MLB Player News

Suarez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in a 4-2 victory versus the Cardinals on Friday.

The veteran's 452-foot blast in the second inning staked Cincinnati to an early lead. It was Suarez's 26th long ball of the season, marking the fourth time in the past five campaigns that he has reached that mark (the lone exception was last year's COVID-shortened slate).While the power has been there for Suarez this season, he has struggled overall with a .177 batting average and career-worst 30.3 percent strikeout rate.

Escobar went 2-for-5 with two solo home runs in Friday's 10-3 win over Cleveland.

The infielder went deep off Cleveland starter Eli Morgan in the fifth inning and reliever Sam Hentges in the sixth. Escobar has homered three times in his last two games after failing to go yard for 22 games between Aug. 2 and Sept. 7. He's batting .259/.315/.492 with 27 homers, 79 RBI, 69 runs scored and a stolen base through 518 plate appearances between Milwaukee and Arizona this year.

Anderson will undergo shoulder surgery next week, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Anderson has been sideliend since late August with a left shoulder subluxation. Previous reports indicated that he would likely miss the remainder of the season, and that appears to be locked in now with the news that he'll require surgery. Isan Diaz has served as the primary third baseman in his absence.

Sosa is absent from the lineup for Friday's game against the Reds due to pain in his left wrist, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Sosa suffered the injury while attempting a diving play Wednesday. He didn't play Thursday and won't start Friday, but he's merely considered day-to-day, so it's possible he returns to the lineup before too long. Paul DeJong will remain the starter at shortstop.

Farmer was placed on the paternity list Friday.

Players typically spend three days on paternity leave. That would keep Farmer out for the entirety of the weekend series in St. Louis but leave him ready to return Tuesday in Pittsburgh following Monday's off day. Jose Barrero was called up to take his place on the roster and will start at shortstop Friday.

Moustakas will sit against lefty Jon Lester and the Cardinals on Friday.

The Reds have stuck to their plan of platooning Moustakas and Eugenio Suarez at the hot corner, as Moustakas hasn't made a single start against a southpaw since returning from a heel injury in early August. Suarez starts at the position Friday, but Moustakas should return to the lineup against righty Miles Mikolas on Saturday.

McMahon isn't starting Thursday's game against the Phillies.

McMahon will get a day off after he went 3-for-10 with a home run, a double, two runs and a walk across the last three games. Colton Welker will start at the hot corner and bat sixth.

Sosa will sit Thursday against the Dodgers, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Sosa had been moving ahead of the struggling Paul DeJong on the depth chart, though it's now been DeJong at shortstop in two of the last three games. Sosa has hit .400/.435/.675 over his last 12 games, however, so it's hard to see why the Cardinals would move him back into a bench role.

Muncy went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored Wednesday in a loss to the Cardinals.

Muncy connected on a sixth-inning solo shot off Adam Wainwright for his 31st long ball of the season. The first baseman ranks fourth in the National League in that department and has now surpassed the 30-homer mark in three of the past four campaigns. However, Muncy is batting only .200 (23-for-115) since the start of August.

Escobar went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, two runs and a walk in the win Wednesday versus the Phillies.

Escobar launched a solo shot off of reliever Connor Brogdon in the sixth inning. It was his 25th of the season but only his third since joining the Brewers on July 28. He has posted a .301 batting average and 11 extra-base hits over 27 games with Milwaukee.