez was removed from Tuesday's game against the White Sox with right knee soreness, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Arraez appeared to suffer the injury during the third inning when he slipped while fielding a ball in left field. The 24-year-old should be considered day-to-day heading into Wednesday's series finale with Chicago.

Rodgers is not starting Tuesday's game against the Marniners.

Rodgers missed the final two games of the first half due to illness but returned to the lineup last Friday. He'll get a breather Tuesday as Ryan McMahon shifts to second base and Josh Fuentes mans the hot corner.

Castro will start at second base and bat seventh Tuesday against the Rangers.

He'll be filling in for Isaac Paredes, who is day-to-day after picking up a hip injury in Monday's 14-0 win. Castro picked up a start at shortstop for a resting Zack Short on Monday and went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, an RBI and a run in the blowout victory.

Albies will start at shortstop and bat cleanup Tuesday against the Padres.

Albies has most commonly hit out of the No. 3 spot this season, but Ronald Acuna's season-ending injury has prompted manager Brian Snitker to shake up the batting order. The newly acquired Joc Pederson has settled into Acuna's old leadoff spot, but because Snitker doesn't want two lefties at the top of the lineup, the righty-hitting Dansby Swanson will hit between Pederson and Freddie Freeman. That leaves cleanup duties open for Albies, who has driven home a run in both of his starts out of the No. 4 spot so far.

Mayfield is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Athletics.

Luis Rengifo will get the nod at third base while Mayfield heads to the bench after a stretch of six consecutive starts. During that span, Mayfield went 3-for-16 with a solo home run, a double and two additional runs. He'll remain atop the depth chart while Anthony Rendon (hamstring) is on the shelf, but Mayfield's sickly .478 OPS for the season won't make him an appealing fantasy option outside of deep AL-only leagues.

Biggio went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's loss to the Red Sox.

He took Nick Pivetta deep in the fourth inning, but the Jays came into the frame already in a 12-0 hole. Biggio hadn't gone yard since June 16, snapping a 22-game power drought with the blast, and on the season he's slashing .226/.331/.378 with seven homers, three steals, 25 RBI and 26 runs through 67 contests.