MLB Player News

Young is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.

The left-handed-hitting Young will take a seat for the series finale while the Giants send a southpaw (Cesar Perdomo) to the bump. Mark Vientos will spell Young at first base and will bat fifth.

Alvarez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.

Alvarez will get a breather Sunday after he started behind the plate in the first two contests of the series. Luis Torrens will handle the catching duties in place of Alvarez.

Happ was scratched from the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins due to left knee discomfort, Vinnie Duber of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

It's unclear when exactly the injury surfaced for Happ, who started the past four games and went 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBI in Saturday's contest. Tyrone Taylor will instead start in left field in the series finale at Miami.

Furman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.

Furman will hit the bench for the second straight game while the Giants go with Jonah Cox at second base. Since being recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Aug. 24, Furman has gone just 4-for-24 (.167 average) with three RBI and one run in 11 games.

Whitcomb is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.

The Giants will hold Whitcomb out of the lineup for the second time in the series and will go with Osleivis Basabe at third base. Despite getting ample playing time since being recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Aug. 24, Whitcomb has gone just 5-for-38 (.132 average) with one home run, three RBI and two runs over 13 games.

Nootbaar is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Nootbaar started the previous three games and will take a seat Sunday after going 3-for-10 with two walks, a double and an RBI. Gabriel Moreno is resting his legs as the designated hitter in the series finale while James McCann does the catching.

Tawa is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Tawa's absence will end a run of 36 consecutive starts, during which he had a .244/.306/.382 slash line with five homers, six steals, 15 RBI and 19 runs. Ildemaro Vargas will step in at first base for the series finale at Houston.

Waldschmidt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

The 23-year-old started the first two games of the series and will sit for Sunday's finale after going 0-for-6 with a walk and two strikeouts. Jordan Lawlar will take Waldschmidt's place in center field while batting ninth.

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

Since the start of August, Triolo has been seeing fairly steady playing time between shortstop and third base, but his opportunities have taken a hit since Konnor Griffin was reinstated from the injured list Friday. Triolo will head to the bench for the second time in three games while the Pirates go with Griffin and Jacob Gonzalez as their starters on the left side of the infield.

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

Mangum will be riding pine for the series finale after he started in each of the Pirates' previous four games while going 3-for-12 with a double, a walk, two runs and two RBI during that stretch. The 30-year-old outfielder has noticed only a slight downturn in playing time since Oneil Cruz returned from the injured list Aug. 18, but Mangum could see his opportunities dwindle a bit more when Ryan O'Hearn (quadriceps) likely comes back from the IL during the upcoming week.