MLB Player News

Pederson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 7-2 loss to the Dodgers.

Pederson has warmed up a bit, going 5-for-18 (.278) with two homers over his last five games. The rest of the Giants didn't follow -- his blast was one of only three hits for them in Thursday's loss. The designated hitter has a .245/.353/.434 slash line with 15 long balls, 51 RBI and 57 runs scored across 113 contests this season.

Morel is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Rockies.

Morel had started each of the last 10 games and homered four times during that span, but he'll take a seat for this one as the Cubs open up a weekend series against Colorado. Jared Young is in the designated hitter spot.

Martinez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two additional RBI in Thursday's 7-2 victory versus the Giants.

Martinez gave Los Angeles a 2-0 lead with his fourth-inning solo shot and added a sacrifice fly in the sixth and a run-scoring single in the eighth. The veteran has been on fire since being activated from the injured list Sept. 8, slashing .386/.442/.750 with five homers, 17 RBI and eight runs over 12 games. Martinez's long ball Thursday gave him his first 30-homer campaign since he went deep 36 times for Boston in 2019.

Cabrera (leg) is expected to be in Friday's lineup against the Athletics, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Cabrera exited Thursday's game in Oakland after fouling a ball off his leg, but a fracture was quickly ruled out. Manager A.J. Hinch did say it's possible Cabrera will be scratched from the lineup if he's too sore.

Cabrera exited Thursday's game against the Athletics after fouling a ball off his lower leg, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Cabrera was replaced in the sixth inning, but the Tigers later clarified that there is no sign of a fracture. He's expected to be evaluated further after the game, and more details should emerge at that point.

Kjerstad is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest in Cleveland.

Kjerstad had started each of the previous three games at designated hitter, but he will begin this one on the bench. Anthony Santander will be at DH on Thursday while Aaron Hicks gets a start in right field.

Stanton is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Blue Jays.

Stanton is in the middle of a 1-for-26 stretch at the plate to dip his OPS on the season below .700 for the first time in the second half. Aaron Judge will get a day in the designated hitter spot while Jake Bauers handles right field.

Rooker went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a loss to the Mariners on Wednesday.

Rooker was one of the few bright spots for Oakland's bats, hitting the second of two Athletics homers off George Kirby when he launched a 410-foot shot with Seth Brown aboard in the sixth. The rookie has now left the yard in four of his last seven games, a welcome power surge that's helped him push his season-long OPS over the .800 mark (.801).

Meneses went 3-for-6 with a two-run homer in Wednesday's victory over the White Sox.

Meneses singled in two of his first three at-bats before launching a two-run home run in the fifth to extend Washington's lead. The 31-year-old has now homered in back-to-back games, collecting five RBI over that brief stretch, while Wednesday also marked his 14th game this season with at least three hits.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Wednesday he does not plan to shut down Turner, who has been dealing with a bone bruise in his heel since August, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

Cora pledged Wednesday that the team will play out the string with its best players, and Turner has been one of them for much of the season. He started Wednesday's game, his 17th start through 19 games in September, but the injury may be taking its toll; Turner has a .625 OPS during the month. The player has given Cora no indication that he can't finish the season. "He won't tell me. He's always available. He wants to play," Cora said. "We signed him for 162-plus but right now, it looks like it's 162 and we've got to play through it. We've got to play all the way to the end." Turner is hitting .280 with 23 home runs, 95 RBI and an .818 OPS this season.