MLB Player News

Beck isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Angels, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

The Rockies will give Beck a chance to clear his head Friday after he went 0-for-5 with four strikeouts in Thursday's contest. Mickey Moniak, Brenton Doyle and Tyler Freeman will start across the outfield while Beck sits.

Hicklen cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Friday.

Hicklen was designated for assignment Tuesday, but he'll remain within the Phillies organization at Triple-A. The outfielder has slashed .218/.288/.437 with eight home runs and seven stolen bases across 132 plate appearances for Lehigh Valley this season.

Pham is out of the lineup for Friday's game versus the Athletics.

Since homering Sept. 9, Pham has gone hitless in his last six games. Jack Suwinski will patrol left field and bat seventh in Pham's stead.

Mullins is out of the lineup for Friday's game against Washington.

The Nationals haven't formally announced their starting pitcher Friday, but it's expected to be southpaw Andrew Alvarez. Regardless, the lefty-hitting Mullins will take a seat, as Jose Siri roams center field. In his last seven games, Mullins is 5-for-18 (.278).

Nimmo went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer in Thursday's 6-1 win over San Diego.

Nimmo extended New York's lead to 5-1 in the third inning with his homer off lefty Wandy Peralta, his 24th of the year to match a career high. The 32-year-old Nimmo has gone 6-for-20 (.300) with a pair of homers in his last five games. Overall, he's batting .261 with a .768 OPS, 86 RBI, 76 runs scored and 12 stolen bases through 612 plate appearances this season.

Frelick isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Angels.

Although Frelick is in the middle of a six-game hitting streak, the Brewers will give him a day off Thursday for a matchup against left-handed starter Yusei Kikuchi. Isaac Collins, Blake Perkins and Jackson Chourio will start across the outfield while Frelick rests.

Marte isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Cubs.

The Reds will give Marte a chance to catch his breath Thursday after he went 6-for-22 with a homer during his last five games. Will Benson will fill the void in right field while batting fifth.

Doyle is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Marlins.

Doyle has a .143 average and .353 OPS over the last 15 days. With Doyle coming off the bench Thursday, Jordan Beck, Mickey Moniak and Tyler Freeman will patrol the outfield for Colorado.

Hill (hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Jacksonville on Thursday, Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase.com reports.

Previous reports indicated that the right hamstring strain Hill suffered in early September would end his season, but it now appears he's got a shot to be activated from the 10-day injured list before the end of the month. Hill's playing time had fallen off before he got hurt, and if he does make it back before the end of the season, it would likely be in a reserve role.

Laureano went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Wednesday in a 7-4 win against the Mets.

Laureano capped the scoring in the contest with a solo shot to left field in the ninth inning. The veteran outfielder had been slumping coming into Wednesday with a .103 batting average (3-for-29) over his previous eight games. Laureano has still been very good overall since joining the Padres at the trade deadline, though, posting an .869 OPS with nine homers, 30 RBI, 24 runs and two stolen bases over 43 games.