MLB Player News

Winker is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Angels.

Winker started in Monday's series-opening 7-4 victory, even though the Angels deployed a lefty (Patrick Sandoval) as their primary pitcher. Though Winker acquitted himself well in the contest by recording a base hit and a walk in his two plate appearances, he'll retreat to the bench as he usually does versus lefties with another southpaw (Jose Suarez) on the bump for the Angels on Tuesday. Phillip Ervin will spell Winker in left field.

Cabrera is out of the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader with the White Sox.

After going 1-for-5 in Monday night's 7-4 loss in the series opener, Cabrera will unsurprisingly rest with the Tigers and White Sox facing a quick turnaround for the first game of the twin bill. Brandon Dixon will handle designated-hitter duties for the afternoon contest, but expect Cabrera to check back into the lineup for the nightcap.

Turner went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in Monday's 8-0 win over the Cardinals.

Turner stole his first bag since May 24, giving him two in 2019 and matching his total from last season. The 34-year-old third baseman raised his OPS to .850 with 66 runs scored.

Martinez was scratched from the lineup for Monday's game against the Royals due to a back issue, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.

Martinez has battled back issues sporadically throughout the season, potentially contributing his in drop in production to a good but not quite elite .299/.376/.539 season slash line. The severity of this particular issue is not yet clear. Christian Vazquez will move to the designated hitter spot in his absence, with Sandy Leon entering the lineup behind the plate.

Ohtani is not in the lineup for Monday's game in Cincinnati, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Ohtani can't take the field as he's still recovery from Tommy John surgery, and he can't serve as the designated hitter with the series being playing in a National League park. He'll sit Tuesday as well but should be back in the lineup Thursday in Boston.

Carpenter (foot) went 1-for-5 in a loss to the Athletics on Sunday, his first game back from the injured list.

Carpenter started at third base and slotted into his familiar leadoff spot in the order, but as his final line indicates, he wasn't able to generate much in the way of production. The veteran mostly scuffled at the plate during his extended rehab assignment as well, so concerns about whether he'll be able to salvage his season in any appreciable way abound at this point. Factoring in Sunday's production, Carpenter's season line sits at .215/.319/.369, with all three components sitting at their lowest points since his initial seven-game big-league cup of coffee in 2011.

Blackmon went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two runs scored in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Giants.

Blackmon had himself quite a weekend, going 6-for-10 with three extra-base hits and four runs scored over his last two games. The 33-year-old outfielder is sporting a .325/.371/.597 slash line with 57 extra-base knocks and 82 runs scored.

Jimenez went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Sunday's win over the Phillies.

Jimenez tacked on some insurance in the eighth inning with a three-run home run to right field. He went 0-for-12 in his first three games back from the injured list (July 28 to July 31), but since then, he's 5-for-18 with two extra-base hits, so it appears he's returning to form.

Brantley is out of the lineup Sunday against the Mariners, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Brantley heads to the bench for just the second time since the All-Star break in what likely amounts to little more than a veteran maintenance day. The 32-year-old came up big in Saturday's 9-0 win, going 3-for-5 with two doubles, four RBI and two runs. Jake Marisnick will enter the Astros' outfield in Brantley's stead.

Turner is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

Turner started the first three games of the series and went 3-for-12 with one home run, two RBI and six strikeouts, so he'll head to the bench Sunday. Kris Negron will take over at the hot corner and bat sixth in the series finale.