MLB Player News

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado hit his 17th home run of the season on Saturday against the White Sox.

Machado went 1 for 3 with a two-run shot in the eighth inning that tied the game at 2-2.

Machado is hitting .364 with 24 hits, six doubles, four home runs and 13 RBI over his last 16 games.

Blue Jays outfielder Danny Valencia went 2 for 4 on Thursday in the 12-6 loss to the Red Sox. Valencia launched his fifth home run of the season, but it was too little, too late. The home run came in the ninth inning with the game already well out of reach.

Valencia has hit two home runs in his last 11 plate-appearances.

Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson totaled three hits, including his 20th double and 19th home run, in five at-bats during an 11-2 win Wednesday against the Red Sox. He finished with two runs, two RBI and one strikeout.

Both of his RBI came on a one-out home run off of Jonathan Aro in the eighth inning. It was his second home run in four games and his fourth home run since June 1.

Donaldson is batting .283 (15 for 53) with two home runs, five doubles, six RBI, eight runs, five walks and 17 strikeouts in his last 13 games.

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado hit his 16th home run of the season in Tuesday night's 8-6 loss against the Rangers. 

Machado finished the game 1 for 4 with one RBI as the homer was a solo shot. Machado now has two home runs and 10 RBI in his past 10 games. For the season, Machado has a slash line of .307/.363/.533.

Indians third baseman Giovanny Urshela went 1 for 4 in Tuesday's win over Tampa Bay. 

Urshela hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning. It was his second of the year and first since June 11, giving him seven RBI on the year. 

Urshela extended his hitting streak to nine consecutive games. He's hitting .308 with .723 OPS over the streak. 

Rays third baseman Evan Longoria went 0 for 4 in Tuesday's loss to Cleveland.

Longoria struck out once and saw his seven-game hitting streak come to an end. Longoria hit .370 with 1.008 OPS over the streak.

Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe doubled and had an RBI single during an 11-7 loss to the Reds on Monday. He also had two runs.

Plouffe is up to 18 doubles, including eight in his last 16 games. He is batting .263 (15 for 57) with one home run, eight RBI, 10 runs, five walks, five strikeouts and one stolen base in his last 15 games.

The Orioles may have gotten beat up by the Rangers on Monday, but that didn't stop third baseman Manny Machado from staying hot at the plate. Machado went 2 for 4 on Monday with his 18th double of the season in the 8-1 loss.

The two-hit effort brings his current hitting streak up to 11 games. The streak has lifted his season batting average up from .289 to it's current .307 mark.

The Blue Jays will apparently not be negotiating a contract extension with slugging third baseman Josh Donaldson any time soon.

General manager Alex Anthopoulos indicated as much when asked about it Monday. "I don't think so," he told 590 The Fan.

Donaldson has more than lived up to expectations this season with a slash line of .301/.360/.540 and 48 RBI. He is enjoying arguably his best season, but the lack of motivation to extend him is understandable. He is locked up through 2018.

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado extended his hitting streak to nine games in his team's win voer the Indians on Sunday.

Machado went 1 for 4 with a walk and two RBI. He doubled to left field in the sixth inning, which brought two runners across the plate to score.

During his nine-game hitting streak, Machado is hitting .436 with 17 hits, four doubles and nine RBI.