MLB Player News

Collins is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Miami.

Collins has a .951 OPS with three double, one triple and four home runs in 26 games since the start of June, but he'll take a seat for Sunday's series finale against the Marlins. Christian Yelich will move out to left field while William Contreras receives a turn at designated hitter.

Stowers went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's win over the Brewers.

The 27-year-old slugger opened the scoring for the Marlins by taking Chad Patrick deep to lead off the second inning. It was Stowers' 16th homer of the season and sixth in his last 12 games, a stretch in which he's slashing a massive .357/.438/.881 with four doubles, nine runs and 12 RBI.

Hinds is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

Hinds was included in the lineup in four of the past five games while Cincinnati faced a parade of southpaws, but he'll be back on the bench Sunday against Zack Wheeler. Hinds looks as though he'll be limited to the short side of a platoon in right field with Will Benson until Jake Fraley (shoulder) returns from the injured list.

Lile is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

With southpaw Garrett Crochet on the bump for Boston, Lile will be one of three lefty-hitting Nationals who will head to the bench, joining CJ Abrams and Luis Garcia. Alex Call will step in as the starting right fielder in place of Lile, who is slashing .258/.303/.339 with one home run and two steals in 16 games since receiving his second call-up of the season in mid-June.

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

With Sunday's series finale beginning at 11:35 a.m. EDT and with southpaw Trevor Rogers on the bump for the Orioles, Harris will get a breather. The center fielder started each of Atlanta's first five games of July -- three against righties, two against lefties -- and went 4-for-20 with a triple, a stolen base and a run.

Fernandez went 2-for-4 with a double Saturday against the White Sox.

Fernandez has started three of five games since being promoted July 1 and is settling into a large-side platoon role. He recorded both the first extra-base hit and the first multi-hit game of his career Saturday. While it's a small sample, Fernandez has encouragingly struck out only twice in 10 plate appearances.

Benson went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Phillies.

He was given a rare start against a lefty, covering center field for a resting TJ Friedl. Benson gave the Reds a lead with a fifth-inning home run, his seventh of the season and first in 23 games. It's his only hit in 13 at-bats against a southpaw. Benson has largely struggled to produce since an explosive stretch in mid-May, but the bat is showing recent signs of life. He's hit safely in six of his last seven games (five starts), going 8-for-21 (.381) with one double, one homer and three RBI.

Freeman went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk and a run scored Saturday against the White Sox.

Freeman has had an excellent homestand, going 10-for-22 with four doubles, three steals, two runs scored and two RBI across five games. He has at least one hit in 10 of his last 11 games at Coors Field and currently has a five-game hitting streak. Freeman has also taken over as the Rockies' primary leadoff hitter, with his last 12 starts coming from atop the order.

Beck went 1-for-5 with two RBI on Saturday against the White Sox.

Beck got the Rockies' offense going with a two-run single in the first inning. That was his only hit of the game, but he's been productive on the team's current homestand by collecting eight hits in 22 at-bats with three RBI and two runs scored. Beck's production has come in bunches, but he's produced a well-rounded line with 10 homers, 10 steals and a .268 batting average across 316 plate appearances this season.

Doyle hit a solo home run in his only at-bat Saturday against the White Sox.

Doyle is being held out of the Rockies' lineup for their weekend series against the White Sox due to his struggles since the start of June. However, he entered the game as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning and blasted his seventh home run of the season and second since May 27. Colorado's plans for Doyle following Sunday's games are unclear, but Saturday's showing was certainly a positive sign.