MLB Player News

Diaz (hand) is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rockies, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Diaz will be held out of the starting nine for the third game in a row while he manages a hand injury. Cesar Salazar will get the nod behind the plate in place of Diaz, who can be considered day-to-day heading into the Astros' weekend series with the Angels.

Ramos went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two additional runs scored in Wednesday's 12-3 win over the Cubs. He was also hit by a pitch.

Ramos singled in the third inning before coming around to score. He was later hit by a pitch in the sixth and scored again. Finally, he launched a solo homer to left-center field off catcher Reese McGuire in the eighth. Ramos' three runs marked a season high, and he's now slashing .266/.339/.410 with 68 runs scored, 57 RBI, 16 home runs and six stolen bases across 572 plate appearances in 130 games this season.

Lee went 1-for-4 with a double in Wednesday's 12-3 win over the Cubs.

Lee lined a double to center field in the fourth inning, marking his eighth two-bagger in August. The 23-year-old outfielder has recorded at least one hit in all but two of his 23 appearances this month, slashing .307/.344/.477 with 11 runs scored, four RBI, three stolen bases, two triples and one home run across 93 plate appearances during that span. Overall, he owns a .259/.322/.408 slash line with 61 runs scored, 47 RBI, 30 doubles, 10 triples, 10 stolen bases, seven homers and an 11 percent strikeout rate across 525 plate appearances in 126 games this season.

Ortiz (hamstring) said Thursday that he's running at close to 100 percent and is on track for activation from the 10-day injured list when first eligible Monday, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

It's not clear whether Ortiz will be asked to go out on a brief rehab assignment prior to being activated, but either way, he appears set to rejoin the big club for the start of its series next week against the Phillies. The shortstop has missed the last week of action with a left hamstring strain, with Andruw Monasterio stepping in as his primary replacement in the everyday lineup.

Ritter is out of the lineup for Thursday's game in Houston.

Though he's hitting .294 since being activated from the injured list Aug. 15, Ritter hasn't yet taken full control of an everyday role at second base for the Rockies. He'll hit the bench for the third time in four games while the Rockies use Tyler Freeman at the keystone on Thursday.

Goodman is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Astros.

Braxton Fulford will get the nod behind the plate while Goodman gets some rest in a day game after a night game. Goodman has stayed productive in August in the midst of his breakout season, slashing .247/.310/.558 with seven home runs, 16 RBI, and 12 runs through 22 games on the month.

McCutchen is absent from the lineup for Thursday's tilt in St. Louis.

McCutchen will get a routine day off after starting in the previous two games and five of the last six contests. Bryan Reynolds will serve as the Pirates' designated hitter Thursday, while Jack Suwinski will man right field.

Davis is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest in St. Louis.

Davis started at catcher in each of the previous two games, so he'll get some rest during Thursday's matinee. Joey Bart is behind the dish and batting sixth for the Pirates.

Basso allowed no hits and a walk with no strikeouts over a scoreless inning Wednesday against the Tigers.

Basso made his season debut for the Athletics, tossing a scoreless ninth inning to close out an impressive sweep of the Tigers. The southpaw has spent most of the year sidelined by a left shoulder strain suffered in March, then was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas upon activation Aug. 11 before being recalled ahead of Wednesday's contest. Though a starter by trade, Basso has been working out of the bullpen since returning from injury.

Triolo is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in St. Louis.

Triolo saw his streak of five straight multi-hit games come to an end during Wednesday's 2-1 win, though he drew two walks and scored a run. With Triolo getting a day off Thursday, the Pirates will turn to Liover Peguero at shortstop.