MLB Player News

Bateman (hip) will start in center field and bat leadoff Saturday against the Reds.

Bateman has missed three consecutive starts, but after entering Friday's game off the bench, he'll return to the starting nine for Toronto's penultimate regular-season contest. The 24-year-old has found consistent success at the plate since debuting in early August, slashing .318/.392/.411 across 173 plate appearances.

The Tigers transferred Carpenter (foot) to the 60-day injured list Saturday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Carpenter has already been ruled out from returning this year due to plantar fasciitis in his left foot, so the Tigers will move him to the 60-day IL to create space on the 40-man roster for Justin Verlander (hamstring/hip), who will start Saturday's game.

Bolte went 2-for-5 with a triple, two RBI and a run scored in Friday's 6-5 win over the Astros.

Bolte smashed a two-RBI triple off the right-field wall to extend the Athletics' lead to 5-1 in the sixth inning. The 23-year-old is closing out his rookie campaign strongly, hitting .306/.416/.553 with five homers, 12 RBI, 18 runs and seven stolen bases in 22 September contests. Overall, Bolte is slashing .277/.359/.407 with 11 homers, 38 RBI, 57 runs and 21 stolen bases in 117 games.

Mangum isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Tigers.

Mangum will take a seat Saturday after going 1-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts in the series opener Friday. His absence will allow Ronny Simon to pick up a start in right field, batting seventh.

Church was out of Friday's lineup in Milwaukee due to lingering soreness in his foot, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Church fouled a ball off his foot during the Cardinals' series in Pittsburgh earlier this week. He was able to appear off the bench as a pinch hitter, so Church could be back in the lineup as soon as Saturday. Victor Scott started Friday in center field in Church's place, going 1-for-3 at the plate.

Anthony went 3-for-3 with a walk, two doubles, a triple and three runs scored in the first game of Friday's doubleheader against the Cubs.

The 22-year-old was a menace at the top of Boston's order, and Anthony crossed the plate with the winning run after ripping a one-out triple into the right-field corner in the seventh inning. After going 1-for-3 with another walk as the Red Sox won the nightcap, Anthony sports a .267/.327/.485 slash line with 12 extra-base hits (six doubles, two triples, four homers), 10 RBI and 12 runs in 24 games since returning from a finger injury in late August.

Caglianone went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI and a strikeout during Friday's 12-9 loss to Cleveland.

Caglianone recorded his fourth multi-hit effort in his last five games, picking up three base knocks. The 23-year-old got the scoring started for the Royals with an RBI double in the first and then added an RBI single in the fourth to take the lead. Over his last 30 games, Caglianone is batting a scorching-hot .358/.409/.491 with two homers and 21 RBI in 112 plate appearances.

Meckler went 4-for-5 with a double, a triple and two runs scored in Friday's 7-5 win over the Mariners.

Through six innings, Meckler had a triple, a double and a single, but he couldn't get the homer he needed for a cycle. He grounded out in the seventh and singled in the ninth. While he didn't claim a piece of history, Meckler still put up his fourth straight multi-hit effort. He's now batting .306 with a .775 OPS, three homers, 15 doubles, one triple, eight stolen bases, 27 RBI and 42 runs scored over 96 contests this season.

Martinez went 2-for-5 with a two-run double, a two run-single and a walk during Friday's 12-9 win over the Royals.

Martinez posted his second four-RBI effort in his last six games. The 24-year-old started the scoring with a two-run single in the first and later added a two-run double in the ninth to extend the lead. Over his last 15 games, the switch hitter has slashed .339/.362/.696 with four homers and 12 RBI in 58 plate appearances.

Lawlar went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 11-4 win over the Padres.

Lawlar has faded into a reserve role lately, but he made the most of a start Friday. In September, he has gone 12-for-51 (.235) with seven extra-base hits and seven RBI over 20 contests. Lawlar is batting .256 with a .781 OPS, six homers, 16 RBI, 17 runs scored, five doubles, one triple and five stolen bases over 43 games in the majors this season.