MLB Player News

Story went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 17-9 loss to the Reds.

His fifth-inning shot off Tanner Roark was a drop in the bucket given all the scoring on the night, but it did give the shortstop 20 homers for the fourth straight season to begin his career. Story is now slashing .287/.352/.546 through 79 games, numbers right in line with last year's performance.

Arcia is not starting Saturday against San Francisco.

Mauricio Dubon was sent back to the minors Saturday, removing one competitor for playing time at shortstop, but Tyler Saladino (who will start Saturday in Arcia's absence) remains. Arcia's .236/.268/.401 slash line doesn't necessarily deserve an everyday spot in the lineup, but Saladino has hit just .100/.129/.100 in 13 games, so he hasn't exactly been a significant threat thus far.

Edman is not in the lineup Saturday against the Diamondbacks, Jim Hayes of FOX Sports Midwest reports.

Edman has shown good power in his young career, hitting .263/.288/.509 in 22 games, adding three homers and three steals. He started eight of the last 10 games in the first half as well as the first game of the second half, but his role may shrink with Matt Carpenter back from his back injury. Edman and Kolten Wong should split time at second base for the time being, though the playing-time breakdown between the pair remains to be determined.

Crawford went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 10-7 win over the Brewers.

The Giants were facing homer-prone righty Chase Anderson on Friday, but Crawford surprisingly went deep off one of the league's top lefty relievers in Josh Hader. The 32-year-old has been more successful against same-handed pitchers this season, batting .265 against southpaws compared to .206 against righties. Even with the impressive long ball, Crawford's overall slash line of .224/.290/.354 has been disappointing.

Arcia (shoulder) is in the lineup for Friday's game against the Giants.

Arcia was carted off the field last weekend after a collision with second baseman Keston Hiura, but he managed to avoid a serious injury and is back for the first game of the second half. While the shortstop appeared to be falling out of favor after a series of absences in late June, he started three straight and four of five before the collision, so he should still be considered the primary option for now.

Seager (hamstring) was activated from the 10-day injured list Wednesday.

Seager will wind up missing a month with a hamstring strain. He recorded a solid .278/.359/.468 slash line with eight homers in 66 games during the first half of the season. He'll return to an everyday role at shortstop after the All-Star break, sending Chris Taylor back into a utility role. Matt Beaty was optioned in a corresponding move.

Cordoba went 12-for-29 with two doubles, a triple, six runs, three RBI and five stolen bases for High-A Lake Elsinore last week.

The 23-year-old had a torrid week for the Storm, as he continues to rebound nicely after missing extended time last season due to a concussion suffered in a car accident. After hitting just .206 over 164 plate appearances in the California League last season, Cordoba is slashing a respectable .303/.351/.407 through 248 plate appearances so far in 2019.

Seager (hamstring) went 0-for-2 with a strikeout Sunday in his rehab game with High-A Rancho Cucamonga.

In the second game of his rehab assignment, Seager started at shortstop and played two innings in the field before he was removed as part of a planned defensive substitution. He'll likely log at least a few more innings in the field in the final game of his assignment this week before returning from the 10-day injured list when the Dodgers begin their second-half schedule Friday in Boston. Chris Taylor will be most in danger of losing out on regular work once Seager is formally reinstated.

Ahmed went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in a victory over Colorado on Sunday.

Ahmed broke the game open with his 427-foot blast to left field in the sixth inning, extending Arizona's lead to five runs. After struggling with a .216 average in June, Ahmed has had a productive start to July, hitting .316 (6-for-19) with two homers and four RBI in five games. He carries a .262/.311/.429 slash line along with nine homers and 39 RBI into the break.

Story went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to Arizona.

After Colorado was held hitless through six innings, Story notched the team's first hit with an infield single leading off the seventh. He later plated the team's final run with a solo homer off Greg Holland in the ninth. The 26-year-old has enjoyed a fine first half, entering the All-Star break with a .292/.358/.549 slash line to go along with 19 homers, 50 runs batted in and 12 stolen bases.