MLB Player News

Quantrill left Saturday's game against the Blue Jays in the second inning with an apparent injury, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.

It wasn't obvious what was ailing Quantrill, but as Landry points out, the right-hander dealt with back tightness in his last outing before receiving the green light to start Saturday. He has been surprisingly effective this season with a sparkling 2.90 ERA and 1.05 WHIP over 108.2 innings coming into this game. Jordan Montgomery took over for Quantrill with one out in the top of the second.

Rodriguez is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels.

The 23-year-old prospect homered in his first career plate appearance Sept. 12, but he has gone 4-for-23 with 11 strikeouts in his last six games and is hitless with seven strikeouts in his last three. Rodriguez will get a chance to clear his head as Austin Martin starts in left field and Walker Jenkins mans center against southpaw Reid Detmers.

Clemens is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels.

The Twins will load the lineup with mostly right-handed bats and switch hitters to counter lefty Reid Detmers, with Victor Caratini starting at first base and Royce Lewis at the keystone. Clemens leads the team with 26 homers this season, but his .689 OPS against southpaw pitching is more than 100 points below his mark against righties (.797).

Hentges (forearm) was activated from the 15-day injured list Saturday, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

The lefty is ready to return from a forearm strain after a lone rehab outing with Triple-A Sacramento on Friday. Hentges, who owns a 3.27 ERA and 1.61 WHIP with 10 holds in 40 relief appearances with the Giants this season, replaces Reiver Sanmartin (oblique) on the active roster.

The Giants placed Sanmartin on the 15-day injured list Saturday, retroactive to Sept. 17, with a right oblique strain, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Sanmartin pitched well during his latest stint in the majors, posting a 1.54 ERA and 0.94 WHIP over 11.2 innings spanning 14 appearances after his Aug. 20 recall. Unfortunately for the lefty, this injury will end his 2026 season. Sam Hentges (forearm) replaces Sanmartin on the roster and in the San Francisco bullpen.

The Astros recalled VanWey from Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

With Enyel De Los Santos (knee) ticketed for the injured list, the Astros will call up VanWey to bolster their bullpen depth. The 27-year-old righty has given up just one run in six MLB innings this season but carries a 5.12 ERA over 51 Triple-A frames and will likely be limited to low-leverage duty.

The Astros placed De Los Santos on the 15-day injured list Saturday with right knee tendinitis, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

De Los Santos gave up two runs over two innings during his appearance Friday and now appears to have picked up an injury in the process. His trip to the injured list will rule him out for the rest of the regular season, so he'll finish the campaign with a 4.79 ERA and 1.25 WHIP through 71.1 innings. Logan VanWey was recalled from Triple-A in a corresponding move.

Ohtani (knee/biceps) did some baserunning during the Dodgers' on-field batting practice Saturday, Jack Harris of the California Post reports.

This marks the first time Ohtani has worked out on the field in front of the media since he went on the 15-day injured list last week. His stint was backdated to Sept. 8, meaning the Japanese slugger is eligible to return this coming Wednesday, though it's uncertain if he will be ready by then. Ohtani figures to push to play in at least a few more regular-season games as a final tuneup before the playoffs.

Moore isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Twins, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Moore will take a seat Saturday after going 1-for-3 with a strikeout during Friday's contest. His absence will move Vaughn Grissom to second base and Moises Ballesteros to first, allowing Tyler Heineman to start at catcher.

Tolle no longer appears in line for a start this weekend in Tampa Bay, as the Red Sox are listing Patrick Sandoval as their probable starter for Sunday's game.

As Rob Bradford of WEEI.com points out, Boston appears to be lining Tolle up to start Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series. It's a tough blow for Tolle's fantasy managers, as they will take a zero from the lefty this week. He struck out seven over six scoreless innings against Kansas City in his last start Sept. 13, lowering his ERA to 3.02 over 143 innings this season.