MLB Player News

Indians third baseman Giovanny Urshela is not in the lineup for the second game of Sunday's doubleheader.

Urshela went 1 for 3 in the first game earlier in the day, which extended his current hit streak to six games.

Over the last six games, he's hitting .286 with six hits in 21 at-bats.

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado connected on his 15th home run of the season during Sunday's 4-0 win over the Indians.

Machado hit the solo shot off Trevor Bauer in the sixth inning. He finished the game 2 for 4 with one RBI.

Prior to his two-hit game Sunday, Machado was hitting .429 with one home run and seven RBI in his last eight games.

Josh Donaldson had another big day for the Blue Jays on Sunday, cracking his 18th homer of the season to power Toronto to a victory over the Rangers. 

Donaldson opened the scoring for the Jays with a fourth-inning home run to left field, which also gave him 48 RBIs on the season. Donaldson added another hit to raise his average back over the .300 mark at .301. 

The Blue Jays' slugger has hit safely in eight of his last 10 contests, but this was his first home run since June 10, a span of 14 games. 

Rays third baseman Evan Longoria homered and doubled in Saturday's win over Boston. 

Longoria had two extra base hits in a game for the first time since May 26. He went 2 for 4 and extended his hitting streak to five games. He's hitting .400 over that span (8 for 20). 

Longoria hit his eighth home run and drove in his 34th run. He added his 15th double of the year. 

Left fielder Eduardo Escobar managed one of seven hits for the Twins on Saturday in Milwaukee, but it not only jump-started his team, it proved to be the difference in the game.

Escobar smashed a three-run homer in the fourth inning that turned a 1-0 deficit into a 3-1 lead in a three-run win. It was his fourth home run of the season and gave him 26 RBI this season.

Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning of Friday's loss to Milwaukee. 

Plouffe went 2 for 4 and went deep for the 10th time this year, snapping a 13-game home run drought. 

Plouffe now has 40 RBI on the year.

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado went 1 for 4 in Friday's win over Cleveland. 

Machado's single extended his hitting streak to eight games. He's hitting .429 with 1.074 OPS over the streak. 

Blue Jays pinch hitter Danny Valencia hit an eighth-inning home run in Friday's win over Texas. 

Valencia's solo shot was his fourth of the season and third in the month of June. It was his second career pinch homer and first since August 27 of last year. 

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado continued his torrid offensive stretch Tuesday at Boston by compiling his fifth straight multihit game. He went 2 for 5 with one double and one RBI.

Since May 31, Machado has produced 14 multihit games. He has a .391/.434/.696/1.130 slash line in that span. He has also has four doubles, eight home runs, 20 RBI, 22 runs, seven walks and four stolen bases in his last 22 games.

Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson is not in the starting lineup for Monday's game. Donaldson had started four straight and 11 of the last 12. 

Danny Valencia will start Monday, for the sixth time this season. He's the only player other than Donaldson to start at third base for the Blue Jays this year. 

Manager John Gibbons said it was a day off for Donaldson, per Sportsnet.