MLB Player News

Massey is out of the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Padres.

After going 4-for-8 with two RBI, two runs scored, one walk and one strikeout in the first two games of the series, Massey will receive a breather for Sunday's matchup. Nick Loftin will take over duties at second base and bat second for Kansas City.

Cronenworth is out of the lineup for Sunday's matchup against the Royals.

Cronenworth will ride the bench as Kansas City trots out southpaw Noah Cameron. Switch hitter Luis Rengifo will man second base and bat seventh for San Diego.

Meidroth is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

Meidroth will hit the bench for the first time since June 20 while Sam Antonacci spells him at the keystone. While starting Chicago's last 22 games, Meidroth slashed .263/.344/.338 with one home run, no stolen bases, 13 runs and seven RBI.

Bazzana went 3-for-7 with two walks, a triple, a home run and three RBI in Saturday's doubleheader split with the Pirates.

Bazzana, who knocked in the Guardians' lone run in a 7-1 loss in the afternoon, made a much bigger impact in the nightcap. walking off Pittsburgh with a two-run homer to complete Cleveland's comeback from a 3-0 deficit. It was Bazzana's first career walkoff and a promising start to the second half for the rookie, who carried a .193/.282/.341 slash line over 35 games heading into the All-Star break.

McNeil went 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBI in a 15-1 thrashing of Washington on Saturday.

McNeil, who batted out of the No. 9 slot, was one of two Athletics to collect three hits Saturday -- the other was leadoff hitter Jacob Wilson. All three of McNeil's knocks were singles, but two of those hits knocked in a run. Prior to Saturday, the veteran infielder had gone 12 games without a multi-hit effort, batting just .152 (5-for-33) during that span.

Young went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in a 4-3, extra-inning win over the Giants on Saturday.

Logan Webb dominated Seattle for six scoreless innings, giving up only one hit (a single by Young). However, the Giants' ace gifted the Mariners an opportunity when he walked a batter and hit another in the seventh frame, and Young made him pay with a game-tying, two-out, three-run blast to right-center field. It was the second baseman's 12th long ball of the season and pushed him into the Seattle lead with 46 runs batted in. The RBI total also ranks fifth among MLB second basemen.

Hoerner went 4-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Twins.

Hoerner set a season high in hits as he helped power the Cubs to their first win of the second half. The speedy infielder came into the All-Star break mired in a 1-for-18 slump over his previous five games, but he's started the series against Minnesota by going 6-for-8 over two contests. Hoerner is still batting just .243 for the season, though his career .277 mark provides reason to believe he should improve in that category.

Turang was scratched from the lineup for Saturday's game against Miami due to right foot soreness, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Turang fouled a ball off his foot during Friday's victory, and although he managed to finish the game, the Brewers will hold him out of action Saturday as a precaution. Braden Shewmake will fill in as Milwaukee's second baseman and bat eighth.

Song isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Kansas City.

Song went 2-for-18 across his final six games before the All-Star break, and he'll now miss out on the starting nine for a second consecutive game to begin the second half. Manny Machado will get another start at third base as a result, while Miguel Andujar works as the DH.

Nunez went 3-for-6 with three runs scored and a stolen base in Friday's win over the A's.

The Nationals scored three or more runs in five different innings on their way to a 23-4 rout, and Nunez was one of six Washington players with multiple hits and one of seven to cross the plate multiple times. His sixth-inning steal was his 35th of the season, putting him five clear of Bobby Witt for the major-league lead. Nunez was getting by on his defense and speed early in the season, but since the beginning of June he's produced a stunning .343/.407/.431 slash line over 114 plate appearances.