MLB Player News

Lowe made his major-league debut in Sunday's loss to the White Sox, going 0-for-4 with a walk.

The highly touted prospect is up from Triple-A Durham in the wake of Daniel Robertson's likely season-ending thumb injury. Lowe has been on the fast track through the Rays organization and deservedly so, making it to the big-league level in two years-plus. The 24-year-old was in the midst of his best pro season with the Bulls prior to his promotion, and he'll look to carry that momentum over against the stiffer level of competition.

Frazier went 2-for-4 with a double and homer Sunday against the Cardinals.

He's currently the hottest hitter on the team, going 13-for-31 with seven doubles and one home run since July 25. Frazier has started the last three games and the four-bagger was his first ever off a lefty. He's stayed hot for extended periods in the past and is doing so again.

Kemp went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Houston's 3-2 loss to the Dodgers on Sunday.

Kemp was back in the lineup with after getting hit in the foot by a pitch on Saturday, and he showed no ill effects from the knock, launching his fourth homer of the season with this fifth-inning solo shot off Walker Buehler. The 26-year-old doesn't provide much power, but he's still managed to post sneakily solid fantasy value this season, thanks to his terrific .382 on-base percentage and eight stolen bases over 153 at-bats.

Lux has gone 6-for-13 with a home run and stolen base through his first three games with Double-A Tulsa.

Though it's been a small sample of action, Lux has thus far carried over his success from the California League in his initial appearances in the Texas League. With 42 extra-base hits between the two levels, the 20-year-old has displayed more power than anticipated at this stage of his development. He'll look to continue raking at Double-A in 2018 and position himself for a potential big-league callup at some point in 2019.

Altuve (knee) won't be activated from the 10-day disabled list during the Astros' two-game set in San Francisco that begins Monday, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic Houston reports.

Rather than make the trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco with his teammates, Altuve will instead head back to Houston to meet with team doctors for further evaluation. It's uncertain how much progress Altuve has made in his recovery from the sore right knee since landing on the 10-day disabled list a week earlier, but more clarity on that front should be available in the next day or two. The Astros appear set to proceed with Marwin Gonzalez as their primary option at second base until the reigning AL MVP is deemed healthy enough to play on an everyday basis.

Kemp (foot) will start in left field and bat eighth Sunday against the Dodgers, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Kemp departed early in Saturday's 14-0 win after getting hit on the pitch by a foot, but it appears his removal was merely precautionary with the Astros enjoying a gigantic lead. The 26-year-old made it through warmups Sunday without incident and will reprise his starting role in the outfield in the series finale.

Drury is out of the lineup Sunday against the Mariners.

With four hits in 26 at-bats during his eight appearances for the Blue Jays, Drury hasn't made much of a positive impression for his new team. Those struggles are unlikely to result in Drury getting phased out of the Blue Jays' infield picture, though he might have to settle for a more restricted role until his bat begins to heat up.

Semien went 2-for-3 with a stolen base in a win over the Tigers on Saturday.

Semien's success from the eight hole continues, with the shortstop now hitting .381 over his 42 at-bats out of that slotting in the order. The shortstop also tied a career high by swiping his 12th base of the season, and he's just two doubles away from equaling the high-water mark in that category that he set in 2016.

Marte went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in the Diamondbacks' 9-3 win over the Giants on Saturday.

It was the fourth two-hit performance in seven starts for Marte, who also doubled up his previous career-high home-run total (five) from 2017 when he took Andrew Suarez deep for a two-run shot in the first inning. After delivering a lowly .582 OPS through the end of May, Marte has looked like a completely different player over the past two-plus months. Dating back to the beginning of June, Marte is slashing .296/.380/.575 with nine home runs, 31 RBI and 35 runs in 55 games, making him one of the more valuable fantasy commodities in the middle infield during that stretch.

McNeil went 4-for-4 with a double against the Braves on Saturday.

McNeil recorded the first multi-hit game of his career Saturday, the highlight coming when he doubled to deep left field. He's shown decent plate discipline -- he's walked four times in 25 at-bats -- but failed to hit for much power throughout most of his minor-league career. That changed in 2018, when he posted .299 and .232 ISOs across Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Las Vegas respectively. That breakout makes him an interesting name to monitor as long as he's seeing regular at-bats at the major-league level.