MLB Player News

Haggerty is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

It's the third straight game on the bench for Haggerty, who returned to the lineup Wednesday after missing some time with a finger injury. It's unclear if the 28-year-old aggravated the injury or if he's simply fallen out of favor for playing time. Taylor Trammell will start in right field and bat ninth Sunday.

Torres is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.

After going 2-for-11 with a double, a run and an RBI while starting at second base in each of the past three games, Torres will get a breather for the series finale. Rookie Oswald Peraza will spell Torres at the keystone.

Hernandez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Rangers, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

Hernandez is 9-for-26 with a home run, two doubles, five walks, five RBI and six runs over his past eight games, but he'll head to the bench Sunday for the second time in Boston's past four contests. Rob Refsnyder will take over in center field and bat seventh.

Chavis is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

Josh VanMeter will fill in at first base while Chavis rests after manning the position for each of the past six games. During that six-game stretch, Chavis went 3-for-22 with a home run, a walk and nine strikeouts.

Biggio will start at second base and bat sixth in Sunday's game against the Pirates.

The utility man will make his third start in four games, this time filling in at the keystone for Santiago Espinal (hand) after making his previous two starts at first base. Espinal is considered day-to-day with the hand injury, so if he's available to return at some point during the Blue Jays' upcoming series with the Orioles that begins Monday, Biggio will likely see his playing time take a hit.

Espinal (hand) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

Even though Espinal escaped with no structural damage to his left hand after being struck by a pitch in Saturday's 4-1 win, he'll be on the bench for the series finale while he recovers from a painful contusion. Cavan Biggio steps in at second base for Espinal, who can be considered day-to-day heading into Monday's doubleheader in Baltimore.

Arroyo started at first base and went 0-for-3 in Saturday's 5-3 win over Texas.

Arroyo became the first Red Sox player to make consecutive starts at first base -- one against a left-hander and one against right-hander -- over the last week of games. Just as it looks like he might get the bulk of playing time at first, the Red Sox will call up first base prospect Triston Casas on Sunday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports. The lefty-swinging Casas is expected to make his major-league debut Sunday against Texas right-hander Dane Dunning.

Semien went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Red Sox.

The Rangers were held in check through seven innings, before Semien's two-run blast in the eighth brought life to the team. Nathaniel Lowe homered two batters later, and Texas loaded the bases in the ninth but couldn't finish the comeback. The homer extended Semien's hitting streak to seven games (11-for-29, .379), and he has posted a .345/.383/.618 line with eight extra-base hits, nine RBI and 14 runs in 13 contests over the last two weeks.

Altuve went 2-for-5 with a double and a stolen base Saturday against the Angels.

Altuve was one of the offensive bright spots for the Astros' offense Saturday, as he tallied his 32nd double and 14th stolen base of the season. He now has eight multi-hit performances in his last 13 games, and he's hit .358 with two home runs, six RBI, two stolen bases and 12 runs scored in that span. Altuve has been excellent throughout the season and maintained a .287/.374/.513 line across 497 plate appearances.

Garcia went 4-for-5 with a solo home run and two doubles in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Mets.

Garcia has three multi-hit efforts in his last four games, though this was the first time he's had multiple extra-base hits since Aug. 2. The infielder opened the scoring with his first-inning solo shot. The 22-year-old's recent surge has boosted his batting average to .300 with a .759 OPS, six homers, 29 RBI, 21 runs scored, two stolen bases and 16 doubles through 67 contests this year.