MLB Player News

Betts went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk in Sunday's win over the Rays.

Betts' only hit of the afternoon was a huge one, as he put the Dodgers ahead in the eighth with a two-run homer to left-center off Richard Lovelady. He's now posted multiple RBI in three of his last four games and has recorded an extra-base hit in four of his last five games. Since returning to action, Betts is hitting .275/.321/.529 with three homers, 11 RBI, seven runs, a steal and a 4:11 BB:K in 57 plate appearances.

Perdomo went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Sunday's 7-5 win over the Red Sox.

Perdomo put an end to a successful road trip (.324/.390/.525) by popping his third home run of the season in the ninth inning to give Arizona extra cushion. He's belted all three of his homers during August, which has been the shortstop's best month. Perdomo is batting .325/.400/.525 with 10 extra-base hits, 10 RBI, four steals and seven runs scored over 22 August contests.

Neto went 1-for-4 with one RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's 8-2 loss to the Blue Jays.

Neto provided the Angels' first run with an RBI single, which was one of three hits for the team in this game. After a hot start to August, Neto has slowed down, going 6-for-39 (.154) over his last 10 games, though he has three extra-base hits in that span. The shortstop is now at a .256/.322/.451 slash line with 19 home runs, 23 steals, 64 RBI and 57 runs scored through 127 contests this season.

The Pirates promoted Johnson from High-A Greensboro to Double-A Altoona on Sunday, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

The 20-year-old will move up to Altoona after slashing .236/.369/.382 with 13 home runs and 20 stolen bases across 489 plate appearances with Greensboro. Johnson has split time between second base and shortstop this season, but the keystone will likely be his long-term home once he reaches the big leagues.

Abrams went 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI singles and a stolen base during Sunday's 5-1 win over Atlanta.

For the second game in a row, Abrams went 2-for-5 at the plate with a stolen base. However, he drove in two baserunners Sunday on RBI singles in the seventh and ninth innings after not logging an RBI on Saturday. The 23-year-old is up to 27 stolen bases on the year, which ranks sixth among NL players. Abrams is slashing .249/.321/.441 in 534 plate appearances.

Edwards (back) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.

The 25-year-old will sit for the second straight game after he exited Friday's contest due to lower-back discomfort. Edwards had medical imaging on his back come back negative Saturday, and he took a step forward prior to Sunday's game by taking some swings and doing some throwing, per Noah Berger of ElExtraBase.com. He can be considered day-to-day heading into the Marlins' upcoming four-game series in Colorado that begins Monday.

Rocchio is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.

Rocchio has a .721 OPS with two homers and two steals through 19 games in August and will hit the bench Sunday after starting the previous three contests. Tyler Freeman will step in at shortstop and bat eighth.

Wilson (hamstring) started at shortstop and played seven innings in Triple-A Las Vegas' win over Reno on Saturday, going 2-for-4 with a run.

Wilson played seven innings in the field for a second consecutive day, another indication the rookie infielder is close to or at full health. He seems to have regained timing at the plate as well, as he's now put together three straight two-hit games for Las Vegas and has four such tallies overall in six rehab games. Wilson could be activated from the 10-day injured list ahead of the Athletics' series opener Tuesday in Cincinnati.

Crawford (finger) started at shortstop and played five innings in Triple-A Tacoma's loss to Sacramento on Saturday, going 0-for-3.

The quiet night at the plate was largely irrelevant for Crawford, who was able to play defense right out of the gate in his first rehab game. The veteran shortstop may need only a handful of games with the Triple-A club to prove his health and get his timing at the plate down before being deemed ready for activation from the 10-day injured list.

Rojas went 2-for-4 with a homer, two RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's extra-inning loss to the Rays.

Rojas drove home Max Muncy with a base hit in the bottom of the fifth to bring the Dodgers within one run of Tampa Bay before coming around to score himself on a two-run homer from Shohei Ohtani. The shortstop then took Joel Kuhnel deep in his next trip to the plate to extend his team's lead to two runs, and he added a third run in the bottom of the 10th as Los Angeles narrowly lost in extra innings. Rojas has now hit safely in 12 of 13 games this month, during which he's batting .356 (16-for-45) with seven RBI and eight runs scored. Saturday's long ball was his fourth of the campaign and his first since June 14 against the Royals.