MLB Player News

Moustakas isn't starting Monday's game against the Cubs, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

Moustakas will be on the bench for the fourth time in the last five games since left-hander Justin Steele is starting for the Cubs. Eugenio Suarez will start at the hot corner and bat fourth.

Rivera is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Orioles, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

Rivera will sit for the third time in four games and looks to have lost out on reps as a result of Adalberto Mondesi's return from the injured list Sept. 1 in addition to the promotion of outfielder Edward Olivares on Aug. 27. Given that Rivera has delivered a modest .649 OPS in 98 plate appearances with the big club this season, he may not have a strong case for recapturing a full-time role in September.

Riley went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer, a walk and three RBI in Sunday's 9-2 win over Colorado.

Riley drew a walk his first time up and then plated his first run in the third on a sacrifice fly. He later blasted a two-run homer in the seventh to put Atlanta up 9-1. The 24-year-old is putting up some impressive numbers during his first full MLB season, as he's slashing .305/.377/.539 with 29 long balls, 87 RBI, 75 runs scored and 50:133 BB:K over 557 plate appearances.

Duffy went 3-for-5 with a grand slam, a solo home run and a steal in Sunday's 11-8 win over the Pirates.

Duffy hit both home runs in consecutive innings. He led off the second with a solo shot and then took Wil Crowe deep for a second time in the third for a grand slam. The 30-year-old later notched his third hit of the day in the eighth and stole second for his fifth steal of the year. Duffy now has multi-hit efforts in three of his last four games and is slashing .269/.346/.337 with three homers, 20 RBI, 34 runs scored and 20:48 BB:K over 234 plate appearances.

Moncada went 0-for-4 in Sunday's 6-0 loss to the Royals.

Moncada, who sat out Saturday due to wrist soreness, saw an end to a 17-game hit streak with Sunday's 0-fer. However, manager Tony La Russa told Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times that the league will be asked to review a play and perhaps take an error away from Kansas City second baseman Whit Merrifield.

Toro went 2-for-5 with a double, two runs, two RBI, a strikeout, a stolen base and a caught stealing in a 10-4 extra-innings triumph over the Diamondbacks on Sunday.

Toro recorded an RBI fielder's choice and was caught stealing second in the fourth inning, doubled and scored in the seventh, stole second after hitting into another fielder's choice in the ninth, and knocked an RBI single before scoring in the 11th. The infielder has now posted consecutive multi-hit games while the theft was his first since July 28. He appears to have entrenched himself as Seattle's regular second baseman, at least for the remainder of the season.

Hayes went 1-for-5 with a double and a run scored in Sunday's 11-8 loss to the Cubs.

He batted leadoff for the first time in his career. Hayes had a chance to break a 7-7 tie with the bases loaded in the seventh inning but popped out. Still, it was good to see the third baseman back after missing five games with a bruised right hand caused by slamming his batting helmet in disgust.

Longoria isn't starting Sunday's game against the Dodgers, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Longoria returned to the lineup Saturday and went 1-for-4 with a strikeout. Kris Bryant will shift to third base while Steven Duggar enters the lineup in center field.

Urias left Sunday's win over the Yankees due to upper leg soreness, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Urias missed several games in mid-August due to upper leg soreness, and the issue apparently flared up in Sunday's series finale. Prior to his departure, the 27-year-old went 1-for-2 with a run and a walk. It's not yet clear whether he'll be forced to miss additional time due to his current injury.

Machado went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a double Saturday in a 10-2 victory versus Houston.

The third baseman's 453-foot moonshot in the seventh inning was his longest of the campaign and his second-longest as a Padre, per Bernie Wilson of the Associated Press. Machado has collected four multi-hit efforts during his current eight-game hitting streak, during which he is slashing .353/.405/.647 with two homers, four doubles and five RBI.