MLB Player News

Polanco is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

Polanco will sit for the first time all season, opening up a spot in the lineup at shortstop for Ehire Adrianza. The 25-year-old turned in one of the best performances of his career earlier in the weekend, recording his first cycle as part of a 5-for-5 showing at the plate.

McNeil (knee) will start in left field and hit leadoff Sunday against the Nationals.

McNeil was withheld from Saturday's lineup to rest his sore knee, but there was never much concern about the injury forcing a multi-game absence. Though the 27-year-old has typically slotted into the bottom half of the order this season, he'll move atop the lineup in the series finale with the struggling Brandon Nimmo getting a day off.

Forsythe moved to first base when Ronald Guzman left Saturday's game with a hamstring injury.

Forsythe started the game at third base, spelling Asdrubal Cabrera, but he moved across the diamond after Guzman's injury. Forsythe is a utility infielder more familiar with the other three infield spots, so it's uncertain if the Rangers would have him serve as a full-time first baseman if Guzman's injury lingers. If Guzman needs a stint on the injured list, Texas could call up Matt Davidson, who is playing first base at Triple-A Nashville.

Hernandez is not in the lineup Saturday against the Rockies.

The Dodgers have mostly stayed true to their word in getting Hernandez more starts. He'll sit for just the second time this season and has certainly earned the increased role, hitting .370 with three homers. Max Muncy will slide over to second in his absence, with Cody Bellinger playing first and Alex Verdugo entering the lineup in right field.

Estrada has been optioned back to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

It was a short stint at the big-league level for the 23-year-old, who was initially called up earlier this week after Troy Tulowitzki (calf) hit the injured list, but he won't end up logging a big-league at-bat before getting sent back down. Infielder Giovanny Urshela was called up in a corresponding move.

McNeil is not starting Saturday against Washington due to a sore knee, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

The Mets wanted to give McNeil an extra day of rest following Friday's off day. It doesn't sound as though he's expected to miss much more time. J.D. Davis starts at third base.

Frazier is not starting Saturday against the Reds.

Frazier has started each of the Pirates' first six games, hitting .308 with three doubles. Kevin Newman will start in his place at second base.

Altuve went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Friday's 3-2 win over the Athletics.

The Astros' offense has scuffled to start the season, leaving bushels of runners on base, but the team's stars did just enough to eke out a home-opening win. Alex Bregman had a two-out RBI in the third, Carlos Correa bashed a solo home run in the fourth, and Altuve delivered a run-scoring double in the seventh to support Collin McHugh's quality start. Altuve has put together two consecutive multi-hit games, raising his season average to .258.

Polanco hit for the cycle, going 5-for-5 with a solo home run in a 10-4 loss to the Phillies on Friday.

Hitting for the cycle is hard -- recording a cycle with one RBI and one run scored has to be nearly impossible, but Polanco was able to do it Friday night. Despite the historic night, owners will have to settle for Polanco's batting average seeing the only major bump. His average rose from .286 to .423 after his five-hit night.

Marte went 2-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI in Friday's 15-8 victory over the Red Sox.

Marte launched a solo homer to right in the fourth and hit a grand slam in the sixth to essentially put the game on ice. The 25-year-old continues to see the ball well at the dish and is now 11-for-36 with three homers, 11 RBI and two stolen bases over eight games.