MLB Player News

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

Marte had served as Arizona's designated hitter in each of the past five games, going 3-for-22 with a walk, two RBI and a run over those contests. Rookie Stone Garrett will fill in for him in the series finale.

Polanco (kneecap) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.

The 29-year-old exited Saturday's contest with left patellar tendinitis, and he'll be held out of the starting nine for at least one game. The severity of the injury remains unclear, and Polanco should be considered day-to-day. Nick Gordon will move to the keystone while Jake Cave starts in left field.

Massey is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

Massey is 2-for-23 with two RBI, a stolen base and 11 strikeouts over his past eight games and will head to the bench Sunday. Drew Waters will enter the lineup in Massey's place as the Royals shuffle their infield alignment, resulting in Nicky Lopez shifting to second base.

Espinal is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

Espinal started the past three games and will take a seat after going 2-for-10 with a run scored. Whit Merrifield will start at the keystone and bat eighth Sunday.

Lowe (elbow) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.

Lowe will remain on the bench for the second consecutive game after exiting Friday's contest with a right elbow contusion. Lowe was reportedly available as a pinch hitter Saturday, though he wasn't utilized, and he figures to available in a similar capacity Sunday. Isaac Paredes is starting at the keystone in the series finale at Boston.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Arroyo will "play a lot" at first base, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

Trevor Story returned from the injured list Saturday to resume his regular spot at second base, which Arroyo had been filling this month. In order to keep Arroyo's hot bat in the lineup -- he has a slash line of .367/.400/.511 over his last 23 games -- Cora will work him at first base. Eric Hosmer (back) is on the injured list, and production from the Bobby Dalbec/Franchy Cordero platoon is lacking. Arroyo took grounders there prior to Saturday's game but did not play. "We're not asking him to be Don Mattingly at first base. Actually, he's going to play first because he's swinging the bat well," the manager said. Arroyo will start at second base Sunday with Story getting an off day, but Cora said there's a good chance Arroyo will play first base Monday.

Garcia is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

After coming off the injured list Friday, Garcia went 2-for-8 with an RBI and a stolen base while starting both of the first two games of the series at the keystone. Cesar Hernandez will step in at second base Sunday, but Garcia should be the Nationals' primary option at the position the rest of the way.

Mathias started at designated hitter and went 2-for-3 with a walk in Saturday's 11-2 loss to Detroit.

Mathias made his second straight start at DH and third consecutive overall. He's making the most of his opportunity, posting multiple hits in all three starts with one home run, five RBI and three runs scored. As the Rangers begin to focus on the offseason and 2023, a 27-year-old utility infielder with 75 plate appearances at the major-league level may not be front-and-center in the organization's plans, but Mathias could carve out at-bats over the final month ahead of Brad Miller and Charlie Culberson at DH.

Castro went 3-for-5 with a run scored in Saturday's 11-2 win over the Rangers.

All three hits were singles, which is par for the course for Castro. The infielder is batting a solid .284, though he's chipped in just five home runs and 18 doubles across 93 games. Castro also doesn't have any stolen bases this season, so his fantasy value is a bit capped as a contact hitter with limited power and speed. However, he should remain useful as long as he's playing most days and can stay hot at the plate.

Lux (neck) will start at second base and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Marlins, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Lux is back in action Sunday after neck soreness kept him on the bench for each of the past four contests. Assuming Lux experiences no setbacks while starting Sunday, he should resume duties as the Dodgers' everyday second baseman heading into the team's upcoming seven-game week.