MLB Player News

Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter went 0 for 4 in Monday's loss to the Royals, snapping his 14-game hitting streak. He also lost a 28-game streak of reaching base at Busch Stadium, according to MLB.com.

Carpenter is hitting .286/.372/.368 in 231 at-bats, with one homer and 18 RBI.

Dodgers infielder Justin Turner was one of the few bright spots in his team's 5-3 loss to the Pirates on Sunday.

Turner singled in a run in the second and took starter Edinson Volquez deep for a solo home run in the fourth inning. He finished 2 for 3 with two runs scored and two RBI. He has homered three times over the past nine games. He is hitting .262 with three homers and 12 RBI in 107 at-bats.

Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen cranked out three hits, including his fifth home run of the season in his team's 5-3 with over the Dodgers in Los Angeles.

McCutchen doubled in the opening frame, homered in the third and doubled again in the sixth. He finished 3 for 4 with three runs scored and one RBI. It was his first home run since April 23, ending a 32-game drought. He is hitting .307 with five homers and 24 RBI in 202 at-bats.

Indians outfielder Michael Brantley has hit safely in 16 of his last 17 games after going 2 for 4 with an RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Rockies. Brantley upped his average to .307/.370/.505 with 40 RBI in 212 at-bats.

The Phillies have optioned outfielder Darin Ruf to Triple-A Sunday.

Ruf received just 10 at-bats in the majors, hitting .100. There was some talk about him potentially working his way into a platoon role, but the team had other plans. 

Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera clubbed his 10th home run Saturday against the Mariners.

Cabrera stepped to the plate with the bases empty in the fourth inning. On the third pitch of the at-bat, Cabrera belted an 89 mph fastball out to left for the solo shot. He also singled later in the contest. Cabrera finished 2 for 4, with one run and one RBI.

Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes got all of the tough parts out of the way, and ended up just a single short of the cycle in an 11-3 win over the Angels Saturday.

Cespedes accounted for much of the A's offensive output, as he drove in five of the team's 11 runs. He brought in two on a seventh-inning triple, followed by a three-run home run in the eighth inning. He had a double earlier in the game, finishing 3 for 5 with two runs and five RBI.

Cespedes has been a bit cold to open the season, hitting just .245 through 52 games. He finished the month of May with a .234 average. He still has 10 home runs and 37 RBI in 200 at-bats. 

Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon went 2 for 4 with a home run, four RBI and a steal in his team's 7-6 loss to the Indians Saturday.

Blackmon tallied his first RBI on a third-inning single then delivered a three-run homer in the seventh inning to tie the game. Blackmon has set career highs across the board with 10 home runs, 37 RBI and 10 stolen bases to go with a .317/.355/.523 line in 199 at-bats.

Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera continued to hit like Miguel Cabrera on Friday night. He extended his hitting streak to six with a single and two-run homer in the third inning. He sweetened his stat line to ..328/.374/.556 in the process.

Cabrera has slugged two homers in the last four games.

Some hitters to sit in Fantasy Week 10 (June 2-8) include A.J. Pierzynski, Adam Dunn, Yangervis Solarte, Andrelton Simmons, Marcell Ozuna and, yes, even Dee Gordon (at least at second base in certain formats).

Find out why in my latest Start and Sit Hitters column.