MLB Player News

Church is out of the lineup for the first game of Monday's doubleheader with the Reds.

Church's platoon mate, Everson Pereira, will cover center field for St. Louis in the early game while Cincinnati sends left-hander Kent Emanuel to the mound. Expect Church to return to the starting nine for the second game of the day, when right-hander Rhett Lowder will take the hill for the Reds.

Acuna went 1-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's win over the Diamondbacks.

He also struck out three times, but Acuna's pilfering of third base in the fifth inning, on the front end of a double steal with Matt Olson, was a very encouraging sign, as it was the star outfielder's first stolen base 19 games since returning from a hamstring strain in late July. If Acuna is feeling more confident in the health of his legs, he could be a lot busier on the basepaths down the stretch. On the season, he sports a .244/.350/.441 slash line with 13 homers and 16 steals in 72 contests.

Bleday is not in the lineup for the first game of Monday's doubleheader versus the Cardinals.

It's southpaw Quinn Mathews on the bump for the Cardinals, so the left-handed-hitting Bleday will exit the lineup while Michael Toglia handles left field. Bleday should be back in the lineup for Monday's nightcap.

Hernandez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk, a hit-by-pitch and an additional run scored in Sunday's 7-1 win over the Reds.

Hernandez finally broke the scoreless tie in the eighth inning, taking Tejay Antone deep for a solo homer that helped spark Miami's late offensive outburst. The blast was his second in his last four games. Hernandez has struggled to make consistent contact in August, batting .205 across 12 games while striking out in a third of his plate appearances. Through 93 games this season, he's slashing .231/.308/.459 with 18 homers, 13 doubles, one triple, 50 RBI, 35 runs and eight stolen bases.

Chourio went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three runs scored in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Dodgers.

Chourio was a key offensive contributor, picking up a trio of hits and coming around to score each time. Through 16 games in August, the 22-year-old is hitting .288/.391/.542 with four homers, seven RBI, 10 runs and a stolen base. Overall, he's slashing .275/.338/.471 with 17 homers, 49 RBI, 62 runs and 11 stolen bases across 91 contests.

The Cubs will promote Conrad from Single-A Myrtle Beach to High-A South Bend on Monday.

The 22-year-old outfielder will head to the Midwest League after slashing .252/.331/.441 with four home runs in 124 plate appearances with Myrtle Beach. The No. 17 overall pick in the 2025 First-Year Player Draft, Conrad is viewed as one of the Cubs' top lower-level prospects.

Crow-Armstrong went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 11-4 loss to the Cardinals.

Crow-Armstrong has gone just 5-for-39 (.128) over his last nine contests, adding a 5:15 BB:K in that span. He has also supplied two homers and six RBI. The outfielder is well on his way to a second straight 30-30 year -- he's now at 28 homers and 30 steals while adding a .276 average, .907 OPS, 75 RBI, 87 runs scored, 24 doubles and seven triples over 125 contests.

Walker went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run, two doubles and four total RBI in Sunday's 11-4 win over the Cubs.

Walker had been held hitless in three of his previous four games before breaking out of the slump. His homer came as part of a six-run fourth inning that put the Cardinals in firm control of this contest. Walker is now batting .284 with an .839 OPS, 24 homers, 88 RBI, 73 runs scored, 26 doubles and 16 stolen bases over 120 contests in his breakout year, though he's hit just two long balls since the All-Star break.

High-A Brooklyn placed Guzman on the 7-day injured list Aug. 6 due to an unspecified injury.

Guzman is on the shelf for the second time this season after a quadriceps strain previously cost him about six weeks of action while he was with Single-A St. Lucie earlier this summer. After earning a promotion to Brooklyn on July 28, Guzman slashed .393/.438/.536 with a home run over his first seven games at High-A before being shut down.

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

The left-handed-hitting Mitchell will be held out of the starting nine for the second straight day while the Brewers oppose another southpaw (Tarik Skubal). Luis Lara will replace Mitchell in center field and will bat second.