MLB Player News

Garver went 3-for-4 with two solo homers and three runs scored in Monday's 8-6 win over the Yankees.

Entering this season Garver had seven long balls in 348 career at-bats. In 2019 alone, he's launched 19 in just 181 at-bats. The 28-year-old backstop owns a terrific 1.059 OPS and has drilled seven homers this month.

D'Arnaud went 1-for-3 with a grand slam Sunday against the White Sox.

D'Arnaud was responsible for all four of his team's runs, as he belted a grand slam in the second inning to give his team an early lead. The 30-year-old backstop has clubbed four homers over his last five contests, though three of those long balls came Monday against the Yankees.

Thaiss is not in Sunday's lineup against the Mariners, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

With the Angels facing southpaw Yusei Kikuchi, the left-hitting Thaiss heads to the bench. David Fletcher will start at third base while Luis Rengifo starts at the keystone.

Garver is not in Sunday's lineup against the A's.

Garver is hitting .333 with five home runs and 10 strikeouts in 10 games this month. Jason Castro will start behind the dish and hit ninth.

Jansen is not in Sunday's lineup against the Tigers.

He has rounded into form, hitting .296 with four home runs in 15 games this month. The only knock on Jansen's production over that time is the fact that he has walked just once in 54 at-bats. Luke Maile will start behind the dish, hitting ninth.

McCann went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 2-1 extra-innings win over the Rays.

McCann's solo shot in the ninth inning saved Lucas Giolito from a loss and sent the game into extras. The catcher started the second half on a 2-for-23 (.087) run, dropping his batting average below .300 for the first time since April 19. That signaled his breakout season was not going to continue. A regression to the mean may still happen for the 29-year-old, but McCann is expected to be in the lineup most days as catcher or designated hitter and continue to get regular at-bats.

Narvaez went 3-for-4 with an RBI single and a run scored in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Angels.

Narvaez was in the thick of the Mariners' offense, accounting for over half of the team's hits in the game. He scored the opening run on a Dee Gordon sacrifice fly in the second inning, then added the run-scoring single in the third inning, plating J.P. Crawford. Narvaez's breakout year continues, with the catcher hitting .300/.370/.498 for the season, adding 16 homers, 39 RBI and 47 runs scored. He has recorded three or more hits in three of his last eight games.

Garver went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two walks Saturday against the Athletics.

Garver took Brett Anderson deep to lead off the bottom half of the first inning, recording his 17th home run of the season. He's started six of eight games since the All-Star break, smacking four home runs in that span. The 28-year-old is in the midst of a breakout campaign, hitting .294/.378/.638 across 201 plate appearances.

Leon went 1-for-1 with a pinch-hit home run Saturday against the Orioles.

Leon took Stevie Wilkerson deep in the ninth inning to record his third home run of the season. He took advantage of a position player on the mound, cranking a 55 mph fastball out to center field. Leon is firmly behind Christian Vazquez on the depth chart and is hitting just .207/.276/.306 across 126 plate appearances this season.

Murphy (knee) has appeared in four rehab games with Oakland's Arizona League affiliate.

Murphy has been out since undergoing surgery on his torn left meniscus in early May. His return to the Triple-A level doesn't appear to be too far off.