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  • Brett Baty 3B | NYM

    Mets' Brett Baty: Taking seat Sunday

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

    Baty will head to the bench for the second time in the series, with both of his absences coming against left-handed starters. He could be at risk of losing out on starts versus right-handers, too, as Jeff McNeil will see more time in the infield after the Mets acquired center fielder Cedric Mullins from the Orioles on Thursday, giving Ronny Mauricio one fewer path to playing time. Baty, Mauricio and Mark Vientos will battle for starts at third base, but Mauricio's .886 OPS this season against righties is well ahead of Baty's .729 OPS in that split.

  • Ronny Mauricio 2B | NYM

    Mets' Ronny Mauricio: On bench for series finale

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

    Mauricio will head to the bench while Mark Vientos starts at third base Sunday. The acquisition of Cedric Mullins at the trade deadline will limit Jeff McNeil to primarily second base, and in turn, Mauricio could be part of a committee at the hot corner with Vientos and Brett Baty.

  • Brady House SS | WAS

    Nationals' Brady House: Taking seat Sunday

    House is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

    After tying a career high with three hits in a July 22 win over the Reds, House has fallen into a 5-for-30 skid at the plate while striking out 11 times over his last eight games. Jose Tena will step in at third base Sunday in place of House, who will hit the bench for the second time in four games amid his rough stretch at the dish.

  • Brewers' Anthony Seigler: Getting second straight start

    Seigler will start at third base and bat seventh Sunday against the Nationals.

    Seigler will make a second straight start in place of Caleb Durbin after going 1-for-4 with his second stolen base of the season in Saturday's 8-2 win. The Brewers haven't indicated that Durbin is dealing with an injury, so Seigler will likely return to a backup role during the upcoming week.

  • Caleb Durbin 3B | MIL

    Brewers' Caleb Durbin: Sitting for second straight game

    Durbin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

    Durbin is on the bench for the second day in a row, but the Brewers have yet to indicate that his absence is the result of an injury. Anthony Seigler will pick up another start at third base at Durbin's expense after going 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Saturday's 8-2 win.

  • Max Muncy 3B | LAD

    Dodgers' Max Muncy: Could return Monday

    Muncy (knee) could return from the 10-day injured list as soon as Monday, Sonja Chen of MLB.com reports.

    Muncy has gone 3-for-12 with a walk, a run and an RBI over four games during a rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City. After manning third base in those contests, Muncy is scheduled to serve as Oklahoma City's designated hitter Sunday, and the Dodgers will reassess him after the contest. Once he's cleared to return, Muncy should displace rookie Alex Freeland as the Dodgers' everyday third baseman.

  • Miguel Andujar RF | CIN

    Reds' Miguel Andujar: Late addition to lineup

    Andujar is replacing Gavin Lux in Saturday's starting lineup against Atlanta, batting fifth and playing left field, Charlie Goldsmith of Fox 19 Now Cincinnati reports.

    Lux was originally slated to start against righty Spencer Strider, but Strider was scratched as a result of a lengthy weather delay. Atlanta is now deploying lefty Austin Cox as an opener, and the Reds are countering by swapping in the righty-hitting Andujar for the lefty-hitting Lux.

  • Caleb Durbin 3B | MIL

    Brewers' Caleb Durbin: Getting Saturday off

    Durbin isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Nationals.

    Durbin will catch a breather Saturday after going 3-for-6 with two runs scored during Friday's high-scoring victory. Anthony Seigler will replace him at the hot corner and bat eighth.

  • Nolan Arenado 3B | ARI

    Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Placed on injured list

    The Cardinals placed Arenado on the 10-day injured list Friday with a right shoulder strain.

    Arenado's shoulder has been bothering him for about a month, which was reflected in his .175/.230/.211 slash line for the month of July. He'll now take at least 10 days to recover from his strain properly; meanwhile, Nolan Gorman (back) will return from the injured list to take Arenado's place at the hot corner.

  • Nolan Arenado 3B | ARI

    Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Will be placed on IL

    The Cardinals are expected to place Arenado on the 10-day injured list prior to Friday's game against the Padres due to a right shoulder injury, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.

    The veteran third baseman played through the injury for most of July, which may have affected him at the plate as he had a .175/.230/.211 slash line in 17 games during the month. Arenado will be eligible for reinstatement August 10 but is without an official timeline for his return.

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