MLB Player News

Astudillo was removed from Sunday's game against the A's with a bruised hand, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

The 29-year-old went 0-for-1 and exited Sunday's contest after suffering the injury on a hit-by-pitch. Astudillo was working behind the plate and was replaced by Ben Rortvedt.

McMahon went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run, an additional run scored and a walk in the 6-5 loss to the Reds on Saturday.

McMahon homered off Tyler Mahle in the first inning for his ninth of the season. It was his first long ball since April 27. The 26-year-old has three RBI and five runs in his last three games. He is slashing .265/.313/.503 in 163 plate appearances and is leading the Rockies in home runs (9), RBI (26) and runs (27).

Ramirez went 3-for-3 with three doubles, a walk and a run scored in Saturday's 7-3 loss to Seattle.

Ramirez was productive at the plate, and his lone run came on an Eddie Rosario groundout in the sixth inning. For the year, Ramirez is slashing .261/.344/.575 with 11 home runs, 22 RBI, 25 runs scored and four stolen bases in 154 plate appearances. The third baseman has produced a .314 ISO, right in line with the .315 mark he had last year as a strong power hitter in the heart of Cleveland's order.

Muncy went 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI in Saturday's 7-0 victory over Miami.

All three of Muncy's hits were singles, and his base knock in the fifth inning brought home the Dodgers' third run of the game. The first baseman has been red hot of late, registering three straight multi-hit contests. Over his past four games, Muncy has gone a collective 8-for-14 with three homers, seven RBI and six runs. He has brought his season average up over 40 points to .261 with the productive stretch.

Moustakas (heel) is out of the lineup Sunday against the Rockies.

The 32-year-old will miss his second straight game after suffering a heel contusion Friday. Nick Senzel (heel) will shift to third base in Moustakas' absence while Jonathan India starts at the keystone and Kyle Farmer works at first base.

Senzel (heel) will bat leadoff and start at third base Sunday against the Rockies.

The 25-year-old was limited to bench duties the past two games after suffering the heel injury Thursday, but he'll rejoin the starting nine Sunday in Colorado. Senzel is making his first major-league start at third base, though he was shifted to the hot corner in-game once earlier this season.

Urias was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk on Sunday.

The O's needed some length behind Adam Plutko on Sunday, so they swapped out Urias for lefty Bruce Zimmermann. Urias surprised with his small-sample performance last season, but he has struggled to a .226/.305/.321 line so far in 2021. He will have to spend at least 10 days in the minors unless he's brought back as an injury replacement.

Urshela (knee) is in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

A knee injury cost Urshela several games and even required an MRI, but this is now back-to-back starts for the third baseman after he hit a pinch-hit homer in Friday's game. With that, it seems the worst of the knee issue is behind him. Urshela is slashing .303/.349/.479 with five home runs, 19 RBI, 11 runs scored and one steal through 33 games this season.

Candelario (knee) is available to come off the bench Sunday against the Cubs, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.

As expected, Candelario is out of the lineup for the series finale against Chicago, but it sounds like he could still end up appearing off the bench, which suggests the swelling in his knee has already started to die down. He was hit by a pitch on his left knee Saturday. Jonathan Schoop will be the starting first baseman in Candelario's absence.

Moncada went 1-for-3 with a walk in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Royals.

Moncada's sixth-inning single extended his hit streak to five games, and a first-inning walk extended an on-base streak to nine contests. He's 9-for-30 (.300) with eight walks, six RBI and six runs scored during the on-base streak.