MLB Player News

Dickerson is not in Sunday's lineup against the Diamondbacks.

He sits despite the fact the Giants are facing a righty (Merrill Kelly). Austin Slater will start in right field while Mike Yastrzemski shifts to left. Per Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle, manager Bruce Bochy categorized Dickerson's absence from the lineup as a planned off day, likely due in part to the fact that the 29-year-old recently shook off an oblique injury.

Canha, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI from a pair of run-scoring singles in Saturday's win over the Astros, is now hitting .340 (17-for-50) in August, boosting his season average 17 points to .262.

Canha's current figure is his best since he was sitting at a .333 average after the second game of the season. The veteran has already rapped out seven multi-hit efforts during the current month, and he's just two RBI away from equaling the 10 he compiled in all of July. Canha has also been highly valuable defensively, putting in time at first base and all three outfield spots in addition to designated hitter.

Carpenter, who went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks in a loss to the Reds on Saturday, had last left the yard June 17, a span of two full months.

The atypical dry spell is just another one of the many unpleasant facets of Carpenter's mostly nightmarish season at the plate, one that currently sees him carrying a .216/.325/.371 line. All three components qualify as career lows when factoring out his initial seven-game major-league cup of coffee in 2011. Nevertheless, Carpenter continues to hold on to an everyday role for now, and he's reached safely in four of the last five contests.

Cabrera is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.

Cabrera will receive some routine maintenance with the Rays and Tigers facing a quick turnaround for the series finale following Saturday's 13-inning affair. Cabrera saw his seven-game hitting streak come to an end Friday and went 0-for-9 with seven strikeouts in the first two contests of the series.

Choi is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

He'll cede first base to Travis d'Arnaud with the Tigers bringing a lefty (Matthew Boyd) to the hill for the series finale. Choi played all 13 innings of Saturday's 1-0 win, going 1-for-5 with a base hit.

Pederson is not in the lineup Sunday against the Braves, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

He sits with southpaw Max Fried on the hill for Atlanta. Kyle Garlick will get the start in his place, hitting seventh.

Winker (back) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Both Winker and Joey Votto are dealing with back issues and will miss their fourth consecutive contests. Based on manager David Bell's recent comments, Winker's upper-back tightness may not have surfaced until Saturday, making it all the more surprising that the outfielder sat out the previous two games when the Reds were opposing right-handed starting pitchers. In any event, Winker's absence for the series finale will clear room in the outfield for Phillip Ervin. C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports that Winker will be available off the bench.

Goins started at third base and went 1-for-3 with a walk in Saturday's 6-5 win loss to the Angels.

Between injuries to shortstop Tim Anderson (ankle) and third baseman Yoan Moncada (hamstring), Goins has been a regular presence in the White Sox's lineup over the past four-plus weeks. That stretch of playing time may be coming to an end. Anderson was activated off the injured list earlier this month, and Moncada has played three games in two days while on rehab assignment. If he's not the roster casualty when Moncada is activated, which could come Monday, then he certainly will lose his grip on consistent at-bats while filling a role as the team's utility infielder. Goins is hitting .268/.366/.402 over 30 games since his contract was purchased from Triple-A Charlotte in mid-July.

Jimenez went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Angels.

Jimenez took Angels pitcher Jose Suarez deep in the third inning to cap a four-run frame, but that would be all for the White Sox offense in the game. The outfielder is slashing .240/.293/.465 with 21 homers, 49 RBI and 46 runs scored in 87 games this season.

Blackmon went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, three runs, two RBI and two walks in Saturday's win over the Marlins.

The 33-year-old continued his hot start to August, as he's now 23-for-63 with four home runs and 14 runs to begin the month. Blackmon has 91 runs and 67 RBI to accompany his 25 home runs this season.