MLB Player News

Lewis was pulled from Saturday's game against Baltimore due to a left oblique strain, Audra Martin of Bally Sports North reports.

Lewis was grabbing at his left side while running to first base on a groundout in the third inning and had to be replaced at third base by Kyle Farmer. The severity of his injury is unclear, though an IL stint is certainly possible. The 24-year-old infielder is slashing .333/.361/.484 on the season through 97 plate appearances.

Lewis was removed from Saturday's game against the Orioles with an apparent injury, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Lewis appeared to be grabbing at his left side while running to first base and walked off the field alongside a trainer. Kyle Farmer has entered the game to cover third base, while Lewis will presumably undergo imaging to determine what the issue is. He should be considered day-to-day for now.

Muncy will be on the bench for Saturday's game against the Royals.

Since returning from a hamstring injury Tuesday, Muncy has started against three righties while sitting against two lefties, including Saturday's starter Daniel Lynch. That's likely due more to the Dodgers' desire to ease him back into a full workload than a decision to shift him into a platoon role, though his .141/.253/.375 line against lefties this season doesn't make a great case for him to face many southpaws. Yonny Hernandez will handle the hot corner Saturday.

Rendon went 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout in a loss to Arizona on Friday.

Rendon was back in the lineup after missing two weeks due to a left wrist contusion. He took one free pass in four plate appearances in his return while slotting into the cleanup spot. Rendon should get ample run-producing opportunities hitting behind Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout, though he's done little offensively aside from drawing walks this season, slashing .243/.363/.309 with one homer, 21 RBI and two steals.

Walls went 2-for-5 with an RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base Friday against the Mariners.

Walls was held out of the Rays' lineup for three games with a back issue, but he returned to tally his second multi-hit performance in 24 games in June. He hit just .175 for the month and also had only two stolen bases. Walls is hitting just .218 across 242 plate appearances on the campaign, but his versatility in the field and 12.4 percent walk rate give him the chance to play and rack up runs and stolen bases.

Donaldson isn't in the Yankees' lineup for Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Cardinals.

It's been tough at the plate for Donaldson this season, as he sports just a .143 batting average through 77 at-bats, but he has put together a three-game hitting streak. He'll sit out Game 1 while Oswaldo Cabrera starts at third base and bats eighth, but it's likely Donaldson returns for Game 2.

Madrigal went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 10-1 victory over Cleveland.

Madrigal's solo shot in the sixth marked his first home run as a Cub and third of his career. The undersized infielder made the transition to third base this year but got off to a slow start offensively and was sent to Triple-A at the end of May to get right, which appears to have worked out as he's slashing .375/.444/.521 over his last 15 games. Patrick Wisdom (wrist) is currently on a rehab assignment at Triple-A, and his impending return would presumably steal at-bats away from Madrigal, but it may be difficult for manager David Ross to keep Madrigal's contact bat out of the lineup moving forward, especially if he's still producing at a high level.

Jung went 1-for-3 with a walk and solo home run in Friday's 5-3 loss to Houston.

Jung hit the first of back-to-back homers in the fourth inning, the third baseman's 17th blast of the season. He's hit safely and driven in runs in four straight games, going 5-for-14 with two home runs, five RBI and four walks. Earlier this week, Jung was named an All-Star Game starter, the first Rangers rookie to start in the Midsummer Classic.

Riley went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, three runs scored and three RBI in Friday's win against Miami.

Riley's solo shot in the third inning was his 15th home run of the season. The 26-year-old slugger hasn't looked like himself for most of the year, but he's starting to catch fire; over his last 12 games in June, Riley slashed .320/.404/.600 with four home runs and a 6:6 BB:K. His season line is up to .270/.337/.459 through 359 plate appearances.

Longoria started at third base and went 1-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored in Friday's 6-2 win over the Angels.

Longoria started for the fourth time in the last five games and has experienced an uptick in playing time since Arizona demoted Josh Rojas to Triple-A Reno. For a time, it looked like Emmanuel Rivera moved ahead of him on the depth chart, but the 37-year-old Longoria has been one of the team's hottest hitters of late, posting a 1.178 OPS since June 12.