MLB Player News

Doyle went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Friday's 3-0 win over the Padres.

Doyle has picked up the pace on the basepaths with five steals over his last 20 games. In that span, he's batting .324 (24-for-74) while adding four home runs, six doubles and 15 RBI. The outfielder has provided a decent mix of power and speed, though not at the same level as he showed last year. He's racked up 14 homers, 19 doubles, 16 steals, 54 RBI, 52 runs scored and a .247/.291/.395 slash line across 120 contests, but he's been much more consistent in recent weeks.

Soto went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, one RBI, one run scored and a stolen base in Friday's 5-4 win over the Reds.

Soto set the tone early with a single, stolen base and run scored in the first inning before delivering an RBI double in the fourth. The 26-year-old has been on fire, hitting safely in 11 of his last 12 contests while piling up seven extra-base hits, 16 RBI, 14 runs scored and seven steals over that stretch. For the season, he's slashing .261/.401/.523 with 37 homers, 92 RBI, 108 runs scored and 28 steals across 620 plate appearances.

Crow-Armstrong went 2-for-3 with a run scored, a stolen base and two RBI in Friday's 11-5 win over the Nationals.

After being held out of the lineup in each of his last two games amid a slump, Crow-Armstrong returned Friday with a much-improved performance. The speedy outfielder is still batting just .206 over his last 10 games, and he's gone deep just once in his last 37 contests, but Crow-Armstrong is too talented to keep out of fantasy lineups. He's now up to 32 stolen bases on the season, and he's added 28 home runs for a full stat line.

Happ went 1-for-2 with three walks, a solo home run and four total runs scored in Friday's 11-5 win over the Nationals.

Happ demonstrated both his patient eye at the plate as well as his burgeoning power stroke. The veteran outfielder now has 20 home runs in a season for the fifth time in his nine-year MLB career, and he's gone deep four times in his last seven games. Dating back to the beginning of August, Happ is batting .282 with five home runs, 15 RBI and 18 runs scored across 31 contests.

Fernandez is not in the Rockies' starting lineup against the Padres on Friday.

Even with the Padres sending right-hander Nick Pivetta to the mound, the lefty-hitting Fernandez will be on the bench for a second straight game while Tyler Freeman serves as the designated hitter. Fernandez has gone 7-for-17 (.412) with two home runs and four RBI over his last five games.

Matos is absent from the lineup for Friday's contest in St. Louis.

Matos started the last two games and 12 of the last 13 games, but he will begin Friday's festivities on the bench. Drew Gilbert will draw the start in right field and bat eighth for the Giants in the series opener.

Castellanos is not in the lineup for Friday's game in Miami.

Castellanos has now been absent from the lineup each of the last three times the Phillies have faced a right-handed batter, as he appears to have fallen into a short-side platoon. He's slashing only .199/.253/.309 since the All-Star break. Max Kepler will start in right field and bat seventh for Friday's series opener.

Miami placed Hill (hamstring) on the 10-day injured list Friday, retroactive to Sept. 2.

Hill suffered a hamstring strain in Monday's game against the Nationals, and a report Wednesday indicated he'll miss the remainder of the 2025 campaign due to the issue. Friday's move opens up a spot on the active roster for Jack Winkler, whose contract was selected from Triple-A Jacksonville in a corresponding move.

Acuna is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Mariners.

Acuna is out of the lineup for the first time since being activated from the 10-day injured list Aug. 15. His absence comes in the middle of an 0-for-20 stretch at the plate, during which Acuna is also striking out at a 38.1 percent clip. In Acuna's place, Jake Fraley will patrol right field.

Tucker (calf) remains out of the lineup for Friday's game versus the Nationals.

Tucker hasn't played since exiting Tuesday's contest against Atlanta with left calf tightness. Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Friday that the team is hoping Tucker can return to the lineup sometime this weekend, perhaps in the designated hitter spot, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports. Willi Castro will be in right field for Chicago in Friday's series opener.