MLB Player News

Machado went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 2-1 extra-inning victory versus San Francisco.

Machado crushed a 421-foot solo shot off Logan Webb in the fourth inning. That stood as the Padres' lone run until Jorge Alfaro produced a walk-off double in the 10th. The long ball was Machado's first since he returned from a nine-game absence due to an ankle injury. In seven contests since his return, the veteran third baseman is batting .174 and has struck out 11 times in 23 at-bats.

Anderson is out of the lineup for Friday's game aaginst the Mets, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Anderson started the past four games and will head to the bench after going 3-for-15 with a walk and five strikeouts. Joey Wendle will man the hot corner while Jon Berti starts at second base.

Moustakas is out of the lineup for Friday's game versus the Rays.

Moustakas went 2-for-7 with two doubles and a walk during Thursday's twin bill, but he'll take a seat Friday with southpaw Shane McClanahan pitching for Tampa Bay. Donovan Solano will bat fifth as the designated hitter.

Davis went 3-for-4 with a double and a grand slam Thursday against the Marlins.

Davis was in the lineup with a southpaw on the mound, as has been customary this season. He delivered his third home run of the season in the fifth inning to give the Mets a 10-run advantage. Davis has been limited primarily to a short-side platoon role this season, though he has delivered a .253/.337/.373 line across 181 plate appearances for the campaign.

Hayes isn't starting the second game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Reds.

Hayes is getting a breather after he went 1-for-5 with a run and two strikeouts in Thursday's matinee. Diego Castillo is starting at third base and batting seventh.

Bernabel was promoted to High-A Spokane on Sunday and has gone 2-for-8 with two doubles and an RBI in his first two games there.

This comes on the heels of a terrific .317/.390/.504 batting line with 10 homers, 21 steals and a 29:39 BB:K across 67 games in Single-A. Bernabel was a standout in rookie ball last year, and the 20-year-old has built on that in a big way this season. There's no guarantee that his stolen-base ability will hold up as he progresses through the minors, as scouts have generally considered Bernabel just an average runner, but there's enough pop in his bat to make him an intriguing prospect nonetheless, particularly with the potential of the Coors Field effect.

Maton (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment at Single-A Clearwater on Thursday.

Maton, who has been on the 10-day injured list since June 5 with a sprained right shoulder, will likely stick with Clearwater through the weekend before potentially moving his rehab assignment to Triple-A Lehigh Valley or Double-A Reading next week. The 25-year-old could be ready to return from the IL before the All-Star break, though he'll likely see limited action as a utility player once he rejoins the Phillies.

Reynolds is out of the lineup for the first game of Thursday's doubleheader with the Pirates.

Reynolds went 3-for-11 with a double, two walks, three runs and an RBI while starting each of the past four games in the middle infield while both Kyle Farmer and Jonathan India have battled minor injuries. Farmer and India are back in the lineup Thursday at shortstop and second base, respectively, so Reynolds' brief re-emergence as an everyday player looks set to come to an end.

Senzel is out of the lineup for the first game of Thursday's doubleheader with the Pirates.

Senzel will get a breather for the front end of the twin bill, ending a stretch of 13 consecutive starts during which he slashed .442/.489/.605 with two home runs, three stolen bases, nine runs and eight RBI. Though Albert Almora will get the nod in center field for Game 1, Senzel's hot run at the plate of late likely solidifies him as the clear top option on the depth chart.

Busch has a .240/.298/.474 line with 10 homers, two steals and a 13:65 BB:K in 42 games for Triple-A Oklahoma City.

He started off ice cold after being promoted in mid-May (.203 over 16 games), but Busch has hit much better over his last 26 contests, putting up a .262/.308/.542 line with eight of his Triple-A home runs. Even over the course of this relatively hot streak, though, he's been striking out at an alarming rate -- an even 35 percent -- while not drawing many walks (6.8 percent; 7.1 percent overall since being promoted). The new level has not been kind to him in that regard, as Busch had a spectacular 17.6 percent walk rate in Double-A alongside a more manageable 26.3 percent strikeout rate. With that in mind, the Dodgers will likely let Busch bide his time in the minors for most (if not all) of 2022 so that he can improve his plate discipline against higher-grade pitching.