MLB Player News

Ballesteros is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

Carlos Santana will step in at designated hitter in place of Ballesteros, who will sit for the second time in the series while the Reds send another lefty to the bump in Andrew Abbott. Since being called up from Triple-A Iowa on Sept. 9, Ballesteros has posted a .999 OPS over nine games. He should have a clear path to regular playing time against right-handed pitching while Kyle Tucker (calf) remains on the shelf.

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

Davis will retreat to the bench after starting behind the plate in the first two contests of the series while going 2-for-7 at the dish. Joey Bart will handle catching duties in the series finale.

Devanney is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

Devanney's brief run as the Pirates' primary option at third base appears to be over. He'll be on the bench for the sixth time in seven games while the Pirates go with Jared Triolo at the hot corner, Nick Gonzales at shortstop and Nick Yorke at second base.

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

Harris is on the bench for the third time in four matchups against a right-handed starting pitcher. With the Athletics bringing Max Muncy back from the injured list Saturday, Harris doesn't look as though he'll have a path to an everyday role in the final week of the season.

O'Neill is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

O'Neill will sit for the second time this weekend as the Orioles continue to manage his workload following his return from the 10-day injured list Sept. 12. Since being activated, O'Neill has gone 2-for-19 with five walks, two stolen bases, one RBI and one run in six games.

Baez will start at shortstop and bat ninth in Sunday's game against Atlanta.

Baez will be making his third consecutive start after going 1-for-6 at the dish over the first two contests of the series. With Colt Keith (rib) recently landing on the injured list, Zach McKinstry will likely platoon at third base with Andy Ibanez for the remainder of the regular season, leaving Baez to handle shortstop.

Manager Pat Murphy said Sunday that the best case scenario for Megill (elbow) is to return for Milwaukee's regular-season finale Sept. 28 against Cincinnati, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

The best-case timeline, according to Murphy, would mean Megill would throw a bullpen Tuesday and live batting practice Friday. The timeline could be adjusted based on how the right-hander recovers from the throwing sessions, but that would mean he wouldn't return until the postseason. The Brewers are tracking toward a top-two seed in the NL, which would allow them to bypass the wild-card round and give Megill extra time to get healthy.

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

The left-handed-hitting Bauers will take a seat against left-hander Matthew Liberatore, allowing Andrew Vaughn to draw the start at first base. Bauers has taken hold of the strong side of a platoon at first base with Vaughn as the regular season winds down.

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

The left-handed-hitting Turang will take a seat Sunday against southpaw Matthew Liberatore. The second baseman had been part of the starting nine in each of the Brewers' last 14 games and went 14-for-56 (.250 average) with eight runs scored and seven RBI during that stretch.

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

The lefty-hitting Frelick will retreat to the dugout while the Brewers run out a lineup of seven right-handed hitters and two switch hitters to counter southpaw Matthew Liberatore. Isaac Collins, Blake Perkins and Jackson Chourio will fill the outfield from left to right.