MLB Player News

Walker is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Walker started the past four games, going 3-for-15 with a walk, a double, three RBI and seven strikeouts since returning from a minor hip issue. LaMonte Wade is starting at first base Sunday, which opens up left field for Zach Dezenzo.

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

Pasquantino will be given the afternoon off after he went 8-for-21 with three runs and one RBI while starting in the Royals' previous six games. Salvador Perez will replace Pasquantino at first base.

Encarnacion-Strand will start at third base and bat fifth in Sunday's game against Atlanta.

Encarnacion-Strand has sizzled at the plate since being called up from Triple-A Norfolk on July 16, going 9-for-24 (.375) with three home runs, nine RBI and a 1:6 BB:K. He'll be making his sixth consecutive start Sunday at third base, where he appears to have leapfrogged Coby Mayo on the depth chart.

Stewart is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

Stewart will receive his first day off this season after drawing starts in 103 straight games. The 22-year-old remains one of the leading contenders for the National League Rookie of the Year Award, but he's lost some momentum coming out of the All-Star break with a .188/.200/.406 slash line over the last eight games. With Stewart getting a breather, Ke'Bryan Hayes will pick up a start at third base in the series finale in St. Louis.

Hoskins is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.

Hoskins will be on the bench for the second game in a row and for the third time in five contests. With the Guardians recently getting Jose Ramirez and Angel Martinez back from the injured list, Hoskins could see most of his usage on the short side of a platoon at first base with Kyle Manzardo.

Vargas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

Vargas will hit the bench for the series finale after he had gone 9-for-21 with two walks, five runs and two RBI over the Diamondbacks' past six games. He'll cede his spot in the starting nine to Tyler Locklear, who will cover first base and bat eighth.

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

Aranda started the previous seven contests but will hit the bench Sunday. The first baseman has yet to get on track since the All-Star break with a .154/.214/.154 slash line and 38.1 percent strikeout rate in 10 games. Ryan Vilade is picking up the start at first base in the series finale versus Cleveland.

Freeman went 3-for-4 in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Mets.

This was Freeman's third three-hit effort in a row, though all three knocks were singles Saturday. While the first baseman has been steady with the stick in July, batting .324 over 19 contests this month, he's supplied just five RBI. For the year, he's batting .299 with an .868 OPS, 15 home runs, 51 RBI, 56 runs scored, 26 doubles, one triple and five stolen bases over 102 contests. Given Freeman's prominent spot in a strong lineup, his run production should eventually get back on track.

Burleson went 3-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored in Saturday's 7-0 win over the Reds.

Burleson alone matched the Reds' hit total in the contest. He has alternated three-hit efforts and hitless performances over his last seven games, going 12-for-29 (.414) with three RBI in that span. For the season, the 27-year-old is batting .285 with an .813 OPS, 15 home runs, 70 RBI, 55 runs scored, 25 doubles, one triple and three stolen bases across 103 games.

Devers went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and four RBI in Saturday's 9-2 win over the Angels.

The big blow for the 29-year-old slugger was a three-run homer in the fourth inning off Brent Suter that capped the scoring on the day for the Giants. Devers has gone yard in back-to-back games, and over 19 contests in July he's batting .286 (20-for-70) with seven of his 22 long balls on the season, along with 16 runs and 16 RBI.