MLB Player News

Buxton (side) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

Buxton will sit out the series finale while he awaits the results of the imaging he underwent on his side following an early exit Saturday. Harrison Bader will pick up the start in center field Sunday, and Buxton should be considered day-to-day heading into a three-game series versus the Red Sox that begins Monday.

Sands will serve as the Twins' opening pitcher in Sunday's game against the Nationals.

He'll serve as an opener for the third time this season after lasting no more than two innings in starts July 5 and July 12. It's not clear whether Sands will be followed by a bulk reliever such as Travis Adams, or if the Twins will use a true bullpen day.

Teel is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.

Teel will get a breather after he caught all nine innings of Saturday night's 6-1 loss. Edgar Quero will spell Teel behind the plate in the series finale.

Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

Jansen will receive a breather for the series finale after he had started behind the plate in each of the Rays' previous three contests. Matt Thaiss will handle catching duties for Tampa Bay on Sunday.

Caballero is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

Caballero will hit the bench after starting the previous four games, and his outlook for playing time appears to have improved with Ha-Seong Kim (back) and Brandon Lowe (foot) both on the injured list. With Caballero out of the lineup, the Rays will turn to Tristan Gray at second base while Taylor Walls handles shortstop.

Perez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

He will get the afternoon off as Kerry Carpenter (hamstring) returns from the 10-day injured list. Perez had started each of the Tigers' previous five games, going 2-for-19 with a walk, a stolen base, a run and an RBI.

Roberts (groin) will bat seventh and start at designated hitter Sunday against the Cubs.

The outfielder wasn't initially included in the lineup for Sunday's series finale, but he was able to convince manager Will Venable to insert him at designated hitter, according to Vinnie Duber of AllCHGO.com. Robert is in the midst of a nine-game hit streak and has gone 12-for-32 (.375 average) with two home runs, four steals, nine RBI and 10 runs during that span.

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

Goldschmidt will be on the bench for the third time in the Yankees' last four matchups, this time against Zack Wheeler. For the season, Goldschmidt is slashing just .246/.292/.332 in 276 plate appearances against right-handed pitching, and he could continue to cede more starts in those matchups to Ben Rice, who has produced a 131 wRC+ versus righties.

Yoshida will start at designated hitter and bat fifth in Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

Yoshida will make his second straight start against a right-handed pitching, and he could begin to find himself in the lineup on a more frequent basis with Ceddanne Rafaela seeing more playing time at second base to cover for Marcelo Mayer (wrist), temporarily relieving Boston's logjam in the outfield/DH ranks.

Interim manager Tony Mansolino said that Rutschman (oblique) is scheduled to be activated from the 10-day injured list Monday, Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Rutschman has gone 2-for-15 with a double in four rehab games and is on the cusp of rejoining the big club. The 27-year-old has been on the shelf with a strained oblique for over a month. He was in the midst of an underwhelming campaign prior to the injury with a .227/.319/.372 slash line in 276 plate appearances.