MLB Player News

Burger (oblique) will be placed on the injured list, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Burger tweaked his oblique in Sunday's loss to Atlanta. For what it's worth, Burger indicated after the game that the injury felt similarly to the one that cost him 10 days last season with the White Sox, so it would appear it could be a relatively brief absence. Otto Lopez will take Burger's spot on the roster and Emmanuel Rivera should see regular starts at third base while Burger is out.

Walker went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Sunday's 5-0 win over the Cardinals.

All three of Walker's hits went for singles, though he jumpstarted the Diamondbacks' five-run fifth inning with a leadoff base hit. Walker is seeing the baseball well early on, slashing .300/.417/.467 but has not recorded an extra-base hit since April 2 and currently owns a .167 ISO.

Pasquantino went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Mets.

Pasquantino was the only Royal to get on base multiple times in the low-scoring loss. He got Kansas City on the board with a ninth-inning homer, his second long ball in four games. After an ice-cold start to the season, he's gone 8-for-15 with nine RBI over his last four contests. Pasquantino remains the Royals' top option at first base, though he could also lose some at-bats versus left-handed pitchers if Nick Loftin sees more time at first once Michael Massey (back) joins the competition for playing time at second base.

Encarnacion-Strand went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and four RBI during Sunday's win over the White Sox.

Encarnacion-Strand's two-run shot came in the third inning and opened the scoring for the Reds. He later added a two-run single to close out a four-run seventh. The homer marked Encarnacion-Strand's second of the season and first since March 31 as he broke an eight-game string without an extra-base hit. He's hitting a paltry .185 on the season and has tallied just one walk, though he's accumulated six hits among three multi-hit games over his last five as he's showing signs of breaking out of his early-season funk.

Busch went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Mariners.

Busch has been on quite the surge, as he now has a home run in four straight games, giving him five total for the season. The power display has boosted his OPS to a robust 1.087. Busch should remain a strong fantasy asset while he's this locked in at the plate, though he figures to keep sitting against southpaws moving forward.

Burger was removed from Sunday's game against Atlanta due to left oblique discomfort, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Burger grounded out in his lone plate appearance before exiting Sunday's contest with the injury. The severity of the issue is unclear, and the 28-year-old should be considered day-to-day until more information is available.

Mountcastle went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's 11-5 loss to the Brewers.

Mountcastle opened the scoring with his first-inning blast off former Orioles prospect DL Hall. Mountcastle has hit safely in his last five games, going 9-for-21 (.429) in that span. He's batting .314 with a .912 OPS, two homers, nine RBI, nine runs scored and five doubles over 13 contests in a near-everyday role at first base.

Walsh is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Houston.

Walsh is 2-for-18 with four walks, four RBI and eight strikeouts over his past seven games, and he'll take a seat against Astros righty Cristian Javier. Ezequiel Duran will start at first base and bat eighth Sunday.

Bauers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

Even with a right-hander (Corbin Burnes) taking the hill for the opposition, the lefty-hitting Bauers will find himself on the bench for the second time in the series. Bauers could end up moving into more of a part-time role if Rhys Hoskins continues to see regular duties at first base and if the Brewers elect to rotate players at designated hitter.

Wade went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and two runs scored while also drawing two walks in Saturday's win over Tampa Bay.

Wade singled in his first at-bat before coming around to score San Francisco's first run of the game on a Michael Conforto double. The first baseman then launched a two-out, two-run home run off Ryan Pepiot in the top of the fifth to extend the Giants' lead to three runs, marking his first long ball of the season. Wade is now batting .375 in April with three RBI, five runs scored and seven walks to only five strikeouts. He's also hit safely in six of his last seven games.