MLB Player News

Calhoun is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

After being activated from the injured list earlier this weekend, Calhoun started in the outfield in the first two games of the series, going 1-for-10 with a double and two RBI between the contests. He isn't believed to have suffered a setback with his surgically repaired meniscus upon returning to action, but Calhoun will likely sit Sunday in what is most likely a maintenance day. Pavin Smith will fill in for Calhoun in right field.

Cabrera is not in the lineup Sunday against the Reds.

The 35-year-old went 1-for-2 with a homer, two runs, two RBI and two walks Saturday but will head to the bench for the series finale. Cabrera has a .944 OPS through 33 plate appearances this season. Josh VanMeter will start at the keystone Sunday, pushing Eduardo Escobar to third base.

Cron is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants, Danielle Allentuck of The Denver Gazette reports.

Josh Fuentes will take over at first base while Cron sits for the second time in less than a week. Following a productive spring training, Cron has struggled to get going at the plate, despite making six of his eight starts at Coors Field. Cron has recorded four hits -- two doubles and two singles -- while striking out 11 times in 27 at-bats.

Hiura is not in the lineup Sunday at St. Louis.

Hiura went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer -- his first of the season -- Saturday, but he'll head to the bench for the series finale. Daniel Vogelbach will start at first base and bat second Sunday for the Brewers.

Cronenworth went 3-for-4 with a walk and scored a run in a victory over the Rangers on Saturday.

Cronenworth has already registered two three-hit performances through nine games, and he is slashing a superb .364/.462/.485 in the early going. The 27-year-old has yet to hit a home run or steal a base, but he appears in line for an everyday role at second base this season, and his bat-to-ball skills translate to a high batting-average floor.

Walker went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 8-3 win over the Reds.

Walker's sixth-inning sacrifice fly delivered the Diamondbacks' seventh run, and it was his third RBI over the first nine games. He's been slow out of the gate, going 4-for-32 in eight games before delivering his first multi-hit performance of the season Saturday. It looks like Walker is seeing the ball better, getting on base five times the last two games, including working three walks Friday.

Freeman went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run Saturday in a 5-4 victory over the Phillies.

Freeman turned a one-run deficit into a one-run lead in the first inning, drilling a 397-foot two-run homer to right field. He later produced the decisive run for the Braves with an RBI fielder's choice in the seventh frame. Though the reigning NL MVP is batting only .154 so far this season, he has racked up three home runs and six runs batted in. Nearly all of that production (two homers and five RBI) has come in his past two games.

Cabrera went 1-for-2 with two walks, a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in a win over the Reds on Saturday.

Cabrera entered this contest with just two hits in his last five games (15 at-bats), but he had been showing a good approach with five walks against only one strikeout in that stretch. He continued to show his patience Saturday, but Cabrera also saw one he liked from Jeff Hoffman and took the right-hander yard for his second homer of the young season. Cabrera has been the starter at third base in all but one of Arizona's games so far.

Hiura went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run during Saturday's 9-5 win over the Cardinals.

The 24-year-old opened the season 0-for-19 with 10 strikeouts through the first five games of the season, but he's 3-for-9 with a home run, a double and two strikeouts across the first two games in St. Louis. Hiura may need to continue to hit well to maintain the starting job at first base following the horrid start.

Goldschmidt (back) is starting at first base and hitting second Saturday against the Brewers, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

As expected, Goldschmidt is ready to return to the lineup after missing the last couple games. He is hitting .308 with two doubles, seven strikeouts and two walks through six games.