MLB Player News

Holliday is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Yankees.

Holliday is in the midst of a 4-for-31 (.129) slump at the plate, and he'll get the night off Friday to clear his head. In his place, Jordan Westburg will play second base and lead off.

The Red Sox optioned Campbell to Triple-A Worcester on Friday, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

Campbell has been slumping at the plate and struggling in the field recently, and Boston will send him down to Triple-A to get back on track. In his last 30 MLB games, Campbell slashed .176/.270/.231 with a 28.8 percent strikeout rate. His spot on the active roster goes to Wilyer Abreu (oblique), who is coming off the injured list.

Clemens went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored during Thursday's 12-5 win over Cincinnati.

Clemens launched his seventh home run of the season, tagging Nick Martinez for a two-run homer that plated Ryan Jeffers. Clemens came into Thursday's contest hitless in his last 11 at-bats and without a multi-hit game since May 19. On the year, Clemens is slashing .219/.317/.486 in 121 plate appearances.

The Red Sox are expected to option Campbell to Triple-A Worcester ahead of Friday's series opener against the Giants, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

Campbell broke into the big leagues with a .301/.407/.495 batting line through the end of April, but he has slashed only .159/.243/.222 since and has also struggled defensively at second base. He'll get a reset at Worcester and has a good chance to rejoin the big club later this season. David Hamilton has started each of the last three games at second base for the Red Sox and should continue to hold down the position for the time being against righties. Once Alex Bregman (quad) comes back, Marcelo Mayer is an option to shift to the keystone.

Sosa is out of the lineup for the first game of Thursday's doubleheader versus the Cardinals.

Sosa had been scheduled to sit out Wednesday's game against right-hander Sonny Gray before the contest was postponed due to inclement weather. The two teams are making up the postponed game with a doubleheader Thursday, and Sosa will still find himself on the bench for the first contest of the day while St. Louis sends righty Erick Fedde to the bump. Sosa had been a near-everyday player for the White Sox prior to landing on the injured list June 4 with a hip flexor strain, and despite being activated earlier this week, he might have to settle for more of a part-time role in the Chicago infield.

Clemens will start at second base and bat ninth in Thursday's game against the Reds.

Clemens started just once in the Twins' last six games while the team faced off against five left-handed pitchers, but he finds himself in the starting nine for the third consecutive matchup with a righty. Outfielder Harrison Bader, meanwhile, has been on the bench for all three of those matchups with righties, so Bader and Clemens could end up forming a de facto righty/lefty platoon while the Twins have an open spot in the lineup with Royce Lewis (hamstring) on the injured list. Both Clemens and Bader could see their opportunities tail off once Lewis is back in action.

Chisholm went 1-for-4 with a home run in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Angels.

Chisholm got the Yankees on the board in the second inning with a 407-foot blast off Jack Kochanowicz, tying the game at 1-1. It's the 10th homer of the year for Chisholm, who's batting .326 with three long balls and four steals in 13 games since returning from a month-long IL stint. Overall, Chisholm is slashing .223/.335/.459 with 25 RBI, 23 runs scored and 10 stolen bases across 176 plate appearances this season.

Schneemann went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run Wednesday in a 4-2 win against San Francisco.

Schneemann had the biggest hit of the night for either team with his three-run blast off Justin Verlander in the fourth inning. The long ball was his first extra-base hit since he rapped two doubles against the Yankees on June 4. Schneemann remains in a strong-side platoon role -- he regularly rests against lefty starters -- which dings his fantasy value despite a relatively promising campaign that includes a .775 OPS, eight homers, 21 RBI, 22 runs and five stolen bases through 56 games.

Lowe went 1-for-1 with a walk, a two-run home run and two runs scored Wednesday against the Orioles.

Lowe was out of the lineup with lefty Trevor Rogers on the mound, but the second baseman entered the game in the fifth inning as a pinch hitter. He blasted a two-run homer to tie the game at 8-8, which is his 15th long ball of the season and fourth across 16 games in June. Lowe has gone 20-for-60 with 10 RBI and 15 runs scored this month.

Lowe is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.

Lowe will head to the bench while the Rays go with a right-handed-heavy lineup featuring just one lefty hitter (Jonathan Aranda) to counter Orioles southpaw Trevor Rogers. Curtis Mead will fill in for Lowe at second base and will bat second.