MLB Player News

Crawford is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against Cleveland, Shannon Drayer of Seattle Sports 710 AM reports.

Crawford started the past 14 games and will receive a day off after posting a .273/.370/.318 slash line during that span. Dylan Moore will take over at shortstop in Sunday's series finale.

Witt went 1-for-3 with a pair of stolen bases, a walk and a run scored in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Padres.

Witt walked, stole a base and scored in the Royals' three-run first inning. He'd get aboard again in the second with a single and added another steal, but the offense struggled to get anything else going in the contest. The rookie infielder has racked up six of his 26 steals in August, and he's tied with the Cardinals' Tommy Edman for fourth in the majors in thefts. Witt is riding an eight-game hitting streak that has lifted his slash line to .254/.297/.447 with 18 home runs, 64 RBI and 64 runs scored through 117 contests.

Story is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Story went 1-for-3 with a run scored in his return from the injured list Saturday, but he'll step out of the lineup for the series finale versus Tampa Bay. Christian Arroyo will start at the keystone and bat sixth Sunday.

Wendle is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers, Paige Leckie of MLB.com reports.

After two straight two-hit performances, the lefty-hitting Wendle will bow out of the lineup against Dodgers southpaw Julio Urias. Charles Leblanc will pick up a start at second base in Wendle's stead, while Jon Berti shifts over to third base.

Baez went 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored and two RBI in Saturday's 11-2 win over the Rangers.

Baez was also caught stealing for the second time this season in 10 attempts. The shortstop is fully capable of full box scores like this, though they've been more few and far between this year. Baez has just a .634 OPS this season, and that mark has fallen to .583 in August. By comparison, his OPS has been above .800 in three of the last four years, with the shortened 2020 campaign the only exception.

Adames went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 7-0 win over the Cubs.

Adames knocked in Christian Yelich on a two-run blast in the eighth. It was Adames' 26th homer on the year, his sixth this month, and his second in his last three games. The shortstop has found some consistency lately, going 10-for-his-last-31 and improving his batting average from .218 to .226 during that span. With 122 strikeouts to 93 hits on the year, the batting average upside is limited for Adames, but the power is undeniable.

Fletcher went 3-for-5 with one run scored in Saturday's 2-0 win over the Blue Jays.

Fletcher has failed to record a hit in just two of his last 20 games, batting .349 in 83 at-bats during that span; however, in his last 18 games the power has not been there as the 28-year-old has only two extra-base hits (both doubles) in 75 at-bats.

Story (wrist) went 1-for-3 with one run scored in Saturday's 5-1 victory over the Rays.

Story rejoined the lineup for the first time since July 12. In 10 games prior to his stint on the 10-day injured list, the shortstop hit three homers in 37 at-bats. The 29-year-old has been far more productive against lefties with an .842 OPS in 87 plate appearances compared to a .668 OPS in 258 plate appearances facing righties.

Perdomo went 2-for-5 with three RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 10-5 victory over the White Sox.

Perdomo knocked in Christian Walker and Jake McCarthy on a second-inning single, then sent McCarthy home on another single in the eighth. Perdomo came around to score from third thanks to a heads-up play on a groundout. The shortstop has had a rough season, batting .191 on the year and .143 this month. He has gone 3 for his last 11 but went hitless in his prior 17 at-bats.

Correa went 4-for-5 with an RBI in Saturday's 3-2 extra-inning win over the Giants.

Correa delivered a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to get the Twins on the board. This was the shortstop's first four-hit effort of the season, his sixth of three-plus hits and his third multi-hit game in his last six contests. The big performance raised his slash line to .274/.353/.436 with 15 home runs, 43 RBI, 52 runs scored, 15 doubles and a triple through 101 games this year.