MLB Player News

Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe hit his ninth home run of the season in Wednesday night's 7-2 loss to the Royals. 

Plouffe finished the game 2 for 4 and recorded two RBI. His homer was a solo shot in the eighth inning and he also hit an RBI single in the third. This marked Plouffe's first home run since May 31. 

He now has a slash line of .250/.317/.447. 

Rays third baseman Evan Longoria took Jered Weaver deep for his sixth home run of the year in his team's 4-2 win over the Angels on Wednesday.

Longoria went 1 for 3 with the solo blast and a walk.

Longoria is hitting .272 with six home runs and 26 RBI in 202 at-bats this season.

Orioles shortstop Manny Machado has been on fire at the plate as of late, something he continued in his team's 5-2 win over the Red Sox on Wednesday.

Machado went 2 for 4 with a run scored in the game. The multi-hit performance was his third in his last four games -- he's hitting .411 with seven hits in that span.

Machado is hitting .270 with nine home runs and 25 RBI in 222 at-bats this season.

Pirates first baseman Pedro Alvarez homered Wednesday against the Brewers, but he wasn't around for the end of the 2-0 win, as he was lifted for a defensive replacement in the top of the seventh inning.

Alvarez went 1 for 3 before being replaced. He hit his 10th home run of the season, which was a solo shot in the bottom of the second inning.

Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson continued his dominance over Major League pitching in Wednesday's 7-2 victory over the Marlins. Donaldson had two hits Wednesday including his 17th home run of the season. 

Donaldson's solo shot came with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to put the Jays up by five. He's now homered in two of his last three games and has hit safely in all but one of his nine games this month. 

After not starting in the last three games because of a sore wrist, Rays third baseman Evan Longoria was back in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angles, reports the Tampa Bay Times.

Longoria will bat third and play third base during the contest. He will face Jered Weaver, who he is 5 for 17 against in his career with three doubles. Over his last 11 games, Longoria is hitting .182 with no home runs and two RBI.

The Rays are favored (-115) over the Angels on Wednesday.

Phillies left fielder Cody Asche has not made much of an offensive impact since returning from the minors in late May.

In his last 11 games, Asche is batting .220 (9 for 41) with three doubles, two RBI, three runs, two walks and 10 strikeouts.

Asche has not homered in his last 27 major-league games. He has just three RBI in that span.

Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas continued swinging the bat well in Tuesday's win over the Twins. Moustakas went 1 for 5 with an RBI single. He's now batting .313 (10 for 32), hitting safely in seven of eight games this month. 

The power has been quiet lately, as Moustakas hasn't gone deep since May 27 and he has five on the year. But he's reaching base on a consistent basis for the Royals lately.

Rockies second baseman DJ LeMahieu continued to his offensive surge Tuesday against the Cardinals, totaling three hits for the second straight game and third time in four starts. He went 3 for 4 with one double and one RBI in a 4-3 win.

LeMahieu has hit safely in all but one of nine June games. He also has five multihit games this month. He is batting .410 (16 for 39) with three doubles, four RBI, four walks, nine runs and one stolen base in June.

Since his batting average dropped to .315 on May 17, LeMahieu is batting .393 with a .517 slugging percentage and .954 OPS in his last 22 games. His average is back up to .350.

Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado hit a game-tying two-run home run in the sixth inning of Tuesday's win over St. Louis.

Arenado went 2 for 4. He homered for the  second straight day and reached 15 home runs and 47 RBI on the year.