MLB Player News

Blackmon is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Cubs, Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post reports.

Alexi Amarista will take over in center field as Gerardo Parra leads off against right-hander John Lackey in the nightcap. Blackmon tripled in Game 1, giving him 22 extra-base hits through 33 games this season, and he also stole a base for the first time since Opening Day.

Brantley (ankle) is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Blue Jays, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

This comes as no surprise, as Brantley was seen in a walking boot Monday. While manager Terry Francona initially slapped an optimistic "day or two" timeline on the injury, it's looking like a realistic return date for Brantley would be Friday's series opener against the Twins, after the Indians' off day Thursday.

Ozuna (hamstring) is in the lineup Tuesday, batting third and playing left field, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Ozuna appeared to pull his hamstring in the ninth inning of Monday night's loss to St. Louis, but it seems like a night of rest was enough to get the injury back to normal. He'll slot into the lineup in his normal spot between Christian Yelich and Giancarlo Stanton.

Soler is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Rays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

After missing the first 28 games of the season with an oblique injury, Soler is hitless in three starts since being activated from the disabled list (0-for-11). He'll head to the bench to clear his mind as Jorge Bonifacio draws the start in right field.

Brantley (ankle) was wearing a protective boot on Monday and likely won't play in the current series against Toronto, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

Manager Terry Francona provided an optimistic "day or two" timeline to open the week, but that's unlikely to hold true. A Friday activation for the weekend series against Minnesota is looking like the best possible outcome for Brantley. Yandy Diaz, who was called up Monday after hitting .395 with Triple-A Columbus, will pick up the available at-bats in the interim.

Carpenter went 1-for-3 with a two-run triple, two walks and a run in Monday's 9-4 win over the Marlins.

The veteran infielder continued knocking the cover off the ball Monday, with his fourth-inning three-bagger, his first of the season, extending his hitting streak to four games. Carpenter had homered in each of his prior three games, and factoring in Monday's production, he's hitting .333 and is making hard contact at an excellent 62.5 percent clip in the first seven games of May.

Stanton went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Monday's loss to the Cardinals.

The homer, a blast to straightaway center field, was his 11th of the season and fourth in the last three games. The long balls tend to come in bunches for Stanton, so he could be a very appealing DFS option Tuesday against Adam Wainwright and his 1.2 HR/9 on the year.

Ozuna appeared to injure his right hamstring and limped off the field following his final at-bat during Monday's loss to the Cardinals, Craig Davis of the Sun-Sentinel reports. "When I got out of the batter's box it felt like it was getting tight," Ozuna said after the game. "But I'm OK. That's happened most of the time. But at times it's a little harder, not like it's going to pull so bad, but a little bit."

The Marlins left fielder slugged two more homers Monday, giving him 11 on the season, and the team can ill afford to lose him after seeing starting third baseman Martin Prado (hamstring) and utility man Miguel Rojas (thumb) land on the DL over the weekend. Ozuna thinks he'll be able to play Tuesday, but don't be surprised if he's given a day or two to rest in an attempt to prevent the issue from getting worse.

Harper went 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run and two RBI in Monday's loss to the Orioles.

After sitting out the weekend series in Philadelphia to nurse a sore groin, Harper got right back to business Monday. He now sports a dizzying .385/.511/.750 slash line on the year with 10 homers, 29 RBI, 36 runs and a 27:23 BB:K, and the only blemish on his performance from a fantasy perspective is his 0-for-2 showing on stolen base attempts.

Pederson went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 12-1 rout of the Pirates.

Pederson's three hits were his first knocks since April 23 after he spent some time on the disabled list with a groin injury. He's now sporting a slash line of .241/.357/.362 with only one home run and nine RBI, but he'll return to everyday starting duties in center field for the Dodgers. Pederson's fantasy owners will have to hope his three-hit performance Monday night gets him going as we head deeper into May.