MLB Player News

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

The lefty-hitting Peterson will take a seat against Reds southpaw Mike Minor, allowing the righty-hitting Mark Mathias to enter the lineup. Mathias will cover second base while Luis Urias shifts over to cover Peterson's usual post at third base.

Machado went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Saturday's loss to Colorado.

Machado crushed a 463-foot shot in the fifth inning to give San Diego its first lead of the game, though Colorado ultimately came back to take the win. The third baseman has gone deep twice over his past four games and is slashing an impressive .529/.600/.941 with eight RBI and five runs during that span. Machado is among the leading NL MVP candidates at this point in the campaign with a .329/.401/.548 slash line, 12 long balls, 46 RBI, 48 runs and seven steals over 284 plate appearances.

Longoria is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

With the Giants wrapping up their road series in Pittsburgh with a day game, the 36-year-old Longoria will receive a veteran's maintenance day. Wilmer Flores replaces Longoria at third base Sunday.

Reynolds is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

On the bench for the second game in a row, Reynolds looks like he'll serve as more of a utility option moving forward after Jonathan India's recent return from the injured list put the Cincinnati infield back to full strength. The 31-year-old journeyman had been productive while handling a near-everyday role since the beginning of May, as he's holding down a .262 batting average to go with three home runs and four stolen bases across 139 plate appearances on the season.

Senzel went 2-for-4 with a run scored in Saturday's loss against the Brewers.

Senzel's lone score came thanks to an error in the fifth inning. He picked up two hits in the game, taking his season batting average up to .214. Senzel fell off after starting this month with hits in seven straight games, and he now has four hits in his last seven. The outfielder is slashing .246/.313/.263 across 14 June games.

Peterson went 2-for-4 with a two-run double in Saturday's victory over Cincinnati.

Peterson's two-run double sent Tyrone Taylor and Omar Narvaez home in the sixth and gave the Brewers a 6-1 lead. After a slow start to the year, the third baseman is slashing .286/.345/.510 in June thanks to 14 hits across 16 games. Peterson's season batting average now sits at .235.

Hayes went 2-for-5 with a double, a stolen base and two runs scored in a 7-5 loss to the Giants on Saturday.

The Pirates' leadoff man now has eight steals and has been caught stealing three times. He has only two home runs this year but is hitting .275 and is reaching base at a .355 clip. His 28 runs ties him with Bryan Reynolds for the the Pirates' team lead.

Arenado went 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk and three RBI in Saturday's 11-2 rout of the Red Sox.

Arenado kicked off a big offensive day for the Cardinals with a two-run homer to left field in the first inning. He later plated the team's 10th run with a single in the sixth. Arenado has gone deep in each of his past two games following a 25-game cold stretch during which he hit only two long balls and batted a paltry .221.

Escobar (impaired vision) went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Marlins.

Escobar played the full game, so it appears he's past the headaches and dizziness that kept him out of the last two contests. He didn't do anything to end his skid at the plate, however -- he's 0-for-14 in his last four games, dropping his season slash line to .233/.297/.392 in 259 plate appearances.

McMahon went 3-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in a 5-4 win over San Diego on Saturday.

McMahon singled in the second, walked in the fourth, singled again in the fifth and smacked the game-winning home run in the eighth to record his first three-hit game of the season. The long ball was the 27-year-old's first since May 16 as he currently sports a .374 slugging that would be the worst mark of his five-year career.