MLB Player News

Second baseman Danny Espinosa was held out of the Nationals' lineup on Sunday, after starting eight of the last nine games.

Espinosa is replaced by Anthony Rendon, who starts his second game at second base, both coming in the last four outings. 

Rendon will bat cleanup. 

Rays third baseman Evan Longoria is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.

Longoria has been dealing with a sore wrist, and will hit the bench for a second straight day as a result. He has hit .273/.351/.414 with five home runs and 25 RBI in 198 at-bats.

The Rays are road favorites (-129) in Seattle, per VegasInsider.com.

Pirates first baseman Pedro Alvarez is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Braves.

Alvarez is taking a seat against Braves lefty Alex Wood. Sean Rodriguez will start at first base and bat seventh.

The Pirates are road favorites (-148) in Atlanta, per VegasInsider.com.

Braves second baseman Jace Peterson is in the starting lineup and batting leadoff in Sunday's matchup with the Pirates.

Peterson has been sidelined since Wednesday with a hand injury. He has hit .262/.335/.337 with one home run, 22 RBI and six stolen bases in 172 at-bats.

The Braves are home underdogs (+138) on Sunday, per VegasInsider.com.

The Tigers pounded out 18 hits on Saturday, and four of them belonged to infielder Josh Wilson. Wilson was making his first start of the season for the Tigers after being recalled on Tuesday. The result was his second-career four-hit game.

All four hits were singles for Wilson, who also drove in and scored a run as the Tigers grabbed the 7-1 victory over the White Sox. 

The Rockies put on an offensive show in their 10-5 win against the Marlins on Saturday.

As a team, the Rockies put 17 hits on the board -- three hits apiece for CF Charlie Blackmon, 2B DJ LeMahieu and 1B Wilin Rosario.

Rosario (4) and RF Carlos Gonzalez (5) both hit home runs, and 3B Nolan Arenado and C Michael Mckenry each hit a triple.

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado supplied the only offense his team could muster against Indians starter Danny Salazar on Saturday. Machado went deep in the third inning to give the Orioles a temporary 1-0 lead. 

The solo blast was Machado's ninth of the season, but just his third over his last 25 games. Machado also singled in the game, and now carries a .263 batting average on the season.

Third baseman Evan Longoria is out of the Rays' starting lineup for just the second time this season Saturday as they face a tough pitching matchup in Felix Hernandez and the Mariners. 

Longoria's only other absence from the starting lineup occurred on May 7. Since then, he's essentially hit third in the Rays' lineup every day. But Longoria said he's been dealing with a sore left wrist that's been bothering him and with a good right-hander on the mound, it was a good time to rest the injury. 

Longoria is hitting .273 with five homers and 25 RBIs so far this season. 

Brewers shortstop Jean Segura extended his hitting streak to nine games in his team's 4-2 win over the Twins on Saturday.

Segura went 2 for 4 in the win, his fourth multi-hit game in his last nine contests. Since May 12, Segura is hitting .375 with 15 hits in 40 at-bats.

Max Muncy will start at third base for the Athletics on Saturday, replacing Brett Lawrie. 

Lawrie has started 52 games at third, including the last 10. Muncy will bat seventh in the lineup and start at third base for the sixth time this season, and first since May 25.