MLB Player News

Flores is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the White Sox, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Now on the bench for a third straight matchup against a right-handed pitcher with Chicago bringing Michael Kopech to the hill, Flores looks like he's being viewed as a short-side platoon player in the infield. LaMonte Wade and David Villar should continue to occupy the corner-infield spots for the Giants more often than not.

Vaughn went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and an RBI on Sunday against the Astros.

Vaughn started his production with an RBI single in the sixth inning to put the White Sox up by two runs. He added a double -- his second of the season -- three frames later but was stranded at third base. Vaughn has had a productive start to the season, collecting three hits across 11 at-bats with three RBI and a run scored.

Hall is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.

Hall started at first base in the first two games of the season and went 2-for-7 with a double, a walk and a run scored, but he'll head to the bench Sunday with southpaw Martin Perez pitching for Texas. Alec Bohm will slide over to first base while Edmundo Sosa starts at the hot corner.

Flores is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Flores went 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout in the season opener but will sit Sunday for the second consecutive game. David Villar will receive another start at the hot corner while J.D. Davis mans first base.

Naylor is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's game against Seattle.

Naylor homered in the victory over the Mariners on Saturday, but the first baseman will get a day of rest against southpaw Marco Gonzales for the series finale. Josh Bell will handle first base for the contest, with Gabriel Arias getting his first start of the year at third.

Arias is hitting sixth and playing third base against the Mariners on Sunday.

Arias will get his first start of the year with left-hander Marco Gonzales on the bump for Seattle. Jose Ramirez will get a rest on defense as the designated hitter, and Josh Naylor will take a seat for the series finale. Arias is expected to serve as a utility player who will get starts all over the infield during the 2023 campaign.

Cooper is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Mets, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Cooper went 5-for-13 with a home run, a triple and two RBI through the first three games of the season, but he'll take a seat for Sunday's series finale. Yuli Gurriel will step in at first base and bat fifth.

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

With the Red Sox facing a lefty starting pitcher (Cole Irvin) in the series finale, the lefty-hitting Casas will get his first breather of the season. Justin Turner checks in at first base in place of Casas, who went hitless in five at-bats over his first two starts but drew two walks and drove in two runs.

Lowe went 3-for-6 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 16-3 win over Philadelphia.

The Rangers are having fun early on, scoring 27 runs in two games and generating multiple RBI opportunities for middle-of-the-order bats. Lowe has driven in three while hitting third.

Wade went 1-for-3 with two walks, one RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Yankees.

Wade has started at first base and hit leadoff in both of the Giants' games so far. Since they've faced two right-handed starters, the usage isn't surprising -- Wade is widely expected to handle the strong side of a platoon at first this season. He's gone 1-for-6 with three walks over two games so far. Fantasy managers probably shouldn't read into the steal too much, as he swiped just six bags in his 109-game breakout campaign in 2021, though he may be incentivized to run more if he remains in the leadoff spot.