MLB Player News

Stanton went 1-for-4 with a walk, a two-run home run and a second run scored in Tuesday's 9-1 win over the Blue Jays.

He wrapped up the scoring on the night with a ninth-inning blast off Andrew Vasquez. Stanton has hit safely in eight straight games, and while he's somewhat taken a back seat to the red-hot Aaron Judge, he's still slashing .387./444./677 during that stretch with three of his five homers on the year and eight of his 16 RBI.

Martinez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 4-0 win over the Angels.

Martinez launched an eighth-inning bomb over the wall in left for his third homer and second in as many games. He's dealt with a nagging groin injury, which no longer appears to be bothersome. Boston's designated hitter is 5-for-9 with five RBI over the last two games.

Reyes isn't starting the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Padres.

Reyes snapped his six-game hitless streak Sunday against the Athletics when he went 1-for-5 with two RBI, a run and three strikeouts. However, he'll be out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games during Wednesday's matinee. Owen Miller will serve as the designated hitter while Richie Palacios starts in left field.

Cabrera is out of the lineup for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Pirates.

Cabrera looks as though he'll be receiving some routine maintenance for the front end of the twin bill, but he should be back in the lineup for the second game. Austin Meadows will get a turn as the Tigers' designated hitter while Cabrera rests in Game 1.

Alvarez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run in Tuesday's 4-0 victory over the Mariners.

Alvarez launched a 435-foot bomb to center off Seattle starter Chris Flexen in the fourth inning and walked and scored in the sixth. The 24-year-old has been on a power surge of late with four home runs in his last five games to put him one off the MLB lead with eight. He has bumped his slugging from .510 to .647 in the process.

Torrens is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Astros.

Torrens will head to the bench after a stretch of four starts in five days, with three of those turns coming behind the plate. Tom Murphy will handle catching duties Tuesday, but Torrens may be ahead of him in the pecking order for the time being.

Miller is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Phillies, Levi Weaver of The Athletic reports.

Southpaw Ranger Suarez is pitching Tuesday for Philadelphia, so Miller will take a seat on the bench. Nick Solak will start in left field and bat seventh.

Ohtani (groin) will serve as the Angels' designated hitter and No. 3 batter in Tuesday's game in Boston, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

After checking out of Sunday's 6-5 win over the White Sox with right groin tightness, Ohtani was withheld from the lineup in Monday's 3-0 loss in the series finale. Manager Joe Maddon described Ohtani's absence as precautionary, and the two-way phenom's ability to rejoin the lineup Tuesday implies the groin issue won't prevent him from making regular starts at DH moving forward. Maddon also indicated that he's optimistic Ohtani will be able to make a start as a pitcher during Thursday's series finale in Boston, according to Fletcher.

Reyes will serve as the Guardians' designated hitter and No. 7 batter in Tuesday's game against the Padres.

Reyes made his first 15 starts out of the cleanup spot, but he hit either fifth or sixth in each of his last four starts in light of his poor start to the season. Though he took a small step forward in Sunday's 7-3 win over Oakland by going 1-for-5 with two RBI, he still struck out three times and enters the week with a lowly .139 batting average and .171 on-base average on the campaign. He'll sink in the order yet again Tuesday, and Reyes could frequently find himself in a bottom-third spot in the lineup until he cuts down on his bloated 46.3 percent strikeout rate and begins tapping into more power.

Lewis (knee) will report to Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday to begin a rehab assignment.

Lewis' scheduled appearance for Tacoma on Tuesday will mark his first game action in affiliated ball since late May of last season, when he developed a right knee injury that was later revealed to be a torn meniscus. He underwent surgery soon after and was expected to make a late-season return, but he suffered a setback in his recovery that prompted the Mariners to take a cautious approach with bringing him back to begin the 2022 campaign. Lewis has since appeared in games at extended spring training without any discomfort in his knee, so he'll now move on to Tacoma for rehab games in what marks the final step of his lengthy recovery process. Once activated from the 10-day injured list, Lewis could challenge the struggling Jarred Kelenic for an everyday role in the Seattle outfield.