MLB Player News

France is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta after his left wrist appeared to be bothering him while he swung the bat during Saturday's 3-1 win, Shannon Drayer of Seattle Sports 710 AM reports.

The wrist issue previously kept France out for four consecutive games in late July and early August, but he doesn't appear to be dealing with any sort of major setback. According to Drayer, manager Scott Servais likely just wanted to give France the opportunity to rest his wrist for two days, as the Mariners have an open date in the schedule Monday. France is still expected to rejoin the lineup Tuesday against the Padres.

Goldschmidt is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

Goldschmidt racked up just eight hits and hit .186 over his last 12 games, so he will get a day off for the first time this month. Albert Pujols will start at first base Sunday for the Cardinals.

Rivas went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run scored in Saturday's loss to the Giants.

Rivas, who was recalled from Triple-A Iowa at the end of August, has been seeing regular playing time at first base recently. Saturday marked his fifth start there over the last six games, and he responded with his second triple of the season. Rivas may sit against lefties moving forward, though it looks like he'll play regularly against righties.

Pasquantino is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

Pasquantino started back-to-back games after being activated from the injured list, but he will get a chance to take it easy Sunday. Salvador Perez will serve as the designated hitter with Pasquantino opening the game on the bench.

Freeman went 4-for-5 with a home run, a double and four total RBI in an 8-4 victory versus the Padres on Saturday.

Freeman was a thorn in San Diego's side Saturday, reaching base four times and driving in half of Los Angeles' eight runs. He singled in the Dodgers' first run in the third inning, doubled home another run in the fifth and swatted a two-run homer in the seventh. This was Freeman's fifth four-hit game of the campaign, and he leads the majors with 51 multi-hit performances on the season. He also ranks first with 178 hits and 45 doubles while leading qualified hitters with a .330 batting average. For good measure, Freeman has racked up 19 homers, 90 RBI, 102 runs and 11 stolen bases.

Cron went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 4-1 win over Arizona.

Cron's sixth-inning homer didn't travel quite as far as the 504-foot blast he crushed Friday, but the 457-foot shot was plenty deep to bring home three runs and provide the margin of victory for Colorado in the contest. The slugger went deep only twice in 25 games in August, but he's already hit four homers through nine contests in September. Cron is tied for seventh in the National League with 28 homers on the campaign.

Gurriel went 3-for-4 in Saturday's 6-1 loss to the Angels.

Gurriel benefited from receiving a day off Friday. His first-inning single led to an error that generated the Astros' lone run in Saturday's contest. Gurriel had gone 11 games without a multi-hit effort, hitting just .125 in that span. His batting average has yet to exceed .250 this year after Game 1 was in the books, and it's currently at .242 with a .654 OPS, seven home runs, 43 RBI, 47 runs scored and eight stolen bases through 126 contests. Despite the poor performance, he continues to see regular playing time at first base.

Beaty was designated for assignment by the Padres on Saturday, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Beaty saw limited playing time after being called up by the Padres at the beginning of September, and he went 0-for-6 with two strikeouts over three games. However, he'll lose his spot on the 40-man roster after Austin Nola was reinstated from the paternity list Saturday.

Calhoun isn't in the lineup Saturday against Toronto.

Calhoun started the last two games and went 1-for-8 with an RBI and four strikeouts. Adolis Garcia will serve as the designated hitter and bat cleanup Saturday.

Bohm will sit Saturday against the Nationals.

Bohm will sit for the first time in over two weeks. He's hit .309/.328/.400 in 13 games since his last time on the bench. Edmundo Sosa will handle the hot corner Saturday.