MLB Player News

Belt went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in a loss to the Brewers on Tuesday.

The first baseman endured a mostly frustrating game, leaving three men on base and striking out twice in five at-bats. However, he atoned by swatting a solo homer to center field in the sixth inning for his team's first run. Belt has been picking things up at the plate of late, slashing .381/.409/.857 with three homers and four RBI over his past five games.

Pederson went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk in a 3-2 loss to the Dodgers on Tuesday.

Pederson opened the scoring with a 398-foot bomb to right off former teammate Walker Buehler in the third inning and later walked in the fifth. The home run was only the outfielder's third in August as Pederson has slumped to a subpar .200/.347/.400 line this month.

Miller hit a two-run home run during his only at-bat in Tuesday's win over the Nationals.

Miller tacked on a pair of insurance runs for the Phillies by taking Wander Suero deep in the ninth inning. It was his second long ball in as many games and the 15th of the year for the 31-year-old, who is batting .229/.321/.453 overall.

McCutchen went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double, three RBI, two runs scored and a pair of walks during Tuesday's win over the Nationals.

McCutchen took Patrick Corbin deep in the fourth inning to notch his 22nd long ball of the year. The 34-year-old, who has dealt with knee issues this season, has put together a .222/.339/.437 slash line across 117 games. The homer was his first since Aug. 14.

Lewis (knee) ran the bases Tuesday, Corey Brock of The Athletic reports.

Lewis was previously closing in on beginning a rehab assignment, but those plans were put on hold after he experienced general body soreness following a recent workout. It's still not clear when he could go to the minors for live game action, but his ability to run the bases Tuesday is a sign that the previous soreness has subsided. Lewis will need to get several games under his belt in the minors before being activated, but if he begins a rehab stint in the next couple of days, he should have a chance to return to the Mariners' roster by the second week of September.

Brantley is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mariners, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

After a 1-for-5 performance Monday, Brantley's hitting .231 with five RBI but no extra-base hits in his last 10 games. Aledmys Diaz is playing left field and batting second Tuesday.

Choi (hamstring) fielded groundballs on the field Tuesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Choi has been out for a week with a left hamstring strain. While it's a positive that he's making progress, he isn't considered close to activation, which likely means he'll wind up missing more than the minimum 10 days.

Torrens is not in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Astros.

Torrens is in the midst of a strong seven-game stretch at the plate in which he's gone 8-for-25 with four doubles, seven RBI, four walks and one run scored. He'll get a breather Tuesday as Mitch Haniger shifts to DH.

Miller will be on the bench Tuesday against the Nationals.

Miller will sit as the Phillies load up on righties against the left-handed Patrick Corbin. Matt Vierling starts at first base.

Ohtani (hand) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's game 8-7 win over the Yankees.

Ohtani crushed his league-leading 42nd homer off former teammate Andrew Heaney in the fifth inning to put the Angels back in front, 6-5. The solo blast allowed Ohtani to hit the 90-RBI mark, good for sixth-most in baseball. The 26-year-old is now slashing .264/.362/.626 and has 86 runs scored, 20 steals and 67:159 BB:K over 516 plate appearances. The question now remains when he'll be able to make his next start as a pitcher after he was scratched from his scheduled turn through the rotation Tuesday while he manages a sore right wrist. While X-rays came back negative after he was struck by a pitch Saturday, the Angels surely won't take any risks with Ohtani in September if he's less than fully healthy. The injury doesn't look to be anything that would result in him being shut down as the Angels' everyday designated hitter, however.