MLB Player News

Devers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 4-3 win Friday in Tampa Bay.

Devers homered to leadoff the third inning against Corey Kluber. The third baseman has reached base safely in 13 of the first 14 games this season and has seven extra-base hits. The 25-year-old hit 30 home runs and drove in over 100 in each of the last two full seasons and was on pace to reach those milestones in the COVID-shortened 2020 season. While it's still very early in this season, he's on track for a third 30-homer, 100-RBI campaign.

Moncada (oblique) swung in a batting cage Friday, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Moncada has yet to play a game this season while dealing with an oblique strain. He took light swings earlier in the week but has now advanced to "healthy" swings, per Van Schouwen's report. The third baseman still doesn't have a clear timetable for his return, however, and he'll likely need a rehab stint before being activated.

Suarez went 1-for-3 with an RBI single, two walks and a run in a loss to the Rangers on Thursday.

Suarez's clutch eighth-inning knock brought home Adam Frazier to tie the game at 6-6, but the Rangers would ultimately notch a pair of runs in the top of the ninth to seal the win. Suarez has three home runs and has seen six of his eight hits overall go for extra bases, but his .186 average and .300 on-base percentage are in line with his career-worst .198 and .286 figures for the Reds in 2021.

Peterson isn't starting Friday's game against the Phillies.

Peterson started in the last four games and went 2-for-11 with a run, two walks and three strikeouts. Mike Brosseau will start at the hot corner and bat eighth.

Riley was reinstated from the paternity list Friday.

Riley was away from the team for a couple days but should be available for Friday's series opener against Miami. In five appearances prior to the lone game he missed, he went 6-for-20 with two doubles, three runs, an RBI and a stolen base.

Anderson went 0-for-1 with two walks, a run scored, an RBI and a stolen base in Thursday's win over the Cardinals.

Getting the start at third base and hitting eighth, Anderson brought home the first run of the game in the second inning with a fielder's choice, before scoring on Jazz Chisholm's seventh-inning homer. Anderson has started eight of the Marlins' 12 games so far, splitting his time between third base and the outfield corners while slashing .269/.424/.346. Thursday's RBI and steal were both his first of the year.

Arenado went 3-for-4 in Thursday's loss to the Marlins.

The star third baseman produced nearly all of St. Louis' offense against a standout Miami pitching effort, compiling three of his team's five singles after homering for his team's only runs Wednesday. It was the fourth multi-hit effort of the campaign for Arenado, who has gotten a hit in all but one of his 11 contests to start the season. He ranks second among qualified MLB hitters with a .405 average on the campaign.

Escobar went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Thursday's win over the Giants.

Escobar took Anthony DeSclafani yard in the second inning to record his first homer as a Met. Despite not hitting any homers prior to Thursday, Escobar had shown plenty of power by recording seven doubles and one triple in his first 12 starts this season. Overall, he's hitting .318/.363/.591 to go along with seven runs scored and five RBI across 56 plate appearances.

Chapman went 3-for-4 with an RBI during Thursday's 3-2 win over the Red Sox.

Chapman hit a two-out double in his first plate appearance during the second inning but was left stranded. After grounding out to third in his second at-bat, Chapman came up with runners on first and second and recorded an RBI after a pop up over first base fell in for a single. The third baseman came on with a runner on again in the eighth, but Lourdes Gurriel was thrown out at third after Chapman hit a single to left field. Through 13 games, Chapman has eight RBI and and three multi-hit games to go along with two homers.

Groshans (groin) has joined Low-A Dunedin, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

Groshans suffered an oblique strain late in camp and hasn't yet appeared in any minor-league games this year. He'll build up in Dunedin since the Blue Jays' extended spring training complex is located there, but he should head to Double-A New Hampshire or Triple-A Buffalo at some point.