MLB Player News

Crawford went 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI on Friday for Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

Crawford got off to a slow start after his promotion to Lehigh Valley, but seems to have turned the corner of late. Over his last 10 games, he is hitting .342 with two steals, four walks and two strikeouts. He should get a look with the Phillies in September and will likely compete for a starting job in the majors next spring.

d'Arnaud went 2-for-6 with a two-run homer Friday against the Marlins.

d'Arnaud's first homer of the year gave the Braves the lead in the fifth inning after trailing until that point. After not driving in a run in seven straight games, he's now driven in multiple runs in each of his last two contests.

Story (finger) remains out of the lineup Friday against the Dodgers, Eric Stephen of SB Nation reports.

Evidently, back-to-back off days did not provide Story with sufficient rest for his ailing finger, as the Rockies are set to start Cristhian Adames at short again Friday. Story's availability for the rest of the weekend is up in the air, but there has been nothing to suggest a DL move is imminent.

Diaz (face) is back in the lineup Friday, batting second and starting at shortstop.

Diaz was involved in a scary instance Monday when he fouled a ball off his face, which caused severe swelling around his eye. He ultimately missed three games as a result, but he'll draw back in Friday for the Cardinals' series opener against the Brewers.

Miller was optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket on Friday, Tim Britton of the Providence Journal reports.

Brock Holt's return from the disabled list spells the end of Miller's brief stint with the big league club as he'll head back down to Pawtucket on Friday. Miller went 0-for-1 in his lone at-bat while with the Red Sox. Given his average production at Triple-A on the season (.256/.324/.300), Miller figures to be an emergency option for a call-up later in the season if Boston incurs another rash of injuries to the infield.

Crawford went 3-for-4 with a solo homer, two RBI, a walk and a run in Thursday's 12-6 victory over the A's.

The veteran shortstop closed out June with a flourish, tallying multi-hit efforts in three of his last four contests while driving in 10 runs over that span. Although he enjoyed a very productive month, Crawford's homer Thursday actually was his first since way back on May 19. Despite the long-ball drought, a 23 RBI haul in June has brought his season total to 52 in that category, which tops all shortstops in MLB.

Baez went 2-for-5 with a solo homer Thursday at the Mets.

Baez's eighth bomb of the year gave the Cubs a 3-0 lead in a game they'd go on to lose. He's now hit safely in six of his last seven games, and he's slashing .269/.311/.456.

Seager went 2-for-4 with a two-run blast in Thursday's decisive 8-1 victory over the Brewers.

The Dodgers are pushing to get the NL Rookie of the Year candidate in the All-Star Game, and Seager again did his part with his 17th home run, a single, an intentional walk and extending his hitting streak to 13 games. Seager is third in the NL All-Star voting at shortstop behind the Cubs' Addison Russell and the Rockies' Trevor Story.

Anderson went 3-for-4 with his first career walk in Thursday's one-run victory over the Twins.

Anderson singled in each of his first two trips to the plate, giving him 10 multi-hit performances in his first 19 MLB games. The 17th overall pick in 2013 also made a sterling defensive play with one out in the second inning, throwing out Trevor Plouffe from six feet into the outfield grass with a perfect one-hop throw to first. And for good measure, Anderson drew career walk No. 1 in the fourth in his 86th plate appearance overall. The rookie has made a clear statement, with both his bat and glove, that he has no plans of returning to the minors. He's hitting .314/.322/.512 with six doubles, a triple and three home runs since joining the team on June 10.

Diaz (face) is not in the lineup Thursday against the Royals.

Diaz will now miss his third straight game after taking a foul ball off his face in Monday's contest. There's no indication that the situation will require a DL stint, but it's possible the 25-year-old remains sidelined for a couple more games. Greg Garcia will draw another start at shortstop Thursday and figures to continue filling in however long Diaz is out.