MLB Player News

Soler went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 6-5 win over San Francisco.

The outfielder gave Atlanta its first lead in the contest with a blast off San Francisco reliever Zack Littell in the seventh inning. Soler has homered three times in his last six games, going 8-for-21 (.381) in that span. He's slashing .209/.313/.403 with 19 long balls, 51 RBI and 52 runs scored through 464 plate appearances, but he's been much more reliable in August since he joined Atlanta at the trade deadline.

Rooker isn't starting Friday against the Brewers.

Rooker has had inconsistent playing time recently, and he'll head to the bench for the fifth time in the last seven games. Rob Refsnyder will start in left field and bat third.

Canha has been moved down to the seventh spot in the lineup for Friday's game against the Yankees, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Canha has been Oakland's primary leadoff man throughout the 2021 campaign, but a .141/.270/.212 August slash line makes it hard to leave him atop the order. Tony Kemp will start things off for the Athletics on Friday, while Starling Marte and Josh Harrison could also be candidates to leadoff going forward.

Dickerson isn't in the lineup Friday against Atlanta, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Dickerson drew starts in each of the last four games and went 3-for-15 with a run, two walks and five strikeouts. Darin Ruf will start in left field while Wilmer Flores takes over at first base.

Martinez isn't starting Friday's game against Cleveland, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Martinez will get a chance to reset in Friday's series opener after going 0-for-18 with a run, a walk and six strikeouts across the last four games. Rafael Devers will serve as the designated hitter while Bobby Dalbec starts at third base.

Buxton (finger) was activated off the injured list Friday and will be in the lineup against the Brewers, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Buxton wound up missing over two months with a broken finger, an injury he suffered just three games into his return from a hip strain. While the center fielder's constant battle with injuries continue to sabotage his fantasy value, he's performed at a career-best level when available, hitting an incredible .369/.409/.767 with 10 homers and five steals in 27 games. He should be a very useful piece for both the Twins and fantasy teams for as long as he can remain on the field.

McCutchen is not starting for the second consecutive day Friday against the Diamondbacks.

McCutchen has started just one game since last Sunday, and while he was able to pinch hit during Thursday's loss to Arizona, it remains possible that he's dealing with some sort of undisclosed issue. Odubel Herrera draws the start in left field as Travis Jankowski mans center field Friday.

Ohtani went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks in Thursday's loss to the Orioles.

Ohtani led off the game with a solo shot to right field, but that was the lone offensive highlight for Los Angeles in a 13-1 loss to the squad with MLB's worst record. The long ball snapped his six-game homerless streak, during which he struck out 10 times in 21 at-bats. Despite the Angels' disappointing season, Ohtani has cemented his name as one of the league's brightest stars, leading all of baseball with 41 homers while emerging as a bona fide ace on the mound.

Stanton went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a strikeout in the Yankees' 7-6 victory over Oakland on Thursday.

Stanton got New York on the board with his second-inning bomb to center off Oakland starter James Kaprielian. The former MVP now has five home runs in his last eight games, a stretch that's raised his slugging from .451 to .487.

Reyes went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, two RBI and a run scored in Thursday's 10-6 win over Texas.

Reyes has now hit safely in five of his last seven games, going 8-for-26 (.308) with three home runs, 10 RBI and four runs scored in that span. He endured a brutal slump in the middle of August, but it appears the slugger is back in form again. The three-hit effort Thursday lifted his slash line back to .256/.324/.538, and he has 23 homers, 64 RBI, 43 runs scored and four stolen bases through 339 plate appearances.