MLB Player News

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

Taylor is batting .208 (5-for-24) with just one extra-base hit in his past eight contests, and he finds himself on the bench Sunday for the third consecutive game. The Padres have rolled with a starting outfield of Gavin Sheets, Jackson Merrill and Fernando Tatis from left to right in all three contests.

Reynolds went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 11-5 win over the Nationals.

Reynolds extended Pittsburgh's lead to 4-0 in the third inning with a 399-foot shot off Cade Cavalli, his 13th homer this season and his seventh in his last 25 games -- he's gone 33-for-101 (.327) in that span. It's been a strong season at the plate overall for Reynolds, who's now slashing .282/.393/.474 with 56 RBI, 62 runs scored and six stolen bases across 397 plate appearances.

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

After missing a few games in late June due to back spasms, Tucker started the last nine contests and posted a .940 OPS with a double, a homer, five RBI and seven runs during that span. Alex Call is picking up a start in right field Sunday for the Dodgers.

Edman was scratched from the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres due to a right foot/ankle injury, Jack Harris of the California Post reports.

Edman was penciled in to start at third base but will instead head to the bench. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic that Edman was removed from the lineup as a precaution after being hit in the foot by a Mason Miller pitch in the eighth inning of Saturday's 3-0 win. Alex Freeland will replace Edman in the lineup and start at second base, pushing Miguel Rojas over to the hot corner.

Cortes will start in left field and bat sixth in Sunday's game against the Marlins.

After going 4-for-8 with a double and two runs over the first two contests of the series, Cortes will be rewarded with a third straight start. He hadn't made any starts in the Athletics' 11 contests before that while he finished June in the midst of a 2-for-33 skid at the plate, but Cortes looks like he'll have a pathway to more consistent playing time after Tyler Soderstrom (hip) recently joined Brent Rooker (knee) on the injured list. Max Muncy and Colby Thomas loom as Cortes' main challengers for reps against right-handed pitching, but both Muncy and Thomas have started in just one of the Athletics' three games versus Miami.

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

Miami will keep Caissie and fellow left-handed hitters Kyle Stowers, Joe Mack and Griffin Conine on the bench for the series finale in Sacramento while southpaw Gage Jump takes the hill for the Athletics. Caissie started in right field or at designated hitter in the Marlins' last five games and went 3-for-15 with two home runs, six RBI and an additional run.

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

Miami will keep Conine and fellow left-handed hitters Kyle Stowers, Joe Mack and Owen Caissie on the bench for the series finale in Sacramento while southpaw Gage Jump takes the hill for the Athletics. Conine went 0-for-10 with a 4:6 BB:K while starting in Miami's past three games, bringing his season-long batting line down to .233/.352/.433 over 71 plate appearances.

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

Miami will keep Stowers and fellow left-handed hitters Griffin Conine, Joe Mack and Owen Caissie on the bench for the series finale in Sacramento while southpaw Gage Jump takes the hill for the Athletics. Liam Hicks will fill in at first base in place of Stowers, who produced a monstrous 1.235 OPS while starting in each of Miami's last 16 games.

Arizona recalled Tawa from Triple-A Reno on Sunday.

With Nolan Arenado resting for Sunday's series finale versus Milwaukee, Tawa will enter the starting nine at third base and will bat seventh. Tawa isn't expected to be in line for steady at-bats while he's up with Arizona and will bring most of his value in his ability to play three infield and all three outfield spots. He's logged 76 plate appearances with Arizona this season, slashing .172/.270/.266 with one home run, eight RBI and six runs.

Kepler is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

The left-handed-hitting Kepler will hit the bench for the third time in four games, with two of his absences coming against right-handed starters. After completing an 80-game suspension to begin the season and making his Arizona debut June 25, Kepler appeared primed for a strong-side platoon role in the left field. However, Kepler's ongoing struggles appear to have cost him some playing time; he's gone just 2-for-18 at the plate through his first six games with Arizona.