MLB Player News

Conforto went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Giants.

Conforto was the only Dodger with a multi-hit effort in this comeback win. The outfielder has homered twice and added six RBI while going 8-for-19 over his last six games. He's put together a decent September, batting .310 (13-for-42) over 13 games this month, raising his season slash line to .203/.305/.343 with 12 homers, 35 RBI, 49 runs scored and one stolen base across 132 contests.

McCarthy went 3-for-4 with a double and one run scored in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Phillies.

McCarthy had gone just 1-for-16 over his previous five games. The outfielder has filled a strong-side platoon role down the stretch as the Diamondbacks' primary option in left field. He's up to a .209/.255/.335 slash line with three home runs, 19 RBI, 17 runs scored, seven doubles, four triples and six stolen bases over 207 plate appearances this season.

Merrill went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and two additional runs scored in Saturday's 7-3 win over the White Sox.

Merrill is on a heater at the plate, tallying multiple hits in four of his last six games. Six of his 15 homers for the year have come in the past 13 games, during which the center fielder is batting .321 with 11 RBI and 12 runs scored. That said, Merrill has just one stolen base over 109 contests amid what's been an injury-plagued campaign, and he hasn't even attempted to steal a base since June 14 after swiping 16 bags during the 2024 regular season.

Tatis went 1-for-5 with two runs scored and two stolen bases in Saturday's 7-3 win over the White Sox.

It was the third multi-steal game of the season by Tatis, who swiped multiple bags for the first time since Aug. 9 against Boston. The All-Star right fielder has at least two hits in four of his last seven outings amid his first career 20-homer, 30-steal campaign. Through 580 at-bats, Tatis is hitting .266 with 22 long balls and 65 RBI to go with career highs in runs scored (107) and steals (32).

Friedl went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Cubs.

Friedl singled and scored in the third inning before doubling the Reds' lead with a solo blast in the seventh. It was a welcome showing for the 30-year-old, who had gone just 4-for-33 since his last homer Sept. 8. On the year, he's slashing .259/.362/.373 with 13 homers, 50 RBI, 79 runs scored and 12 steals across 653 plate appearances.

Hays was removed from Saturday's game against the Cubs due to back spasms.

Hays was lifted at the start of the sixth inning after going 0-for-3 with two strikeouts. He was replaced in left field by Spencer Steer, who moved over from first base, while Sal Stewart entered the game to play first.

Collins isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game versus St. Louis.

Collins will get a breather Saturday after going 0-for-13 in his last four games. Jake Bauers will cover for him in left field while Andrew Vaughn gets the nod at first base.

Nootbaar isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Brewers.

Nootbaar will get a chance to regroup Saturday after going 2-for-17 with an RBI and a run scored over his last five games. Alec Burleson will start in left field with Nootbaar out, opening up first base for Nolan Gorman.

Marte is not in Saturday's lineup against the Cubs.

Marte started five games in a row prior to sitting Thursday against a righty, starting Friday against a lefty and now sitting again against righty Javier Assad. In both cases, Will Benson has started in right field with Austin Hays in left. Marte is hitting .149 with 18 strikeouts and three walks over his last 12 games, so he may continue to lose playing time against righties. The Reds are tentatively scheduled to face only right-handed starters in their final eight games of the regular season.

Reynolds went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, an RBI and a run scored Friday against the A's.

Reynolds drove in a run and came around to score in the first inning to aid a three-run rally for Pittsburgh. He's having an interesting close to the season, hitting only .222 with one homer and four RBI across 15 starts in September. However, he's reaching base at a .344 clip with eight runs scored in the same span.