MLB Player News

Chapman went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Mariners.

Chapman led off the third inning with a solo shot off Yusei Kikuchi, his first home run since June 29. The long ball was just Chapman's third hit over his last nine games, as he's been slumping with a .180/.265/.246 slash line in July. The 28-year-old third baseman hasn't shown the same power he did in prior years; Chapman combined for 60 homers over the 2018 and 2019 seasons.

Farmer went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Friday's 6-5 win over the Cardinals.

He took Wade LeBlanc deep in the fourth inning, giving the Reds a brief 3-2 lead in a back-and-forth affair. Farmer has gone 9-for-23 (.391) in six games since the All-Star break with three doubles and a homer, but on the season he's still only slashing .235/.303/.364 with eight home runs, two steals, 30 runs and 30 RBI through 91 contests.

Devers went 2-for-4 with two home runs and five RBI in Friday's win over the Yankees.

Devers socked a two-run shot off Gerrit Cole in the fifth inning and later adding a three-run bomb off Nestor Cortes in the seventh. As a result, he reached 100 homers in his big-league career. The star third baseman has 26 long balls and 79 RBI on the season, and he has been one of the team's most reliable offensive performances as evidenced by his team-best .939 OPS.

Urias went 1-for-4 with two RBI, a run, a stolen base and a strikeout in Friday's 6-1 win over the Nationals.

Urias has now recorded hits in each of his last six appearances, and he's plated multiple runs in three of those contests. He stole his first base of the season when he swiped second base in the fourth inning, and he's now gone 8-for-24 with six RBI, two runs, a stolen base, two walks and three strikeouts across the last six games.

Ramirez went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run, a triple, an additional RBI and a walk in Friday's loss against the Rays.

Ramirez was responsible for almost all the runs Cleveland was able to muster with his three-run bomb in the third inning off starter Josh Fleming, and then he added an RBI triple in the seventh, scoring Cesar Hernandez. The star third baseman snapped a three-game hitless streak in style and now has 20 long balls on the year while also adding 56 RBI.

Toro is not in the lineup Friday against the Rangers, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Toro is 2-for-17 with a home run in five games since the All-Star break and will take a seat Friday. Robel Garcia will cover the hot corner in his place.

LeMahieu went 0-for-3 with two walks, a run and a stolen base Thursday in a loss to Boston.

LeMahieu started at first base for the second straight contest and twice drew a walk. He has now reached base safely in 32 consecutive games, the longest such streak in the majors this season. Over the course of the streak, LeMahieu is slashing .297/.392/.430 with four homers, 22 RBI, two steals and an 18:17 BB:K.

Wisdom is out of the lineup Friday against the Diamondbacks.

Wisdom started the past five contests but will head to the bench while mired in a 1-for-12 mini-slump since recording a three-hit game Monday. Matt Duffy (back) was activated from the injured list Friday and will start at the hot corner.

Duffy (back) was activated from the 60-day injured list and is starting at third base Friday versus Arizona.

Duffy has been sidelined since May 22 due to a strain in his lower back, and he'll slot into the fifth spot in the lineup in his return. Patrick Wisdom has taken over the regular role at third base with Kris Bryant shifting to left field, but Duffy should at least see semi-regular starts as a utility player.

Muncy will be placed on the paternity list Friday and miss this weekend's series against the Rockies, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.

Muncy's move to the paternity list was mentioned by manager Dave Roberts at the start of the week, though the slugger was able to play in four games against the Giants. The 30-year-old will be away from the Dodgers this weekend while spending time with his family, and he'll rejoin the team Tuesday in San Francisco after Monday's scheduled off day.