MLB Player News

Rocchio appeared in 281 major league games from 2023-25 and collected three hits in four of them. This year, he’s already done it six times while batting .299/.382/.420. Statcast thinks he’s overachieving somewhat, as his exit velocity numbers haven’t improved at all, but it definitely helps the cause that he has his strikeout rate down to 11.4 percent. His career mark was 21.3 percent coming into the year.

Alonso collected four hits for the first time as an Oriole and the 10th time in his career. His homer, projected at 435 feet, was a three-run blast off Matthew Liberatore. It was his 31st of the season and 295th of his career. He’s now tied with another Orioles first baseman, Chris Davis (as well as José Ramírez) for 174th place on the all-time list.

Bassitt struck out five and walked none. He averaged a season-high 93.4 mph with his sinker tonight, and his velocity has been above his season average in all three starts since he returned form the IL at the beginning of the month. As long as he keeps throwing like this, he might be of use in mixed leagues the rest of the way.

Liberatore lost a fourth straight start to 5-12 with a 5.44 ERA. Still, his job security has improved due to injuries to Andre Pallante and Hunter Dobbins. He’ll likely face the Pirates on Sunday.

Thanks to Tyler O’Neill’s absence, Encarnacion-Strand and Coby Mayo have both gotten to start the last three games. Things are about to get crowded, though, with Blaze Alexander returning from the IL this weekend. CES has done solid work in hitting .238/.278/.485, particularly with his 25 RBI in 101 plate appearances. Still, he’s likely looking at a reduced role or maybe even a trip back to the minors soon.

His one ball in play was a weak groundout. Basallo is 2-for-19 with an 8/0 K/BB since coming off the IL, though one of his hits was a big pinch-hit two-run homer in a 3-2 win Saturday.

Diaz now has 10 home runs on the season. He hit a solo shot off Will Warren in the second inning and another solo shot off Brent Headrick in the eighth inning. Diaz was hitting .217 with no homers and three RBI in 18 games in August entering play Tuesday. He’s hitting .261 with a .712 OPS and 32 RBI this year.

García’s home run was his 27th of the season. He hit a two-run shot off Ethan Pecko in the fifth inning. García now has three home runs in his last five games. He’s hitting .283 with an .871 OPS and 85 RBI.

Bellinger’s home run was his 12th of the season. He hit a three-run shot off Ethan Pecko in the third inning. Bellinger singled and scored a run in his return Sunday. He’s hitting .258 with a .771 OPS and 56 RBI.

Hader save was his 19th of the year. He lowered his ERA to 0.81. After starting the season on the injured list, Hader has been at the top of his game this season as one of the better closer options in the league.