MLB Player News

Belt isn't starting Monday's game against the Rockies, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Belt went 3-for-19 with a homer, three runs and four walks across the last five games, but he'll get a breather Monday. Darin Ruf will start at first base and lead off.

The Mets promoted Vientos from Double-A Binghamton to Triple-A Syracuse on Monday, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reports.

Vientos' only particularly notable tool is his power, but he's shown enough of that to be one of the Mets' top prospects. In 72 games for Binghamton this season, he's hit .281/.346/.580 with 22 homers. His 28.4 percent strikeout rate is potentially cause for concern, as striking out that much at that level could indicate that he'll whiff an untenable amount by the time he gets to the big leagues. However, he won't turn 22 until December, so he is well ahead of schedule.

Cabrera is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Pirates.

With the Tigers playing their second straight day game and having no designated hitter available in Pittsburgh, Cabrera will stay on the bench after previously sitting out Sunday's 4-1 win over the Reds. According to Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic, the Tigers plan to have Cabrera pick up starts at first base Tuesday and Wednesday, but Jonathan Schoop will play the position in Monday's series opener.

Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Sunday's win over Boston.

Ramirez was one of three Cleveland players that plated at least two runs, but most importantly, he kept his hitting streak alive and has now recorded at least one knock in seven straight contests. He's hitting .375 (9-for-24) with two doubles, four RBI and three runs scored in that span while posting a 2:2 BB:K.

Martinez went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, three RBI and an additional run in Sunday's 11-5 loss to Cleveland.

Martinez's strikeout rate (30.4 percent) has been on the rise over his past 10 games, but it hasn't hindered him much from a production standpoint. During that stretch, Martinez is slashing .318/.348/.523 with two home runs, nine RBI and five runs. According to Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe, Martinez will remain in the lineup for Monday's series opener with the Rays, starting in left field and batting cleanup.

Alvarez (knee) entered Sunday's game as a pinch hitter and struck out in Houston's 4-3 loss San Diego.

Alvarez, who left Saturday's game after fouling a ball off his knee, was improved enough to hit, but he likely would have been removed for a pinch runner had he reached base. It's unclear if the Astros are comfortable using him at designated hitter for multiple at-bats, thereby exposing the knee to the rigors of baserunning.

Belt went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 6-4 triumph against the Dodgers on Sunday.

Belt opened the game's scoring with a 420-foot long ball off Los Angeles starter Walker Buehler in the first inning, though he failed to be productive in his other at-bats. It was the lefty's fourth home run in his last 10 games as he continues to build on a new career high while posting his highest slugging of any full season at .535.

Reyes went 4-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, three RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 11-5 win over Boston.

The designated hitter was a beast from the No. 3 spot in the lineup Sunday, notching his first multi-hit effort since Aug. 28. Reyes has swatted four homers in his last 11 games despite having an 0-for-14 skid across four contests in the middle of that stretch. He's up to a .260/.335/.549 slash line with 26 long balls, 70 RBI, 48 runs scored and four stolen bases across 376 plate appearances overall.

Vogelbach hit a walkoff grand slam in Sunday's 6-5 win over St. Louis.

Vogelbach stepped in as a pinch-hitter with the bases loaded in the ninth inning and crushed a walkoff homer off Alex Reyes, his eighth long ball of the year. It was his first home run since June 22 after a lengthy stint on the injured list. The lefty slugger is slashing .220/.324/.401 with 20 RBI and 16 extra-base hits this season.

Choi (hamstring) went 0-for-5 with an RBI and two walks over both games of a doubleheader with the Rays' Florida Complex League team Saturday.

The recovering veteran got a solid workload in during a twin bill Saturday against the FCL Braves squad, going eight innings at first base in Game 1 and filling the DH role while logging three additional plate appearances in Game 2. The team's official site reports Choi is expected to travel with the Rays on the road trip that begins Monday in Boston and could be activated in time for that contest.