MLB Player News

Arraez went 3-for-5 with one double and one RBI in Sunday's 3-2 loss against the Blue Jays.

For the second time in as many days, Arraez notched three hits, increasing his average to an AL-leading .329 clip. While his performance this season has been admirable, it may be time to sell high as he has overperformed his xSLG and xwOBA dispite hitting just six home runs, and he is drastically overperforming his xBA of .285.

Estrada (concussion) went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in a 6-4 win Sunday in Oakland.

In his first game back since suffering a concussion last Saturday, Estrada knocked a two-run homer to give the Giants a 4-1 lead in the sixth. He hit sixth and played second base. The 26-year-old has been a valuable player for San Francisco this season, filling in for Brandon Crawford at short and occasionally playing the outfield. The homer was his 10th of the year, making him one of just a handful of middle infielders with double-digit homers and stolen bases.

Mayfield (undisclosed) was placed on the minor-league 7-day injured list Wednesday.

It's not certain what prompted the IL move, though it should be noted that the journeyman infielder hasn't played since July 28. Mayfield had put together a modest five-game hitting streak with Triple-A Salt Lake prior to being placed on the injured list. He's slashed .186/.230/.271 with a home run, six RBI and a stolen base in 74 plate appearances in the majors this season.

Andrus is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.

Nick Allen will move over from the keystone to step in at shortstop in place of Andrus. With a .777 OPS since the beginning of July, Andrus has been one of the Athletics' more productive hitters over the past month and change, so the 33-year-old should continue to see the majority of the starts at shortstop even though he doesn't necessarily fit into Oakland's rebuilding effort.

Estrada (concussion) was activated from the 7-day injured list and will start at second base and bat sixth Sunday against the Athletics, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Estrada suffered a concussion last weekend and will rejoin the active roster Sunday after clearing MLB's protocols. The 26-year-old should operate as San Francisco's primary second baseman moving forward since shortstop Brandon Crawford (knee) is also back from the injured list.

Merrifield is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

Merrifield has seen each of his first three starts with the Blue Jays in center field, and he should serve as the team's primary option at the position for at least the next week after George Springer (elbow) went on the injured list Saturday. However, Raimel Tapia will get the nod in center field Sunday in place of Merrifield, who has gotten off to a 5-for-13 start to his Blue Jays career while adding two runs, one RBI and one stolen base.

Haggerty went 2-for-3 with a double during a loss to the Angels in the second game of a doubleheader Saturday.

Haggerty has started three of four games since returning from a self-inflicted cut on his forehead caused by a bouncing batting helmet against the Astros on July 30. The 28-year-old has now laced 10 of his 25 hits on the season for extra bases, helping lead to a stellar .512 slugging percentage that's easily the highest of his career.

Polanco will start at second base and bat second in Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

With Carlos Correa getting a rare day off, Polanco will move into the No. 2 spot in the lineup for the first time since July 6, which was the last time Correa received a breather. Though Polanco has demonstrated excellent plate discipline since the All-Star break (11 walks against nine strikeouts in 13 games), it hasn't translated into much useful fantasy production (.196 average, zero home runs, zero stolen bases, six runs and three RBI).

Gorman is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

Gorman is 9-for-27 with three home runs, four RBI and seven runs across his past nine games and will take a seat Sunday for the third time in the Cardinals' past four contests. Tommy Edman (undisclosed) is back at second base while Brendan Donovan is serving as the designated hitter.

India is not in the lineup for Sunday's game at Milwaukee.

India is 4-for-23 with a double, two RBI, a run and seven strikeouts through the first five games of August and will head to the bench Sunday after making 12 straight starts. Donovan Solano will take over at the keystone in the series finale versus the Brewers.