MLB Player News

Vargas went 2-for-4 with a double and a two-run home run in Sunday's loss to the Phillies.

He took Connor Brodgon deep in the ninth inning for a somewhat meaningless blow in an 11-3 rout. Vargas continues to be used sparingly and has only 52 plate appearances on the season, but the veteran utility player has produced a .320/.333/.540 slash line with two homers, nine runs and 10 RBI when he's gotten into the lineup.

Monasterio was removed from Sunday's game against the Reds with an apparent head injury, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

The 25-year-old took a shot to the face while making a tag on a pickoff throw during the third inning, and he was replaced by a pinch hitter after initially remaining in the contest. Monasterio clubbed his first big-league homer during the opening frame to give Milwaukee a 3-0 lead, which was his lone plate appearance before leaving the game.

Bat is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

Baty started the past four games and will head to the bench Sunday after he went 1-for-14 with seven strikeouts during that stretch. Eduardo Escobar will handle the hot corner in his place.

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

Anderson has gone 2-for-17 across his past five games and will head to the bench for Sunday's contest. Blake Perkins will handle right field in his place and bat sixth.

Sosa is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Sosa is 2-for-20 in his past eight contests and will take a seat Sunday for the second time in Philadelphia's last three games. Drew Ellis is starting at the hot corner in the series finale.

Castro will start at second base and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

Castro appeared to benefit from a spike in playing time last week while Carlos Santana was day-to-day with a spinal injury, but Castro nows finds himself in the lineup for the second time in three games alongside Santana. With two-hit efforts in three of his last four starts, Castro may have pushed himself back into a near-everyday role in the infield for the time being. Meanwhile, Ji Hwan Bae has made three of his last four starts in center field to create an opening for Castro at the keystone.

Hayes went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Cardinals.

He got the Pirates on the board in the fifth inning by taking Jordan Montgomery deep, marking the first time in Hayes' career he's homered in back-to-back games. The 26-year-old third baseman has only four homers on the season and just 22 in 311 career big-league games despite athleticism that made him a first-round pick in 2015, but it is possible his power is beginning to emerge -- his 13.0 degree launch angle, 39.8 percent flyball rate and 92nd percentile average exit velocity are all career highs, pointing to a player who is making a concerted effort to reach the seats more often.

Longoria went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-2 loss to Atlanta.

Longoria got Arizona on the board in the fifth inning with a blast off Spencer Strider. This was Longoria's fifth homer over his last 11 games, but that span dates back to May 9 as he remains in a part-time role. The veteran is batting just .216 on the year, but he has a .505 slugging percentage with eight homers, four doubles, 13 RBI and 15 runs scored through 104 plate appearances.

Wisdom is out of the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Padres.

Wisdom went 0-for-4 in Friday's game against San Diego, and he is coming off a May where he posted just a .637 OPS in 68 at-bats. He'll get a day off against the Padres on Saturday with Miles Mastrobuoni starting at third base and hitting leadoff.

Muncy went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in an 8-4 victory over the Yankees on Friday.

Los Angeles put up six first-inning runs against Luis Severino, with Muncy's shot to left-center field accounting for two of them. The third baseman began the week dealing with a mild hamstring issue, but it cost him only one game doesn't appear to be affecting his production, as he's driven in at least one run in each of the three contests since his return. Muncy is tied for second in the league with 18 homers this season, and three of those have come in his past five games.