MLB Player News

Vientos (knee) returned from Triple-A Syracuse's 7-day injured list Sunday and went 1-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in the club's 10-1 win over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Vientos is back in action after missing a week and a half due to knee discomfort. The 2017 second-round pick is slashing .248/.331/.482 with eight home runs through his 160 plate appearances with Syracuse this season.

Canha will sit Tuesday against Milwaukee.

Canha owns a .930 OPS over his last seven games, going hitless just once over that stretch. He'll rest his legs Tuesday, with Jeff McNeil starting in left field.

Vogelbach will be on the bench for the first half of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Cardinals.

The Cardinals will send out southpaw Matthew Liberatore in the first game of the day, and the lefty-hitting Vogelbach will be stuck on the bench. Righty Miles Mikolas will be on the mound for the nightcap, so expect Vogelbach to return to action this evening.

Ozuna went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Monday's 9-5 win over the Nationals.

Ozuna took Nationals starter Erasmo Ramirez deep in the third inning. The long ball was Ozuna's first since his two-homer game May 29 versus the Marlins, and he's added just three doubles in that rather power-dry stretch. The slugger is up to a .227/.269/.403 slash line with 11 homers, 25 RBI, 28 runs scored, two stolen bases and eight doubles through 59 contests. He should continue to see a regular role as the designated hitter, but he lost his spot as the No. 3 hitter early in June and has batted sixth or seventh in his last seven starts. Ozuna's also seen himself occasionally on the bench against right-handed pitchers lately.

Belt (knee) could be activated from the 10-day injured list during San Francisco's three-game series with Kansas City, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Belt is feeling strong, per Pavlovic, though the team has yet to set a firm date for his activation. The Giants appear to be taking it day-by-day with the first baseman.

The Padres optioned Rooker to Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.

Rooker's stint with the Padres lasted just one day after he didn't appear in either game of Saturday's doubleheader with the Rockies when he was called up to serve as the club's 27th man. He still has yet to make his San Diego debut.

Pederson remains on the bench Sunday against the Dodgers, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Pederson owns an excellent .268/.339/.564 line on the the season, but that hasn't convinced the Giants to use him in anything more than a platoon role. He sat against lefty Clayton Kershaw on Saturday and remains on the bench against Julio Urias here, with Heliot Ramos starting in left field.

Blackmon will be on the bench Sunday against San Diego, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Blackmon went 0-for-5 at the plate Saturday, ending a six-game hitting streak in which he posted a 1.160 OPS. Randal Grichuk will be the right fielder Sunday, while Connor Joe starts at DH.

Harper went 2-for-3 with one run scored and one steal in Saturday's win over Arizona.

Harper continued a torrid start to June with his third multi-hit affair in a row. The lefty outfielder has a hit in seven of eight games this month, giving him a stellar .433/.486/.967 slash line in June. Harper also picked up a steal in Saturday's game, his seventh of the year and his first since May 11.

Belt (knee) probably won't return from the 10-day injured list Sunday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Belt hasn't been announced as suffering a setback, but manager Gabe Kapler indicated it could still be a few days before he's back. As long as the first baseman is sidelined, there should be more playing time available for Darin Ruf. It's questionable if Belt will return during next week's series versus the Royals -- nothing definitive has been determined on how much longer Belt is out.