MLB Player News

Baez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and two strikeouts as Chicago beat St. Louis 2-1 on Sunday.

Baez was experiencing a quiet evening until he took Alex Reyes 417 feet deep to center to account for the game's first two runs in the 10th inning. The homer was Baez's 11th on the season, though he's hitting only .255.

Story went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in Sunday's 4-3 win over Arizona.

Story got the Rockies on the board with an RBI single in the second inning but saved his theatrics for the end of the contest. He unloaded a 438-foot shot to dead center in the bottom of the ninth to walk it off against Stefan Crichton, giving him five homers this season. The 28-year-old shortstop has extra-base hits in three straight games and currently owns a .770 OPS.

Swanson went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 7-1 win over Pittsburgh.

The shortstop provided some insurance with his sixth-inning blast off Pittsburgh starter JT Brubaker. The hot-hitting Swanson has gone 10-for-19 (.526) with three homers, four doubles, four RBI and six runs scored in his last five games. The 27-year-old's season slash line is up to .237/.295/.445 with eight homers, 19 RBI, 20 runs scored and two stolen bases in 47 contests overall.

Crawford is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.

Donovan Walton will pick up a start at shortstop in place of Crawford, who will take a seat for the first time all season. Despite starting in all 46 of the Mariners' games to date, Crawford has produced relatively modest counting stats (18 runs, 14 RBI, one home run, one stolen base), a byproduct of typically batting in the bottom half of one of the majors' weaker lineups.

Abrams was removed from Saturday's Double-A contest after pulling up lame at first base, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Abrams came up limping after being thrown out at first base on a groundout in the fifth inning. He was subsequently removed from the game and is not in the lineup for San Antonio's Sunday contest. The nature of Abrams' issue has yet to be announced, and it is unclear whether he'll be out beyond Sunday. The Padres are likely to proceed with caution given the 20-year-old's vaunted prospect status.

Ahmed is not in the lineup Sunday against the Rockies.

Ahmed started the first two games of the series but will take a seat for Sunday's contest. Josh Rojas will operate at shortstop while Josh Reddick starts in right field.

Wendle is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The left-handed Wendle will take a seat for the second day in a row with Toronto bringing another southpaw (Hyun Jin Ryu) to the hill. Yandy Diaz will cover third base in Wendle's stead.

Bogaerts is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

According to Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic, manager Alex Cora suggested that Bogaerts, J.D. Martinez and Alex Verdugo (hamstring) are all sitting out Sunday for maintenance purposes with a team off day coming Monday. After getting a two-day breather, Bogaerts should be feeling refreshed heading into a two-game set with Atlanta that begins Tuesday. Marwin Gonzalez will fill in at shortstop in the series finale in Philadelphia in place of Bogaerts, who slugged his 10th home run of the season in Saturday's 4-3 victory.

Anderson went 1-for-3 with a walk in Saturday's 7-0 loss to the Yankees.

Anderson's sixth-inning single snapped an 0-for-17 run, which came after he'd hit in 12 straight. The shortstop has a .299/.336/.438 slash line over 152 plate appearances.

Bogaerts went 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk and two RBI in Saturday's 4-3 victory over Philadelphia.

The star shortstop plated Boston's second run with a sacrifice fly in the third inning. He later swatted the first of back-to-back Red Sox home runs with a solo shot to right field. Bogaerts has been among baseball's elite hitters this season, slashing .345/.402/.602 with 10 homers, 30 RBI and four stolen bases.