MLB Player News

Winker went 1-for-3 with an RBI single and a walk in a win over the Mets on Friday, extending his hitting streak to five games.

Winker's season slash line is ever-so-slowly inching its way upward, and it now stands at .207/.316/.276 following Friday's production. The outfielder has hit safely in eight of his last nine games overall; however, with only six extra-base hits, including one home run, over 136 plate appearances, he remains significantly off a 2021 pace that led to 57 extra-base knocks, including a career-high 24 homers, in 485 PAs with the Reds.

Buxton isn't starting Saturday's game against the Guardians.

Buxton will get a breather after going 1-for-9 with a homer, two runs, two walks and two strikeouts over the last three games. Gilberto Celestino will take his place in center field and bat eighth.

Miller will be on the bench against lefty Rich Hill and the Red Sox on Saturday.

Miller hasn't started against a single southpaw all season. That trend continues here with Charlie Culberson at third base and Nick Solak in left field.

Beer isn't starting Saturday against the Cubs.

Beer drew starts in the last two matchups and went 1-for-7 with two strikeouts. Daulton Varsho will serve as the designated hitter while Jose Herrera starts behind the plate Saturday.

Canha isn't starting Saturday against the Mariners.

Canha will get a breather after he went 3-for-8 with a homer, three RBI, two runs and a strikeout over the last two games. Travis Jankowski will start in left field and bat eighth.

Choi isn't starting Saturday against Toronto, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Choi has drawn four starts since returning to the field, but he's gone 0-for-15 with an RBI and eight strikeouts. Manuel Margot will serve as the designated hitter while Vidal Brujan starts in right field against southpaw Hyun Jin Ryu.

Vientos has gone 8-for-22 (.364) over his last six games for Triple-A Syracuse with four home runs and seven RBI.

Considered one of the organization's top prospects, Vientos has had a brutal start to the season at Syracuse, but he seems to be finding his groove. Strikeouts remain an issue for Vientos -- he's fanned seven times in his last six games, and has a 30.0 percent strikeout rate through 100 plate appearances on the year -- but his .212/.320/.459 slash line will rise quickly with an extended hot streak. He posted a .282/.354/.584 line between Syracuse and Double-A Binghamton over 83 games in 2021 with 25 homers.

Stanton went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a walk and an additional run scored Friday in a 10-4 victory versus the White Sox.

The slugger got the Yankees off to a fast start in the contest with a 427-foot, two-run bomb to center field. This marked the third straight game in which Stanton has gone deep, and he has gone 7-for-12 with four homers, 11 RBI and six runs during the scorching stretch. The hot streak has lifted his season slash line to .284/.323/.552, and Stanton is tied for third in the league with 10 long balls on the campaign.

Martinez went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double and two runs scored in Friday's 7-1 win over the Rangers.

Martinez's sixth-inning single extended a hitting streak to 15 consecutive games and a season-long on-base streak to 25. He's shown no sign of slowing down at age 34, posting a slash of .306/.349/.510 with 14 extra-base hits, 15 RBI and 12 runs scored over 106 plate appearances.

Turner went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double and four RBI in Friday's loss to the Phillies.

Turner contributed to a five-run third inning for the Dodgers by doubling in a pair of runs, then sent the game into extra innings with a two-run shot to left field in the bottom of the ninth. The veteran third baseman has gotten off to a slow start this season, slashing .211/.264/.349 with only two long balls through 121 plate appearances. However, he has picked things up of late, going 7-for-14 with five doubles and 10 RBI over his past four contests.