MLB Player News

Giants first baseman Brandon Belt continued his recent offensive surge during Saturday's loss to the Nationals. 

Belt went 2 for 3 with two doubles and a RBI in the 9-3 loss.

Belt is now hitting .370 with 10 hits, three doubles and six RBI over his last seven games.

Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper continued his offensive tear through the season during Saturday's matchup against the Giants.

Harper went 3 for 4 with a home run, a double and two RBI. Harper hit a two-run blast, his 25th of the season,  in the first inning to set the tone in the 9-3 win. Harper later hit his 19th double of the season.

Harper is hitting .375 with 18 hits, six doubles, four home runs and nine RBI over his last 13 games.

The Indians' outfield will look a little different when they take the field against the Pirates on Saturday.

Michael Brantley will start at center field; Brandon Moss will take the role of right fielder; and Mike Aviles will play left field.

Ben Zobrist will replace Mark Canha in the Athletics' starting lineup for Saturday's game. 

Canha has started the last two games and three of the last four. Zobrist has started the last two games at second base. 

The Tigers placed first baseman Miguel Cabrera on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained left calf on Saturday, the team announced via Twitter.

Cabrera -- on the disabled list for the first time in his career -- left Friday's game against the Blue Jays in the fourth inning while running the bases. He was 2 for 2 with a RBI prior to the injury.

Detroit will be without Cabrera for an estimated six weeks after the slugger was diagnosed with a Grade 3 calf strain on Saturday.

Cabrera is hitting .350 with 15 home runs and 54 RBI in 277 at-bats this season.

Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon hit his 11th home run during Friday evening's 4-3 loss to the Diamondbacks. 

Blackmon hit a solo shot to lead the game off in the first inning. Blackmon finished the game 1 for 4. The homer snapped a two-game hitless streak for Blackmon and is the second long ball in his past five games. 

Blackmon is now slashing .269/.344/.442. 

Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen crushed his 10th home run of the season in Friday night's 5-2 loss to the Indians. 

McCutchen's homer was a solo shot as he finished the game 1 for 2. McCutchen also drew two walks during the game. McCutchen has now recorded a hit in five consecutive games. For the season, McCutchen is slashing .296/.390/.493. 

Left fielder Mark Canha bookended the scoring for the Athletics on Friday. Canha singled in the first run of the game in the second inning, and then doubled in two more in the bottom of the ninth. But it wasn't enough, as the A's would fall 9-5 to the Mariners.

All told, Canha went 2 for 4 with three RBI and a run scored on Friday. Canha has seen his playing time dwindle over the past few weeks, and he's batting just .188 over his last nine ballgames.

Mariners shortstop Brad Miller went 2 for 4 with a double and a two-run home run in the 9-5 win over the A's on Friday. Miller's home run came in the eighth inning and put the Mariners up 9-3.

It was Miller's eighth home run of the season, and he's batting .379 with two homers and five RBI over his last eight contests.

Tigers right fielder J.D. Martinez stayed hot at the plate in Friday's 8-6 win over the Blue Jays. Martinez went 2 for 4 with a double and two RBI.

Martinez drove in the Tigers' seventh and eighth runs with a double in the fifth inning, and a single two innings later. Martinez has driven in 19 runs over his last 11 games for Detroit.