MLB Player News

Canha is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Padres, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reports.

Canha is coming off back-to-back two-hit games and will head to the bench for the second time in the past four contests. Jeff McNeil will shift to left field while Luis Guillorme starts at the keystone.

Ruf (personal) was activated from the bereavement list Tuesday.

Ruf was away from the team for the past week following the death of his father, but he's now back with the club. The 35-year-old won't immediately rejoin the starting lineup, with Wilmer Flores and Tommy La Stella starting at first base and designated hitter, respectively.

Blackmon isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Giants.

Blackmon will get a rare day off after he went 2-for-14 with a solo home run and two strikeouts over the last three games. Yonathan Daza, Garrett Hampson and Randal Grichuk will start in the outfield from left to right.

Vogelbach is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Tigers.

With southpaw Tarik Skubal on the bump for Detroit, the lefty-hitting Vogelbach will bow out of the starting nine. Michael Chavis will play first base and bat cleanup, while Bryan Reynolds serves as the Pirates' designated hitter and No. 2 batter.

Canha went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk and two runs Monday in the Mets' 11-5 win over the Padres.

Canha has turned in two straight two-hit games to bring his season average up from .291 to .302. The 33-year-old isn't offering much power (.094 ISO, seven extra-base hits), but the .371 on-base average he's providing while typically batting in the bottom half of the order has been valuable in helping the Mets turn the lineup over.

Hummel entered Monday's game after left fielder David Peralta was removed due to back spasms. He went hitless in his only at-bat.

Peralta's injury looked worse as he left the field, so that it was just back spasms is a good sign. Hummel or Jordan Luplow could fill in if Peralta needs to miss any time.

Harper went 2-for-4 with a grand slam, a double and a walk in Sunday's 9-7 win over the Angels.

Harper launched his clutch homer to tie the game in the eighth inning. The lefty slugger enjoyed a terrific weekend against the visiting Angels, going 4-for-10 with three long balls, eight RBI and three walks. He raised his season slash line to .309/.370/.628 with 33 extra-base hits and 40 RBI through 48 games.

Blackmon went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 8-7 loss to Atlanta.

Blackmon brought the Rockies within a run with his ninth-inning solo shot, but the comeback effort fell short. This was his first extra-base hit since his last homer May 29 versus the Nationals. The outfielder is still struggling at the plate with a .244/.308/.415 slash line in 215 plate appearances this season, but he's gone 6-for-19 (.316) over his last four games. The 35-year-old has added eight homers, 26 RBI, 25 runs scored, a stolen base, seven doubles and a triple through 48 contests.

McCutchen went 3-for-5 with an RBI in Sunday's 6-4 extra-inning loss to the Padres.

McCutchen provided an RBI single in the 10th inning, but the Brewers weren't able to turn that into a rally. The 35-year-old outfielder had gone just 1-for-38 in his previous nine games before breaking out of the slump Sunday. That poor stretch has dropped his slash line to .216/.265/.304 with three home runs, 20 RBI, 16 runs scored, three stolen bases and six doubles through 185 plate appearances this year.

Turner had his hamstring tighten up Saturday, which is why he is starting at designated hitter Sunday against the Mets, Sarah Wexler of MLB.com reports.

The issue is apparently very minor, and Turner is no stranger to getting starts at designated hitter anyway (21 appearances so far this season). Eddy Alvarez is starting at third base and hitting eighth Sunday.