MLB Player News

Perdomo is not in the lineup Tuesday versus the Rockies.

Nick Ahmed will start at shortstop and bat eighth as the Diamondbacks go righty-heavy against left-hander Kyle Freeland. Perdomo has posted a solid .779 OPS versus righties this season, but he carries a .609 OPS versus lefties.

Abrams is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Mets.

Ildemaro Vargas will start at shortstop and bat sixth as the Nationals face left-hander Jose Quintana. Abrams went 0-for-7 with one walk and two strikeouts in the final two games of the Nationals' four-game weekend series versus the Marlins and is slashing just .173/.255/.286 off lefties this year.

Wendle is not in the lineup Tuesday versus the Dodgers.

Garrett Hampson will start at shortstop and bat eighth as the Marlins take on left-hander Clayton Kershaw. The left-handed-hitting Wendle has drawn only 28 plate appearances versus southpaws this year.

Arcia is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Cardinals.

Arcia gets a breather after going 4-for-15 with a homer, a double and three RBI in Atlanta's four-game weekend set at Dodger Stadium. Nicky Lopez will cover shortstop and bat ninth in Tuesday's series opener versus the Cardinals and right-hander Miles Mikolas.

Atlanta claimed Velazquez off waivers from the Angels on Tuesday and optioned him to Triple-A Gwinnett.

Velazquez has typically performed well in the upper minors and plays excellent defense at shortstop, but the 29-year-old owns a career .189/.244/.293 batting line in 275 games (624 plate appearances) at the big-league level. He'll function as organizational infield depth down the stretch for the NL East leaders.

Adrianza (elbow/shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment with High-A Rome on Tuesday.

Adrianza has been sidelined since early May, initially going down with an elbow injury before later hurting his shoulder. He's finally game-ready now, and he'll look to rejoin Atlanta in a utility role later this month once he completes his rehab assignment.

Turner went 2-for-6 with a two-run home run and an additional run in Monday's 9-7 victory versus the Padres.

Turner put the Phillies ahead 6-1 with his two-run shot in the second inning. He had already singled at that point, extending his hitting streak to 15 games. Turner has nine multi-hit efforts during the streak and is slashing .358/.380/.881 with 10 homers, 23 RBI, 19 runs and three stolen bases over the impressive stretch.

Bogaerts went 4-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's 4-0 win over San Francisco.

Bogaerts produced San Diego's second run of the contest with an RBI double in the first inning and added three more singles and a theft the rest of the way. The shortstop notched his second four-hit effort of the season, with his previous such performance taking place Aug. 11 against Arizona. Bogaerts has three multi-hit outings over his past five games, going 9-for-17 with three extra-base hits and two RBI over that span.

Crawford is absent from the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs.

It will be Paul DeJong getting the start at shortstop versus southpaw Justin Steele. Crawford returned from the injured list Friday and has been on the bench both times the Giants have faced a lefty.

Edman went 1-for-2 with two walks, two runs scored and two steals in Sunday's win over Pittsburgh.

Batting in his customary ninth spot in the order against a righty, Edman reached base three times to help spark the Cardinals to a win in the series finale. It was Edman's second multi-steal effort in four games, and he has now swiped 22 bags on the season. He's slashing .246/.310/.415 with 12 homers, 41 RBI and 60 runs scored in 386 at-bats over 114 games.