MLB Player News

Soler is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.

Soler homered, reached base four times, and knocked in three runs in Tuesday's game, but manager Joe Maddon still decided to give him a day off Wednesday on the heels of six straight starts. Kris Bryant will take Soler's place in left field, and Tommy La Stella will replace Bryant at the hot corner.

Blackmon smacked a solo homer, his third of the season, in Tuesday's 8-3 loss to the Red Sox.

It's just Blackmon's 12th career homer against a left-hander, as he took David Price deep in the third inning. The outfielder's season has been disrupted by a brief stint on the DL due to turf toe, but he's been productive when healthy enough to suit up. He's hitting .300 with three homers and 17 RBI to go with three stolen bases across 120 at-bats.

McCutchen went 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI Tuesday against the Diamondbacks.

McCutchen has had a disappointing campaign by his lofty standards, but he's still very much a fantasy asset. While he hasn't been a threat on the base paths this season, the 2013 NL MVP should still score plenty of runs as an integral part of a top-five Pirates offense.

Soler hit his fourth home run, scored twice, knocked in three runs and walked twice in a 2-for-3 game in Tuesday's win over the Cardinals.

Soler has hit half of his four home runs on the season in the past five game, perhaps a sign that he's ready to break out of his season long slump. He's still hitting just .206/.304/.355, but seeing as he's been under the Mendoza line for much of the season, things are at least heading in the right direction.

Cabrera went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a strikeout Tuesday against the Phillies.

Cabrera drove in Detroit's two first runs, and the Venezuelan has been one of the hottest hitters of late with hits in nine of the past 10 games. He's hit seven home runs over that span.

Miller went 2-for-3 with two walks, a pair of stolen bases and a run in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Marlins.

The matchup with Marlins right-handed starter Tom Koehler certainly favored Miller, who owns a .750 career OPS against righties, compared to a .589 mark against lefties. That discrepancy may force Miller into a platoon with Taylor Motter at shortstop, but his combination of speed and pop and eligibility at two positions (shortstop and outfield) in most formats give him a decent floor in fantasy.

Ozuna went 2-for-3 with two doubles, two runs and a walk Tuesday against the Rays.

Ozuna scored after hitting each of his doubles, but the Marlins came up short against the Rays. He's now hit safely in 22 of his last 23 games to raise his slash line to .327/.372/.589.

Stanton went 1-for-4 with a solo homer Tuesday against the Rays.

Stanton's 12th bomb of the year got the Marlins on the board in the sixth inning of a losing effort. It was only his second homer in his last 17 games, and he's now slashing .214/.326/.481.

Cabrera went 3-for-3 with a walk, two homers, a double, two RBI and three runs in Monday's 5-4 victory over the Phillies.

Cabrera's second two-homer game in four days included an opposite-field loft in the third inning and a drive to left in the fifth, both of which tied the game. Both came off Phillies starter Vince Velasquez. Cabrera doubled to right-center off reliever Colton Murray (0-1) in the seventh, putting him in position to score the winning run on a single by Victor Martinez. Cabrera's double was the 500th of his career, making him the 62nd player to reach the mark. Monday was also his 20th career game going 3-for-3 or better with a home run. Only Barry Bonds (23) and Lou Gehrig (21) have more such games in major league history.

Cespedes went 2-for-4 with a home run, his MLB-leading 15th of the season, and scored twice in Monday's 7-1 victory over the Nationals.

The home run propelled him past sluggers Nolan Arenado and Todd Frazier for the league's top spot. His 36 RBI are best in the NL while his 1.092 OPS is second-best in the majors (behind only David Ortiz). Cespedes has put his name among the most elite players in the league, and there's no reason to believe he will slow down as the season goes on.