MLB Player News

McCray is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Cardinals, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

McCray will be on the bench for the series opener after going 1-for-13 with seven strikeouts during the Giants' three-game series against the Diamondbacks earlier in the week. Heliot Ramos, Mike Yastrzemski and Jerar Encarnacion will man the outfield for San Francisco.

The Giants reinstated Rodriguez (elbow) from the 15-day injured list Friday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Elbow inflammation has kept Rodriguez on the injured list since mid-August, but he'll return in time to add depth to San Francisco's bullpen for the final series of the season. Prior to his injury, the 25-year-old rookie put up a 3.93 ERA and 1.19 WHIP across 50.1 innings in the bigs, and he'll most likely work in middle relief now that he's healthy again. Mason Black was optioned to Triple-A in a corresponding move.

The Giants optioned Black to Triple-A Sacramento on Friday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Black was saddled with his fifth loss of the season Wednesday versus Arizona, allowing four earned runs on five hits and five walks across just 2.2 innings. Now that his spot in the rotation won't be needed for the rest of the season, the Giants will send him back to the minors and insert Randy Rodriguez (elbow) back into their bullpen.

The Cardinals optioned Scott to Triple-A Memphis on Friday.

During his three-day stint in the big leagues, Scott went 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored, and he'll now end up as the Cardinals' roster casualty as Luken Baker returns from paternity leave. Assuming he's played his final game in the majors this season, Scott will finish his rookie campaign with a .179/.219/.283 slash line alongside 10 RBI through 155 plate appearances.

Muncy is absent from Friday's lineup against Colorado, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Muncy has gone 1-for-9 with one run scored and three walks in his last three starts since returning from side soreness. He'll begin Friday's contest in the dugout as Chris Taylor draws the start at third base and bats eighth.

Smith is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Rockies, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Smith has gone 3-for-13 with one home run and two RBI over his last four games. He'll get some rest Friday, with Austin Barnes serving behind home plate and batting ninth.

Bauers isn't in the Brewers' lineup for Friday's game against the Mets.

The lefty-hitting Bauers will grab a seat on the bench Friday with the lefty-throwing Sean Manaea set to throw the first pitches for New York. Gary Sanchez will serve as Milwaukee's designated hitter instead while batting eighth.

Mitchell isn't in the Brewers' lineup for Friday's game against the Mets.

Southpaw Sean Manaea will start on the mound for New York to begin the final series of the regular season, so the lefty-hitting Mitchell will step out of the lineup while Jackson Chourio, Blake Perkins and Sal Frelick start across Milwaukee's outfield.

Washington optioned Herz to the Florida Complex League Nationals on Friday, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.

With Herz not scheduled to start during the weekend series against the Phillies, the Nationals will switch out the 23-year-old southpaw for long reliever Jackson Rutledge. Herz started 19 games for the Nationals this season, posting a 4-9 record with a 4.16 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 106:36 K:BB across 88.2 innings. He was briefly sent down to Triple-A Rochester in early July, but he returned to the big club after the All-Star break. Since his recall, his numbers slightly improved to a 3.61 ERA and 1.19 WHIP over 57.1 frames.

Brasier will start Friday's game against the Rockies, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.

The Dodgers will be relying on their bullpen to get them through Friday's contest at Coors Field, and they'll entrust Brasier with at least the first three batters as the opener. The 37-year-old owns a 3.33 ERA and 0.93 WHIP through 27 frames on the year, though his outing Friday will almost certainly be brief, as only two of his 28 appearances have lasted more than one inning.