MLB Player News

Soler is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.

The outfielder gets a rare day off after doubling Saturday and hitting .262 with six extra-base hits in his last 10 games. Joc Pederson is leading off as the right fielder in Sunday's series finale.

Jimenez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Rangers.

Jimenez has a .507 OPS through 13 games in September and will receive a day to reset Sunday. Gavin Sheets will shift to left field while Romy Gonzalez receives the start in right for Chicago in the series finale.

Belt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta, Amy Gutierrez of the Giants' official site reports.

The lefty-hitting Belt will ride the bench in the series finale with southpaw Max Fried on the hill for Atlanta. Wilmer Flores fills in for Belt at first base.

Torrens is out of the lineup Sunday at Kansas City.

Torrens has an .883 OPS in his past 13 games and will receive a day off after making three straight starts. Mitch Haniger will serve as the designated hitter while Jake Bauers starts in right field.

Reyes is out of the lineup Sunday against the Yankees.

Reyes will receive a well-earned breather after starting the past 13 games and posting a .313/.353/.667 slash line with five homers, 13 RBI and nine runs during that stretch. Jose Ramirez will serve as the designated hitter while Yu Chang starts at the hot corner.

Harper went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk and two RBI in the Phillies' 5-3 win over the Mets on Saturday.

Harper has now doubled in five consecutive games to bring his total to 38 on the season, leaving him two shy of the Tigers' Jeimer Candelario and the Cardinals' Tommy Edman for the MLB lead. The 28-year-old is currently in the midst of a 14-game hitting streak, his longest as a member of the Phillies. With a 1.056 OPS to go with 33 home runs, 92 runs, 79 RBI and 13 steals, Harper is enjoying his best season since his 2015 National League MVP campaign with Washington. He remains a candidate to take home the hardware again in 2021, though the Padres' Fernando Tatis still looks like the favorite with two weeks left in the season.

Rooker is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

Rooker is hitting .300 with two doubles and two home runs in his last 10 games after an 0-for-3 showing Saturday. Jake Cave is starting in left field and batting eighth in the series finale.

Alvarez started in left field and went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 6-4 extra-inning loss to Arizona.

The Astros are growing more comfortable using Alvarez in the field and have a need in left with Michael Brantley (knee) unavailable. Alvarez's balky knees primarily limit him to designated hitter, but he has made a career-high 33 starts in left field this season. The home run was his 31st, and the slugger is just two RBI short of 100.

Stanton went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 11-3 loss to Cleveland.

Stanton went yard for the second straight day and for the fourth time in the past week, connecting in the seventh inning off reliever Bryan Shaw. It was the 30th homer of the season for Stanton, a plateau he had reached on five previous occasions in his big-league career. Stanton has turned it on at the plate over his past 30 games, slashing .313/.345/.661 with 12 homers and 24 driven in.

Reyes went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer and a run-scoring double in Saturday's win over the Yankees.

The big slugger doubled home Oscar Mercado in the fifth inning to give Cleveland a 2-0 edge, then he took New York reliever Andrew Heaney deep in the sixth inning to make it a 10-0 game. It was the 30th homer of the season for Reyes, the second time in his big-league career he's reached that milestone. It also marked the second three-hit performance in the last two games for Reyes, who owns an .878 OPS and 80 RBI in 422 plate appearances this season.