MLB Player News

Vogelbach is out of the lineup Tuesday versus the Cardinals.

Vogelbach will head to the bench Tuesday with southpaw Kwang Hyun Kim starting for St. Louis. Travis Shaw will move to first base while Pablo Reyes receives the start at the hot corner.

Belt went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Monday's 3-1 win over the Rangers.

Belt broke a scoreless tie with his solo blast in the fourth inning. He's launched four homers with nine RBI over the last nine games. The 6-foot-3 lefty owns an .869 OPS through 116 plate appearances.

McCutchen went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk Sunday in a loss to Atlanta.

McCutchen opened Sunday Night Baseball quickly, hitting a leadoff home run in the first inning off Huascar Ynoa. It was McCutchen's fifth home run on the season as he continues to heat up. He's raised his slash line to a more respectable .227/.338/.400 as he continues to regain his form.

Pederson went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in a 6-5 loss to the Pirates on Sunday.

Pederson didn't even start Sunday but ended up playing almost the whole game after Jake Marisnick injured his hamstring in the first inning while chasing down a fly ball. The 29-year-old Pederson was slashing just .077/.143/.077 against lefties this season but got to Tyler Anderson for an RBI single in the second inning and another base hit in the fourth. He has now had three hits in two of his last three games and could be a regular fixture in the lineup with the Cubs' outfield depth suffering badly.

Vogelbach went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 2-1 extra-inning win over Miami.

Vogelbach opened the scoring in the fourth inning with a solo shot off Miami ace Sandy Alcantara. The long ball was Vogelbach's first since a two-homer game versus Pittsburgh on April 18. The first baseman has three homers, six RBI, nine runs scored and a .194/.293/.347 slash line in 81 plate appearances. He's likely to continue in a part-time role that sees him often sit against left-handed pitching.

Miller is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

Miller headed into the weekend having made four consecutive starts for the Phillies, but he'll be on the bench for the second time in three days as the team closes out the series in Atlanta. The recent returns of Jean Segura from the 10-day injured list and Bryce Harper from a minor wrist injury appear to have pushed Miller back into a reserve role.

Pederson is not in the lineup Sunday against the Pirates.

Pederson will head to the bench in the series finale with southpaw Tyler Anderson starting for Pittsburgh. Kris Bryant will work in right field while Matt Duffy starts at the hot corner for Chicago on Sunday.

Belt went 2-for-2 with a home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Saturday's win over the Padres.

Belt reached base in his three plate appearances and snapped a short two-game hitless streak with a strong performance that included his seventh homer of the campaign. The first baseman is hitting .291 during the current month while homering three times over his last five contests.

Blackmon went 3-for-4 with a walk, two RBI and a run scored during Saturday's 9-8 loss at St. Louis.

The 34-year-old delivered a two-RBI single during the eighth inning and also notched two singles earlier in the contest. Blackmon is 7-for-16 with one home run, seven RBI and three runs across his past four games.

Vogelbach will sit for the second game in a row Saturday against the Marlins.

Vogelbach sat against lefty Trevor Rogers on Friday and remains on the bench against another southpaw (Daniel Castano) Saturday. Fellow lefty Billy McKinney will make another start at first base in his absence.