MLB Player News

Perdomo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

The switch-hitting Perdomo is on the bench for the second game in a row, giving way to Nick Ahmed at shortstop on both occasions. With Perdomo having sat out against Angels southpaws Tyler Anderson and Reid Detmers, the 23-year-old appears as though he hasn't yet escaped a strong-side platoon role.

DeJong is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, Lynn Worthy of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

DeJong started the past three games and will hit the bench after going 1-for-9 with three walks, an RBI and a run during that stretch. Tommy Edman will shift to shortstop while Alec Burleson starts in the outfield.

Marcano will start at shortstop and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Brewers.

Marcano will get his third straight start at shortstop after going 2-for-8 with a triple, two runs and two RBI in the first two games of the series with Milwaukee. With the Pirates moving Ji Hwan Bae (ankle) to the 10-day injured list Sunday, Marcano looks as though he could have a fairly clear path to playing time in the middle infield, at least versus right-handed pitching.

Abrams is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

Washington will withhold three of its lefty-hitting regulars in Abrams, Luis Garcia and Corey Dickerson from the starting nine for the series finale with southpaw Ranger Suarez on the bump for Philadelphia. Ildemaro Vargas will check in at shortstop after Abrams started both of the first two games of the series while going 2-for-7 with a triple, an RBI and a run.

Rojas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Mookie Betts will get a turn at shortstop while Rojas takes a seat after starting in seven of the past eight games. The 34-year-old saw his four-game hitting streak come to an end with an 0-for-3 showing in Saturday's 6-4 loss.

Lindor went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Giants.

The Mets produced only four hits on the afternoon, but three of them were third-inning solo shots as Lindor followed Francisco Alvarez and Brandon Nimmo in going yard off Anthony DeSclafani. Lindor has added more than 50 points to his OPS in the last couple weeks, slashing .304/.382/.674 over his last 13 games with five homers, three steals, 11 runs and 11 RBI.

McClain went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Friday's 7-5 extra-innings win over the Padres.

McClain saved the day for the Reds with a game-tying, two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning. The young shortstop set up the heroics to follow in the 11th when two other young Cincinnati stars -- Elly De La Cruz (double) and Spencer Steer (homer) closed out the Padres. McClain is rolling right now with hits in five of the last six games, going 10-for-29 with four doubles, four home runs, 12 RBI and six runs scored during that stretch.

Tovar went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 8-5 win over the Tigers.

Tovar has homered three times and added 12 RBI during his 13-game hitting streak. Over that span, he's gone 19-for-53 (.358) while also notching one stolen base. The rookie shortstop is holding down a starting role, and his recent surge has him up to a .269/.303/.441 slash line with eight homers, 39 RBI, 40 runs scored and four stolen bases through 77 contests overall.

Abrams (elbow) is back in the lineup Friday at Philadelphia.

Abrams took a pitch off his right elbow in Tuesday's game against the Mariners and sat out Wednesday's series finale, but he's ready to rock for the Nationals' series opener against the Phillies. The 22-year-old speedster will play shortstop and bat ninth.

Wendle went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in Thursday's win over the Red Sox.

The veteran infielder was a key part of the Miami's series sweep of Boston, going 8-for-12 over the three-game set with two steals and three runs scored. Wendle is batting .410 (16-for-39) over his last 12 games with five multi-hit performances in nine starts, and with the Marlins' offense as a whole beginning to heat up -- they out-scored the Red Sox 18-3 in the sweep -- his base knocks might start to turn into consistent production in other categories.