MLB Player News

Muncy went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk Thursday against the Marlins.

Muncy took Jose Quijada deep in the seventh inning, notching his 29th homer of the season. He's in the midst of a modest five-game hitting streak, recording four extra-base hits in that span. Muncy has remained consistent in his production and is pacing to both drive in and score more than 100 runs. With a .259/.370/.520 line to supplement his counting stats, Muncy is turning in quite an encore to his breakout 2018 campaign.

Rendon went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in Wednesday's 17-7 rout of the Reds.

It was a remarkably balanced attack from the Nats, as every starting position player got on base multiple times and scored exactly twice. Rendon is now slashing .326/.365/.565 through 12 games in August, and Wednesday's long ball was his 26th of the season -- setting a new career high for the 29-year-old.

Arenado went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the Diamondbacks on Wednesday.

Arenado ambushed Archie Bradley on the first pitch of his at-bat and hit a 423-foot blast to win the game for the Rockies. The 28-year-old has a .277/.323/.491 slash line with seven home runs in 31 games since the All-Star break.

McMahon is not starting Wednesday against the Diamondbacks, Kyle Newman of The Denver Post reports.

McMahon will take a seat on the bench for Wednesday's series finale with left-hander Robbie Ray starting for Arizona. In his place, Garrett Hampson is starting at the keystone and hitting seventh.

Moustakas went 1-for-5 with a double in Tuesday's 7-5 loss to the Twins.

After opening August with four consecutive two-hit outings, Moustakas has fallen into a 4-for-30 tailspin at the plate in the Brewers' subsequent seven contests. He'll remain in the lineup as the Brewers' No. 5 hitter in the series finale Wednesday and has built up enough goodwill at this point to be in no danger of surrendering his everyday role. Manager Craig Counsell may look to give Moustakas an off day soon if the slump continues for much longer, however.

Senzel is not starting Wednesday against the Nationals, Byron Kerr of MASN Sports reports.

Senzel will retreat to the bench for what appears to be a routine day off after starting the first 12 games of August, going 10-for-49 with one home run and one stolen base during that stretch. Jesse Winker is covering center field in his stead.

Donaldson went 3-for-4 with an RBI in Tuesday's win over the Mets.

The veteran slugger is enjoying a strong start to August, slashing .317/.462/.463 through 12 games with an 11:10 BB:K. On the season, Donaldson is hitting .261 with 26 homers and 69 RBI in an impressive bounceback campaign.

Escobar is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Rockies.

Escobar will receive a day off against right-hander Jeff Hoffman. The 30-year-old has gone just 2-for-24 in the past five games, so hopefully Tuesday's rest day will help him right the ship. Jake Lamb is starting at third base, batting fifth.

Riley (knee) will not require surgery and hopes to begin playing in minor-league games in two weeks, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

This is excellent news, as he met with Dr. James Andrews earlier in the week to get a second opinion on his partially torn LCL, which is typically an ominous sign. It sounds like if everything goes smoothly, Riley will join the big-league roster at some point in September.

Newman went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and two runs scored to help the Pirates to a 10-2 victory over the Angels on Monday.

The 26-year-old checked in with his first long ball since July 6, touching up Jose Suarez with a second-inning solo shot. Newman hasn't provided much power this season (this was just his seventh homer in 329 at-bats) but he's emerged as a solid contributor in other categories, as he's hitting .304 with a respectable .347 on-base percentage, and has also chipped in with 10 stolen bases in 15 attempts.