MLB Player News

Devers went 3-for-5 with two solo homers in Friday's win over the Cubs.

Devers wasted no time starting his second half off right with solo homers in the second and third innings. He's up to 22 long balls with an .841 OPS through 380 plate appearances. The 26-year-old slugger snapped a seven-game homerless drought and is now hitting .356 (21-for-59) with five home runs over the last 16 games.

Miranda was scratched from the lineup for Friday's game against the A's with right shoulder soreness, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Miranda has been battling soreness in his right shoulder since early in spring training. The extent of his latest setback is unknown at this time. Alex Kirilloff will enter the lineup at first base as Kyle Farmer moves to third base and Donovan Solano slides to second.

Candelario was removed from Friday's game against the Cardinals after striking out in his first at-bat, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Ildemaro Vargas took over at third base to begin the bottom of the first inning, suggesting Candelario is dealing with some kind of injury. The Nationals are clear sellers and the 29-year-old could be on the move before the trade deadline.

The Tigers recalled Maton from Triple-A Toledo on Friday, and he will start at second base and bat seventh in the series opener against the Mariners.

Maton responded well to his recent demotion, slashing .289/.417/.526 with two homers and seven walks compared to 10 strikeouts across 11 games with Toledo to earn another opportunity with the big-league club. He is slashing just .163/.289/.287 across 239 plate appearances with the Tigers this season and has a long way to go before he can be considered viable in shallower fantasy leagues.

Anderson was scratched Friday with lower-back discomfort, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

It sounds like a day-to-day issue for Anderson. Andruw Monasterio is starting at third base and hitting sixth against the Reds.

Anderson was scratched from Friday's lineup against the Reds.

This is tough timing, as the scratch was announced less than two hours before first pitch and Anderson was a solid streaming option this weekend in Cincinnati. It's unclear what the nature of his injury is. Andruw Monasterio will start at third base.

Cabbage's contract was selected from Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday.

The 26-year-old has seen time at first base, right field and left field this year at Triple-A while slashing .287/.358/.576 with 23 home runs and 24 steals in 81 games. He hits the ball very hard, but his 31.3 percent strikeout rate and age suggest he could be a Quad-A hitter.

Rendon (left shin contusion) was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday, retroactive to July 11.

Rendon was in the midst of a 4-for-47 (.085 average) slump over his last 14 games before suffering the injury July 4, and he apparently didn't show significant improvement over the All-Star break. Michael Stefanic and Trey Cabbage were added to the active roster to bolster the Angels' infield in the short term.

Wisdom is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Red Sox, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

The Cubs will go with Miles Mastrobuoni at third base instead. Wisdom had started three of the last four games at the hot corner prior to the All-Star break, but his hold on the third base job seems pretty tenuous.

Moncada (back) is beginning his rehab assignment Friday with Triple-A Charlotte, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

Jake Burger, who has been playing third base with Moncada on the shelf, has had the better overall season, but he's hitting .176 with three home runs and a 32 percent strikeout rate over his last 20 games. Given how much Moncada struggled (78 wRC+, 0.18 BB/K) before his latest injury, the club may opt to give him a longer rehab assignment than usual to see if he can get into a rhythm at the plate.