MLB Player News

Belt left Tuesday's game shortly after getting hit on the ankle by a pitch in the sixth inning, CSN Bay Area's Alex Pavlovic reports.

He remained in the game to run the bases, but was then taken out after visiting with the team trainer. Belt was 1-for-3 with a strikeout before exiting. Buster Posey and Matt Duffy represent options to play first base if Belt misses further time.

Stanton is back in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Padres.

The slumping Stanton got the night off Monday in the midst of a 4-for-39 stretch over the last two weeks. The 26-year-old is scuffling mightily on the year and he has been unable to go on one of his signature hot streaks thus far in 2016. Still, he's too talented to be mired in a slump for too much longer, so a return to form could be around the corner. He'll bat fifth in the order Tuesday against lefty Drew Pomeranz.

Carpenter is back in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Astros.

Carpenter sat out the past two games after jamming his finger Thursday, but he's rejoining the lineup Tuesday at the top the order with the Cardinals facing righty Doug Fister. The versatile infielder has been red hot at the dish in June, slashing .400/.466/.720 with 12 extra base hits in his last 50 at-bats.

Winker is day-to-day with a wrist injury, Steve Bittenbender of The Courier-Journal reports.

The Reds' top outfield prospect exited Sunday's game with an apparent wrist injury and he was held out of Monday's contest. He underwent an MRI on Monday, but the Reds have yet to disclose the extent of his injury. That said, manager Delino DeShields did note that Winker was having trouble gripping the bat. He's considered day-to-day at this point, and his timetable for a return should come into focus once the results of the MRI are released.

Buxton hit a solo home run, his first, in Monday's win over the Angels.

Buxton is still hitting a brutal .207/.245/.359 as he struggles to find his way at the major league level, but at least he is finally on the home run board. He homered twice in 46 games last year and is likely a few years away from tapping into any real power. And until he resolves his awful 40:4 K:BB, he's not going to be a worthwhile fantasy player, either.

Manager Terry Francona said Monday that Brantley (shoulder) is "progressing just like he's supposed to," Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Francona added that Brantley is still in soft-toss phase but this is still positive news in regards to his return. Despite the absence of a timetable, the All-Star seems to be on the right track.

Stanton is not in the starting lineup for Monday's game against San Diego.

Ichiro will play right field for the Marlins on Monday night, while Stanton is on the bench against Padres right-hander Colin Rea. No reason has been given for Stanton's absence at this time.

Belt's only hit was a two-run homer in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Dodgers.

Belt was the deciding factor Sunday, taking left-handed rookie Julio Urias deep in the bottom of the sixth inning. The homer was already his third of June, matching his season-high monthly total only 12 days in. Belt has been one of the more consistent options at first base -- especially in OBP leagues -- and it looks like his power is heating up with the weather.

Martinez went 2-for-4 Sunday with a double against the Yankees. It was his fourth consecutive multi-hit game.

He's 8-for-14 (.571) in those four games, but aside from Sunday, all the hits were singles. Since the start of June, Martinez is hitting .372 (16-for-41) with four doubles, one HR and eight RBI.

Cabrera doubled in the first inning of Sunday's game for his 2,400th career hit. He finished 2-for-4 with one run scored.

At 33, Miggy became the fifth-youngest player to reach the 2,400 hit mark; Ty Cobb was the youngest to do it at just 31. Cabrera had been scuffling of late -- he'd only had two multi-hit games in his last 18 games and was 16-for-71 (.225) with one HR and eight RBI in that same span. It's likely a case of gripping the bat just a little too tightly as the milestone approached.