MLB Player News

Melendez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

With lefty Eduardo Rodriguez on the hill for Arizona, the left-handed-hitting Melendez will retreat to the bench for the series finale in Phoenix. Austin Slater will enter the lineup as a replacement for Melendez, who has cooled off to begin May by going 3-for-18 with two walks and seven strikeouts.

Marsee went 1-for-2 with a walk, one run scored and two stolen bases in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Nationals. He was also hit by a pitch.

Marsee came up big late, swiping two bags and scoring a run during the Marlins' three-run bottom of the eighth inning. The 24-year-old has struggled to get going this season, but he flashed his potential this weekend with a homer and two stolen bases over his past two contests. On the year, he's slashing .182/.307/.277 with two home runs, 13 RBI, 22 runs scored and 12 steals across 177 plate appearances.

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

Laureano will hit the bench for the second time in less than a week after getting off to a poor start to May with a .083/.241/.208 slash line through the Padres' first nine games of the month. Gavin Sheets will replace Laureano in left field and will bat cleanup.

Scott is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.

On the bench against a right-hander (Walker Buehler) for the second day in a row, Scott looks like he could be in danger of fading into a part-time role in the St. Louis outfield. Thomas Saggese will pick up another start in left field while Nathan Church shifts over to center in place of Scott, whose .494 OPS on the season places him 225th among the 230 MLB players who have logged at least 100 plate appearances.

Hernandez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.

According to Jack Harris of the California Post, manager Dave Roberts classified Hernandez's absence from Sunday's lineup as a rest day, and the skipper suggested that the outfielder could be in line for more planned days off as he aims to "work things out" during a rough stretch at the plate. Dating back to April 17, Hernandez is batting just .176 with one extra-base hit. Hernandez is maintaining a more palatable .238 average on the season, but he's supplemented it with a .365 slugging percentage, a career-low mark by 55 points.

Gurriel is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.

Gurriel started the first two games of the series but will hit the bench Sunday after going 0-for-8 with two strikeouts. Ryan Waldschmidt will shift to left field while Jorge Barrosa starts in center.

Yastrzemski is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

Yastrzemski will hit the bench for a second straight day while the Dodgers send another lefty to the hill in Justin Wrobleski. Eli White will pick up the start in right field.

Reynolds is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.

Reynolds will hit the bench for just the second time all season in what will be his first day off since April 16. Nick Yorke will step in as the Pirates' starter in left field in place of Reynolds, who has slashed .259/.429/.481 with one home run, one stolen base, six runs and four RBI through the team's first eight games of May.

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

Bauers will hit the bench for the second time in the series while the Yankees send another left-hander to the bump in Carlos Rodon. Though Bauers has been a full-time player for most of the season, his exposure to same-handed pitching could become limited after the Brewers welcomed back two lineup regulars in Andrew Vaughn and Jackson Chourio.

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

The 26-year-old started the previous eight games, including three against left-handed starting pitchers, but Frelick will head to the bench Sunday as southpaw Carlos Rodon (shoulder) makes his season debut for New York. Frelick struggled to a .226/.273/.323 slash line during that eight-game stretch and has yet to get on track at the plate this year with a .616 OPS through 36 games.