MLB Player News

Machado went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional run and a strikeout as the Padres beat the Dodgers, 5-3 on Wednesday.

Machado went back-to-back with Jake Cronenworth in the first against Los Angeles starter Trevor Bauer and later added a key insurance run after scoring on a sacrifice fly in the eighth. The performance was a nice rebound from Tuesday's four-strikeout showing. Machado is now slashing .258/.338/.464.

Escobar (quadriceps) hit a solo home run in his only at-bat in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to Milwaukee.

The 32-year-old went deep in the eighth inning to pull Arizona within a run. Escobar remained in the game as a defensive replacement for Josh VanMeter at second base. With a day off Thursday, Escobar may be rested enough to return to the starting nine Friday versus San Diego. He's slashing .242/.290/.466 with 16 homers, 46 RBI, 38 runs scored and a stolen base through 297 plate appearances.

Arenado went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 6-2 loss to Detroit.

The third baseman opened the scoring by taking Detroit starter Matt Manning deep in the second inning. Arenado is now 4-for-14 in his last four games after ending an 0-for-18 skid. For the season, he's slashing .267/.314/.502 with 14 homers, 48 RBI and 35 runs scored across 299 plate appearances.

Hayes went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a walk in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the White Sox.

Two run-scoring singles brought Hayes' RBI total to 12 through 19 games this season. Wednesday was his first multi-hit game since June 6, a positive sign for the 24-year-old, whose average had dropped to .258 entering the day. Though the Pirates' lineup as a whole has been unremarkable this year, Hayes is surrounded by enough talent in Adam Frazier, Brian Reynolds and Colin Moran to be a legitimate offensive contributor going forward.

McMahon isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Mariners.

Even though the Rockies will be able to use a designated hitter in an AL park once again Wednesday, McMahon will remain out of the lineup for a third consecutive game. Joshua Fuentes will start at third base and bat eighth.

Escobar (quadriceps) isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Brewers.

Escobar suffered a right quadriceps strain in Sunday's loss to the Dodgers and will be held out of the lineup for a third straight game. However, he appeared off the bench in Tuesday's contest and went hitless with a strikeout in his lone at-bat. Asdrubal Cabrera will take over at third base and bat fifth.

Sosa is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Sosa has gone 4-for-22 while starting at second base in seven of the Cardinals' last eight games, but his opportunities are likely to dwindle moving forward after St. Louis called up outfield prospect Lars Nootbaar from Triple-A Memphis on Tuesday. With the Cardinals expected to give Nootbaar a trial run as an everyday player in the corner outfield, Tommy Edman will likely move back to his natural spot at second base, which will leaves no room for Sosa.

Maton was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Wednesday.

Maton was called up by the Phillies last week after Jean Segura (groin) was placed on the injured list, but he only appeared in one game during his most recent stint in the majors. He should see more consistent at-bats in the minors, while Matt Moore (back) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move.

Wisdom went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 7-1 win over Cleveland.

After a scorching start to the season, Wisdom entered the contest having gone 5-for-30 with only one home run over his past 11 games. He bounced back a bit Tuesday, slugging a solo homer to center field in the eighth inning. Despite the recent rough stretch, Wisdom still has a fine .284/.346/.716 slash line on the season and has racked up 10 homers along with 14 RBI in 81 plate appearances.

McMahon is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Mariners.

McMahon finds himself on the bench for the second straight contest despite the fact that the Rockies have the benefit of the designated hitter in an AL park Tuesday. Joshua Fuentes will receive the start at the hot corner.