MLB Player News

Pasquantino is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

The rookie will sit for the first time since July 27, ending a stretch of 10 consecutive starts at either first base or designated hitter. Salvador Perez will serve as the Royals' DH on Sunday, while Nick Pratto gets the starting nod at first base.

Gurriel is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

He'll take a seat for the second time in less than a week, allowing Trey Mancini to pick up a start at first base. The move to the bench comes after Gurriel went 1-for-14 with an RBI in the first three games of the series in Cleveland.

Dalbec went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Royals.

Dalbec has hit safely in three of his four games in August, but the presence of Eric Hosmer on the roster likely means he'll see less playing time down the stretch. This was Dalbec's first homer since he swatted two versus the Guardians on July 27. The corner infielder is up to 11 long balls this season while adding 32 RBI, 32 runs scored, two stolen bases and a mediocre .205/.280/.369 slash line through 300 plate appearances.

Pratto went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Red Sox.

Pratto walked it off in the ninth inning with a two-out solo shot off Red Sox reliever Garrett Whitlock. After beginning his major-league career with three multi-hit efforts in his first five games, Pratto's cooled off noticeably. Saturday's homer made this just the second time the first baseman has hit safely in consecutive contests this year. He's slashing .196/.313/.393 with two long balls, five RBI, four runs scored, a triple and three doubles through 67 plate appearances. Despite the growing pains, the Royals are likely to give the 23-year-old an extended audition in a lost season for the team.

Rizzo (back) is unlikely to play Sunday against the Cardinals, according to Brendan Kuty of The Newark Star-Ledger.

Rizzo did not rule out taking the field Sunday, but when asked if he would play, he responded, "realistically probably not." Rizzo's status will be known for sure when the Yankees release their starting lineup for Sunday's contest.

Rizzo (back) remains on the bench Saturday against St. Louis.

Rizzo was scratched from Friday's lineup due to lower-back tightness and evidently needs at least one more day to recover. DJ LeMahieu will handle first base in his absence.

Diaz will sit Saturday against the Tigers, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Diaz has gone hitless in his last four games but still owns a strong .280/.393/.389 slash line overall. Yu Chang will get the start at third base Saturday.

France (wrist) went 1-for-5 with a two-run single in an extra-inning loss to the Angels on Friday.

Seeing his first game action since last Saturday, France came through with a clutch game-tying single in the ninth inning to send the game into an extra frame. The 28-year-old was also hampered by an elbow injury in late June and early July, but he's still generated a solid .270 average and .789 OPS in the 18 games he's played since that absence.

Pasquantino went 3-for-5 with a run scored in Friday's 7-4 loss to the Red Sox.

Pasquantino had gone 3-for-14 across four games to begin August, with all of those knocks being doubles. He doubled his hit count for the month with a trio of singles in Friday's contest, making this his first multi-hit effort since July 30. The 24-year-old has had a relatively quiet start to his major-league career, slashing .234/.324/.347 with three home runs, six RBI, 10 runs scored and five doubles through his first 142 plate appearances. He's settled in as the Royals' primary designated hitter with some time at first base, though he shares that position with fellow prospect Nick Pratto.

Guerrero went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Friday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Twins.

Guerrero's second homer in as many games got the Blue Jays within a run in the seventh inning. He extended his hitting streak to 16 contests, and this was his eighth multi-hit effort in that span. The first baseman has gone 27-for-64 (.422) during the streak to lift his slash line to .289/.362/.515 with 23 long balls, 68 RBI, 62 runs scored and four stolen bases through 105 contests this year.