MLB Player News

Merrill (head) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Merrill departed Saturday's contest with an apparent head injury after being tagged in the head on a steal attempt, and he'll miss at least one start. It's unclear if the center fielder is in the concussion protocol, though manager Mike Shildt said Merrill was feeling "woozy" after Saturday's game, according to 93.7 The Fan.

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

Davis will get a rest after going 1-for-6 with a double, a walk and a run over the prior two games. Brett Sullivan will handle catching duties.

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

McCutchen will get a chance to catch his breath after starting eight straight games. Alexander Canario will pick up a start in right field while Bryan Reynolds occupies McCutchen's usual spot at designated hitter.

Shaw is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

Jon Berti will fill in at third base while Shaw heads to the bench for the first time since being recalled from Triple-A Iowa on May 19. The rookie's second go-around in the majors has been far more successful than his first, and despite going 0-for-13 over his last four starts, Shaw is still batting .264 with one home run and seven stolen bases since rejoining the big club.

Kelly is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

Kelly will get some rest for the series finale while Reese McGuire forms a battery with starting pitcher Colin Rea on Sunday.

Collins is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

After starting three straight games and going 3-for-11 with a triple and a walk, Collins will give way to Drew Avans in left field. With Jackson Chourio playing center field on a full-time basis since Garrett Mitchell (oblique) landed on the injured list April 26, the Brewers have taken a committee approach to left field, but Collins seems to be manager Pat Murphy's preferred option of late.

Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said he expects Nootbaar to rejoin the lineup Tuesday versus the White Sox, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. "Just meet-us-in-Chicago-type thing," Marmol said. "Take a breather and let's get back on track. He'll find his way out of this."

Before sitting Saturday and Sunday, Nootbaar had gone 1-for-27 with 15 strikeouts -- including the first two four-strikeout games of his career -- over the previous six games, all Cardinals losses. Marmol is hoping that with two days out of the lineup plus Monday's off day, Nootbaar will be ready to reclaim the starting job in left field, though it's less certain if he'll resume leadoff duties right away. Brendan Donovan (toe) will serve as the Cardinals' table setter Sunday in his own return from a four-game absence.

Pages is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

Pages will get a breather for the series finale after he started at catcher each of the previous three days. Ivan Herrera -- who had served as the Cardinals' designated hitter in all three of those contests -- will fill in for Pages behind the plate Sunday.

Winn is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

Winn started the previous 35 games but will hit the bench Sunday while in the midst of a 9-for-49 (.184 batting average) slump. Jose Barrero will take over at shortstop and bat ninth versus Milwaukee righty Quinn Priester.

Marte is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Marte has been a lineup regular of late and has an .865 OPS through 11 games in June, but he'll take a seat Sunday. Francisco Lindor is resting his legs as the designated hitter while Luisangel Acuna receives a start at shortstop.