MLB Player News

Alvarez went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs Sunday against the Royals.

Alvarez tallied multiple home runs for the second time in five games, bringing his total on the season to 30. His power has lagged for much of the campaign, but the recent surge has his ISO up to .257 along with a .571 slugging percentage through 128 games.

Foscue started at first base and went 0-for-2 with a walk and a run scored in Sunday's 6-4 extra-inning win over Oakland.

While the Rangers have not yet been eliminated from the postseason, the club faces a long haul -- 9.5 games back of the third wild-card spot -- over the final month. That suggests opportunities for prospects like Foscue, who could get some run at first base ahead of Nathaniel Lowe, whose contract expires this offseason.

Baker went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Sunday's 14-7 win over the Yankees.

Baker has just three hits over nine major-league contests, batting .167 since his Aug. 20 call-up, but all three knocks have gone for extra bases (two homers, one double). It doesn't look to be enough to secure steady playing time, but Baker offers the Cardinals some pop off the bench. He may occasionally start versus left-handers when Alec Burleson is covering for someone in the outfield or is out of the lineup himself.

Rooker went 4-for-5 with an RBI single in an extra-inning loss to the Rangers on Sunday.

The Athletics stranded 11 men overall Sunday, but Rooker went 2-for-3 with runners in scoring position. That included a fifth-inning single that plated Jacob Wilson with Oakland's first run of the day, pushing Rooker's RBI total to eight over the last eight games. The multi-hit tally was also Rooker's third consecutive, and he now boasts a .295 average and elite .951 OPS across 503 plate appearances this season.

Manzardo went 2-for-3 with two solo home runs and a walk during Sunday's 6-1 win over the Pirates.

Manzardo was recalled from Triple-A prior to the game and responded by cracking the first two home runs of his career, each coming off Pirates' starter Mitch Keller. Manzardo had received a cup of coffee with the Guardians earlier this season, collecting 82 at-bats and batting .207 with 10 doubles among 17 hits during his initial 30-game stint with the club. Over 359 at-bats in the minors this season, Manzardo, one of the team's top prospects, slashed .264/.396/.545 with 20 homers, 49 RBI, 65 runs, 20 doubles, a triple and two steals.

Pederson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

The lefty-hitting Pederson will take a seat for the second time in the series while the Dodgers send another southpaw (Justin Wrobleski) to the hill. Randal Grichuk will fill in for Pederson as Arizona's designated hitter.

O'Hearn is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.

Colorado is sending southpaw Ty Blach to the hill for the series finale, so the lefty-hitting O'Hearn will get the afternoon off. Emmanuel Rivera will fill in for O'Hearn at first base.

Jimenez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-5 loss to the Rockies.

The homer was Jimenez's first in 23 games with the Orioles. He's slashed .296/.315/.408 with seven RBI since he was traded from the White Sox, which has breathed new life into his campaign. Overall, Jimenez has a .253/.301/.360 slash line, six homers, 23 RBI, 24 runs scored, 14 doubles and three stolen bases over 88 contests this season. Jimenez has seen more steady work as the designated hitter since Ryan Mountcastle (wrist) went on the injured list, which opened up first base for Ryan O'Hearn and Emmanuel Rivera.

McCutchen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

McCutchen will get some routine maintenance for Sunday's matinee game after he served as the Pirates' designated hitter in both of the team's first two games in Cleveland upon being activated from the injured list. The 37-year-old showed no sign of being troubled by the knee issue that forced him to the IL on Aug. 17, as he went 3-for-8 with a home run, a double, a walk, four RBI and two runs in his first two games back in the lineup.

The Tigers recalled Malloy from Triple-A Toledo on Sunday, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

The 24-year-old will rejoin the MLB club for the start of September as rosters expand to 28 players. Malloy has a .698 OPS with eight home runs in 57 big-league games this season and should see semi-regular playing time in the outfield and at designated hitter.