MLB Player News

Reyes went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 7-4 loss to the Angels.

The 25-year-old went deep in the sixth inning for his 10th homer of the season. Reyes has posted an .867 OPS across 144 plate appearances, the best mark of his career. He's already surpassed his homer total from last season (nine in 59 games), and he's added 26 RBI, 19 runs scored and a stolen base in 2021.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Turner will receive the day off Tuesday against the Diamondbacks, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.

Chris Taylor is in the line to pick up the nod at third base while Turner heads to the bench following a string of 10 consecutive starts. Over that stretch, Turner went 7-for-37 (.189), but thanks to his strong play beforehand, his batting average is still only four points below .300 on the season. Expect Turner to rejoin the starting nine Wednesday following Tuesday's maintenance day.

Ohtani went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer, two walks and two runs scored in Monday's 7-4 win over Cleveland.

Ohtani continues to impress on a nightly basis, this time crushing a neck-high fastball 431 feet for his league-leading 13th homer of the year. The two-way superstar owns a .925 OPS with 25 extra-base hits across 163 plate appearances. After a short six-game home run drought, Ohtani has gone deep three times in the last four games.

Mercedes went 3-for-6 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and three RBI in Monday's 16-4 rout of the Twins.

He capped off a wild night for the White Sox offense by taking position player Willians Astudillo deep in the ninth inning. Mercedes' fairy-tale season continues, and the 28-year-old rookie is hitting .364 with six homers and 25 RBI through 36 games.

Blackmon (groin) will sit for the third straight game Monday against the Padres, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Blackmon exited Friday's game against the Reds with a mild groin strain and hasn't been in the lineup since, though he did appear off the bench in both weekend contests. That suggests he could return to the lineup soon, but it's Yonathan Daza who will remain the starter Monday.

Belt (side) isn't starting Monday's game against the Reds, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Belt will be out of the lineup for a third straight game as he continues to battle side tightness. He underwent an MRI on Monday that came back clean, and he's considered day-to-day, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports. Darin Ruf will start at first base and bat fourth.

Pederson isn't starting Monday's game against the Nationals.

Pederson went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Sunday's win over the Tigers. Kris Bryant will start in left field while Matt Duffy starts at third base.

Lewis went 2-for-2 with an RBI single and two walks in a win over Cleveland on Sunday.

Lewis opened the scoring for either side with his timely first-inning knock, extending his on-base streak to four games in the process. The 25-year-old outfielder has quickly boosted his on-base percentage 59 points to .352 during that span, and he owns a .313/.431/.396 slash line over 58 plate appearances in May.

Stanton was placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained left quadriceps Monday.

Stanton's numbers are as strong as ever this season, as he's hitting .282/.347/.534 with nine homers and an incredible 65.9 percent hard-hit rate, but injuries are unfortunately never very far away for the slugger. He missed the entirety of the weekend series against the Orioles and will now be out for at least another week. Whether or not he'll be able to return after a minimum-length stay remains to be seen, though Stanton's health track record doesn't give much cause for optimism. Miguel Andujar could be the primary beneficiary of his absence, as he's started in the outfield in each of the last two games, with Aaron Judge serving as the designated hitter.

Ohtani went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run and a strikeout in Sunday's 6-5 win over the Red Sox.

Ohtani went hitless in his first four at-bats Sunday, but he blasted a go-ahead home run with two outs in the ninth inning of the contest. Ohtani has gone 4-for-13 with two home runs, a double, three RBI and six strikeouts in the last three games.