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Dylan Beavers LF | BAL
Orioles' Dylan Beavers: Taking seat against southpaw
Beavers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
Beavers will hit the bench for the third time in Baltimore's past five contests, with all three of those absences coming versus left-handed starting pitchers. The 24-year-old has gone 3-for-24 with seven walks and nine strikeouts in his past nine contests and has a .610 OPS on the season, so he may need to get on track soon in order to maintain regular playing time.
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Pirates' Ryan O'Hearn: Resting for series finale
O'Hearn is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.
The left-handed-hitting O'Hearn hasn't been a strict platoon player for the Pirates this season, but after he played eight of 13 innings in Saturday's 8-7 loss, he'll get a breather for Sunday's matinee game while southpaw Shane McClanahan toes the rubber for the Rays. Jake Mangum will pick up a start in the outfield in O'Hearn's stead.
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Brandon Lowe 2B | PIT
Pirates' Brandon Lowe: Taking seat in series finale
Lowe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.
With the Rays sending a lefty (Shane McClanahan) to the bump and the teams playing a day game after Saturday's 13-inning affair, Lowe will exit the starting nine for just the third time this season. Nick Gonzales will replace Lowe at the keystone and will bat second.
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Colton Cowser CF | BAL
Orioles' Colton Cowser: On bench versus lefty
Cowser is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
Baltimore didn't face a left-handed starter in its first 17 games of the season but is now doing so for the third time in the past five contests. Cowser has found himself on the bench for all three of those contests, indicating that he's found himself on the strong side of a platoon.
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Henry Davis C | PIT
Pirates' Henry Davis: Back on bench Sunday
Davis is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.
Davis had started behind the plate in five of the last eight contests but went just 2-for-16 with five strikeouts against two walks over that stretch. He'll hit the bench Sunday in favor of Joey Bart, and the two backstops look as though they could be stuck in a timeshare until one of them is able to get going at the plate.
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Nick Fortes C | TB
Hunter Feduccia C | LAD
Rays' Nick Fortes: Idle again Sunday
Fortes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Fortes will be on the bench for the second straight day while Hunter Feduccia receives another turn behind the plate. Despite his consecutive absences, Fortes still appears to be the Rays' preferred option at catcher, as he holds a 268-point edge in OPS over Feduccia on the season.
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Rays' Jake Fraley: Taking seat Sunday
Fraley is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Even with the Rays facing right-hander Mitch Keller in the series finale, Fraley will cede his spot in right field to Jonny DeLuca. Fraley has recorded hits in five of his last six starts but is still holding down a pedestrian .227/.292/.364 slash line over 48 plate appearances.
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Samuel Basallo C | BAL
Orioles' Samuel Basallo: Getting breather Sunday
Basallo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
Basallo started eight of the previous nine games but will hit the bench Sunday while in the midst of a 4-for-38 slump (.105 average). Sam Huff will take over behind the plate and bat eighth for the series finale at Cleveland.
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Daylen Lile LF | WAS
Nationals' Daylen Lile: Receiving first day off of 2026
Lile is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.
Though the left-handed-hitting Lile typically starts against left-handed pitching, he'll hit the bench Sunday for the first time in 2026 while the Giants send a tough southpaw in Robbie Ray to the bump. Through Washington's first 21 games of the season, Lile has produced a stellar .283 batting average but hasn't supplemented it with quality counting statistics (one home run, one stolen base, 13 runs and eight RBI).
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Jorbit Vivas 2B | WAS
Nationals' Jorbit Vivas: On bench Sunday
Vivas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.
The left-handed-hitting Vivas had started six of the Nationals' last seven games, seeing time at second base, third base and DH, but he'll hit the bench Sunday while southpaw Robbie Ray takes the hill for the Giants. With a .780 OPS through 54 plate appearances, Vivas has put himself in consideration for regular reps against right-handed pitching, but Jose Tena (.811 OPS in 36 plate appearances) is also jockeying with Vivas for the same spot in the lineup.