MLB Player News

Barrero (undisclosed) is playing center field and batting seventh in Sunday's game against the Dodgers, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

The 23-year-old hasn't played since Tuesday, but he returns to make his first career start in the outfield. Barrero has hit .190 in 21 at-bats this season and draws a tough matchup in Clayton Kershaw on Sunday.

Bogaerts went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBI in Saturday's 9-3 win over the Orioles.

Bogaerts singled home a run in the fifth inning to give the Red Sox a 4-3 lead, then he drilled a three-run homer to left-center field in the sixth to extend the cushion to 8-3. It was the first three-hit performance in over a month for Bogaerts, who is now riding a five-game hitting streak during which he's hitting .391 (9-23).

Chang went 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and a pair of runs scored in an 11-3 win over the Yankees on Saturday.

Chang entered the afternoon stuck in a 1-for-17 skid over his last six games but quickly put a stop to that with a solo homer in the second inning to open the scoring. He drove in two more runs with a fifth-inning double. Chang has followed up a strong August (.323/.364/.871 in 10 games) by hitting just .215 with a .663 OPS since the start of September.

Bichette went 3-for-4 with three singles, two RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Twins.

Bichette slapped three singles off Minnesota on Saturday, none bigger than his base knock in the seventh that cashed in two insurance runs. With the trio of hits, the 23-year-old is now hitting .353 in September with four home runs and 14 RBI.

Fletcher is batting second in the order for the third straight game Saturday.

Prior to Thursday, Fletcher had slotted into the leadoff spot for 15 straight games. However, he batted a paltry .167 with one RBI during that stretch, which is likely behind the team's decision to move him down a spot. Brandon Marsh is leading off for the Angels for a third straight contest.

Anderson will not start Saturday's game against the Rangers.

Anderson was originally expected to start every other game as he eases his way back from a hamstring injury, but he wound up being added to the lineup Friday because he wanted to test his hamstring on back-to-back days. He's evidently not ready to play in three consecutive games just yet, so he'll sit Saturday as Leury Garcia takes over at shortstop.

Wendle was added to the lineup for Saturday's game against the Tigers after Taylor Walls was scratched for undisclosed reasons, radio broadcaster Steve Carney reports.

Wendle had originally been set for a day off against lefty Tarik Skubal. Instead, he'll serve as the starting shortstop and hit eighth.

Wendle will not be in the lineup for Saturday's game against Detroit.

Wendle hits the bench against lefty Tarik Skubal. Yandy Diaz will start at the hot corner, with Brandon Lowe at second base and Taylor Walls at shortstop.

Ahmed is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Astros.

Ahmed will sit for the third time in the last 10 games, during which time he has hit .179/.233/.321. Josh Rojas will start at shortstop in Ahmed's place, and Jake McCarthy will take Rojas' spot in center field.

Crawford went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 6-5 extra-innings win over Atlanta.

The shortstop's second-inning blast was his 21st of the year, matching his career high from 2015. Crawford also has career-best marks in stolen bases (10) and runs scored (69) while his 81 RBI puts him three away from his total in both 2015 and 2016. He's slashed .299/.373/.523 across 491 plate appearances in his age-34 season, and he's been even better in September with a .373/.475/.627 line in his last 14 contests.