MLB Player News

Muncy is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Rockies, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

Muncy will sit for a second straight game as the Rockies deploy another left-handed starter in Tyler Anderson. Cody Bellinger will cover first in this one, opening up a spot for Enrique Hernandez to start in center field.

Escobar is not in the lineup against the Cubs on Wednesday.

Escobar will head to the bench for a rare day off as manager Torey Lovullo decided to rest most of his starters with the Diamondbacks slipping out of playoff contention. Ildemaro Vargas will start at third base and bat second.

Muncy is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Rockies.

Muncy went 1-for-3 with a pair of walks and a three-run homer in Monday's series-opening win, but he'll retreat to the bench with a left-hander in Kyle Freeland toeing the rubber for the opposition. In his absence, David Freese will take over at first base and hit cleanup.

Suarez is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Brewers.

Suarez will head to the bench after starting seven straight games at the hot corner, hitting just .160/.276/.280 with one homer and one RBI over that stretch. Brandon Dixon will cover third base and hit eighth in his place.

Newman is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Royals.

Newman has started five of the last six games at shortstop, slashing .421/.400/.474 with three RBI over that stretch. He'll give way to Jordy Mercer up in the middle in this one, but the rookie is expected to see the lion's share of opportunities at shortstop down the stretch.

Longoria went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 4-2 win over the Padres.

Longoria currently leads all Giants with 16 homers despite missing six weeks with a broken hand. Outside of decent power totals, the veteran third baseman has otherwise been a disappointment from a fantasy perspective with a .249/.289/.429 slash line over 114 games.

Muncy went 1-for-3 with a pair of walks and a three-run home run in Monday's 8-2 victory over the Rockies.

Muncy's storybook season continued with his 33rd homer, which is either tied for or leading all qualified players at both first and second base. The 28-year-old is still sitting occasionally against southpaws, but there is no reason that fantasy owners shouldn't continue riding his power surge through the finish line.

Rendon went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and two runs scored in Monday's 8-5 loss to Miami.

Rendon went deep in the third inning, plating two runs on a blast over the wall in left field. Following Monday's performance, he's recorded three straight multi-hit games, going 8-for-12 with a double, two home runs and six RBI over that brief stretch. Rendon sports a .304/.369/.520 slash line through 125 games with two weeks remaining in the regular season.

Rendon went 3-for-4 with a home run, walk, two RBI and two runs in the Nationals' 6-4 victory over the Braves on Sunday.

Rendon extended his on-base streak to 25 games with his third-inning two-run homer, his 20th of the season. It's the fourth time in five seasons Rendon has reached the 20-homer threshhold, with his injury-plagued 2015 campaign marking the only time he failed to achieve the feat. While he lacks the elite power production of some of his contemporaries at the corner-infield spots, Rendon's steady home-run outputs paired with typically high batting averages has continued to make him a quality value pick in fantasy drafts the last few years.

Anderson is not in the lineup Sunday against the Phillies, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald reports.

Anderson has just a .469 OPS with a 41.9 percent strikeout rate in the month of September, so he'll get a day off Sunday. Miguel Rojas will man the hot corner in his stead.