MLB Player News

Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning of Friday's loss to Milwaukee. 

Plouffe went 2 for 4 and went deep for the 10th time this year, snapping a 13-game home run drought. 

Plouffe now has 40 RBI on the year.

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado went 1 for 4 in Friday's win over Cleveland. 

Machado's single extended his hitting streak to eight games. He's hitting .429 with 1.074 OPS over the streak. 

Blue Jays pinch hitter Danny Valencia hit an eighth-inning home run in Friday's win over Texas. 

Valencia's solo shot was his fourth of the season and third in the month of June. It was his second career pinch homer and first since August 27 of last year. 

The Nationals are going to have to play a long stretch of games again without second baseman Anthony Rendon, who is headed back to the disabled list due to a left quadriceps strain. The Nationals announced Friday that Rendon was placed on the 15-day disabled list, with the move retroactive to June 25.

Manager Matt Williams said an MRI on Rendon's quad showed "some pretty good changes in there." Rendon said he can continue to swing a bat while on the disabled list.

Rendon began the season on the disabled list due to a left knee sprain and left oblique strain. He missed the first 52 games.

Rendon hit .290 (20 for 69) with five doubles and five RBI in 18 games since making his season debut. The Nationals will likely turn to Danny Espinosa to man second base in Rendon's absence.

Reds shortstop Eugenio Suarez went 2 for 5 with a walk in Thursday's win over the Pirates.

With the multi-hit performance, Suarez extended his hitting streak to six games. Over that stretch, he is hitting .440 with 11 hits, two doubles and two RBI. 

Giants third baseman Matt Duffy had two hits, including his second triple of the season in Thursday's 13-8 win over the Padres. 

Duffy went 2 for 4 with an RBI and two runs scored, bringing his average up to .288 on the year. He snapped an eight-game hit streak on Wednesday, but his bat has been hot all month, as he is batting .284 in 21 June games.

Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado has been unstoppable at the plate over the last few weeks, and that continued on Thursday against the Diamondbacks.

Arenado extended his hitting streak to 12 games by going 1 for 3 with a walk, a home run and two runs scored. He hit his 20th home run of the year off Diamondbacks starter Rubby De La Rosa in the sixth inning.

Over his last 12 games, Arenado is hitting .370 with 17 hits, five home runs and 13 RBI.

Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon was not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Braves, reports The Washington Post. Rendon was replaced by Yunel Escobar at third. 

Rendon has been dealing with a sore left quad and Matt Williams said he gave Rendon the day off to rest, reports MASNsports.com. Over his last six games, Rendon is batting .333 with two RBI.

The Nationals are favored (-155) over the Braves on Thursday. 

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado continued his torrid offensive stretch Tuesday at Boston by compiling his fifth straight multihit game. He went 2 for 5 with one double and one RBI.

Since May 31, Machado has produced 14 multihit games. He has a .391/.434/.696/1.130 slash line in that span. He has also has four doubles, eight home runs, 20 RBI, 22 runs, seven walks and four stolen bases in his last 22 games.

Rockies second baseman DJ LeMahieu hit a home run in Tuesday's win over Arizona. The homer was his first since May 31 and fourth of the year. 

LeMahieu went 1 for 3 with a walk and two runs scored. He drove in his 33rd run.