MLB Player News

Gurriel is out of the lineup Sunday versus the Rangers, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Gurriel will take a seat Sunday after starting the past 16 games and posting a .625 OPS during that stretch. Abraham Toro will cover first base in his place while Robel Garcia starts at the hot corner.

Dalbec is not in the lineup Sunday against the Yankees, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Dalbec started three consecutive contests before heading to the bench Saturday, and he's now out of the lineup for the second straight game. He's 4-for-20 with nine strikeouts through seven games in the second half. Franchy Cordero will work at first base in his place Sunday.

Santana went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 9-8 win over the Tigers.

The Royals took the lead for good with a five-run seventh inning, and Santana's blast was the highlight of the rally. The 35-year-old has gone yard in back-to-back games and hit safely in six straight, boosting his slash line on the season to .241/.358/.421 with 17 homers and 55 RBI through 96 contests.

Mountcastle went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double and a solo home run in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Nationals.

His fourth-inning blast off Jon Lester gave the O's a 2-0 lead. Mountcastle is hitting only .214 (6-for-28) since the All-Star break, but four of the hits have gone for extra bases (two doubles, two homers), and he's driven in seven. On the season, the 24-year-old is slashing .252/.300/.452 with 16 home runs and 55 RBI through 91 games.

Voit (knee) is doing "significantly better," per Yankees manager Aaron Boone, and could return to the active roster during the first week of August, MLB.com reports.

The first baseman last played July 16 and has been out since that date while dealing with a bone bruise and inflammation in his left knee. He was able to resume baseball activities earlier this week and appears to be closing in on a return. Injuries have limited Voit to 29 games this season, during which he has slashed .241/.328/.370 with three homers and 11 RBI over 122 plate appearances.

Gittens underwent X-rays on Saturday after stepping on a bat and rolling his ankle, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Gittens had only just returned to the lineup after missing a few days with a minor Achilles injury. Whether or not he'll need to miss more time remains to be seen.

Diaz is on the bench for Saturday's game against Cleveland, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Diaz has gone 7-for-20 with two home runs and four RBI in seven games since the All-Star break, although the bulk of that production came during Thursday's four-hit effort. Ji-Man Choi will start at first base and bat second with the right-handed J.C. Mejia on the mound for Cleveland.

Dalbec isn't in the lineup Saturday against the Yankees, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Dalbec had started each of the last three games while filling in for Christian Arroyo (hamstring), but he'll get a breather after he went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts Friday. Michael Chavis will start at first base and bat ninth.

France went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and a run scored in Friday's 4-3 win over the Athletics.

France walked to begin the bottom half of the second and came around to score on a two-run homer from Cal Raleigh. The 26-year-old would end up notching a single and then a double his next two times up, giving him five multi-hit performances over his last seven games. He's been swinging a hot bat for a while now and it's brought his slash line up to .276/.356/.429 with nine homers, 43 RBI, 44 runs scored and a 27:63 BB:K over 368 plate appearances.

Olson went 1-for-4 with a solo homer run in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Mariners.

Olson took Yusei Kikuchi yard in the fourth for his only hit of the night. The 27-year-old slugger now has three homers in his last four games and 26 overall for the year. He's on pace for his best season since breaking into the league in 2016, as he's slashing .288/.376/.588 with 49 extra-base hits, 65 RBI, 64 runs scored, three steals and 46:63 BB:K over 394 plate appearances. His strikeout percentage has gone way down in comparison to past seasons which has led to a complete turnaround from his .195/.310/.424 slash line in 2020.