MLB Player News

The Diamondbacks optioned Montes De Oca to Triple-A Reno on Sunday, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.

As anticipated, De Oca was sent back to the minors after he served as the Diamondbacks' 27th man in Saturday's twin bill with the Reds. Montes De Oca made his MLB debut in a 13-1 loss during the second game, tossing 2.2 scoreless innings in mop-up duty.

The Cardinals optioned Munoz to Triple-A Memphis on Sunday.

The right-hander was called up by St. Louis last weekend and will return to Triple-A after giving up two runs in one inning during his lone appearance. Munoz has allowed six earned runs over 5.2 frames during his time in the majors this season, and he hasn't been much better for Memphis with a 5.06 ERA in 15 relief appearances.

Heaney was dealing with left calf cramping when he exited Saturday's game against the Phillies, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Heaney delivered six strong innings, allowing one earned run on four hits and no walks before being pulled. He threw an errant pitch against Nick Castellanos and was lifted immediately afterward, creating some concern of an arm injury that proved to be unfounded.

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

Though he'll hit the bench Sunday, Pham's playing time has been trending up lately. He had started in left field in three of the Pirates' previous four games, going 1-for-8 with two walks and a run scored during that stretch. Pham will give way to Alexander Canario in left field.

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

Horwitz will take a seat for the third time in four games while the Pirates go up against another southpaw in Cristopher Sanchez. Jared Triolo will get the nod at first base and should continue to fill the short side of a platoon with Horwitz.

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

After sitting out Thursday's 9-1 loss to Toronto while recovering from a groin issue, Realmuto has started behind the plate in the last two contests, going 1-for-7 with a double and a run scored. He'll receive a breather for Sunday's day game, paving the way for Rafael Marchan to pick up a start.

Hassell is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.

The rookie outfielder will begin Sunday's contest on the bench while southpaw Jacob Latz opens the contest for the Rangers, but Hassell could be called upon to replace either Alex Call or Jacob Young once Latz leaves the mound. The recent return of Young from the injured list may not cost Hassell a regular spot in the lineup, but he'll need to improve on his .259/.259/.328 slash line to ensure he sticks around in Washington for the long haul.

Tena is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.

Tena will hit the bench for the fourth time in five games, with all of his absences coming against left-handed starting pitchers. The Rangers are having southpaw Jacob Latz serve as an opener for Sunday's contest, so Tena could end up subbing in for Amed Rosario once Latz exits the contest.

Abrams is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.

Abrams started 40 straight games after recovering from a hip injury in late April, but he has a .127/.213/.182 slash line over his last 14 contests and will get a couple days to reset ahead of Tuesday's series opener versus the Mets. Nasim Nunez will take over at shortstop and bat ninth Sunday.

Ruiz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.

Ruiz will take a seat for the day game after he went 0-for-3 in Saturday's 5-0 loss. Riley Adams will check in for Ruiz behind the dish.