MLB Player News

France (wrist) isn't expected to require a trip to the injured list after he underwent an MRI that revealed no structural damage, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

France sat out Sunday against the Astros due to a sore left wrist, and the 28-year-old is expected to require a couple of days to recover before returning to game action. While it's not yet clear exactly when he'll be back in the lineup, manager Scott Servais hopes that France will be able to return at some point during the Mariners' upcoming series against the Yankees.

Flores is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Flores' move to the bench ends a stretch of 12 consecutive starts for the 30-year-old. Tommy La Stella will step in at second base in place of Flores, who should continue to have a regular spot in the middle infield while both Thairo Estrada (concussion) and Brandon Crawford (knee) are on the injured list.

The Cubs optioned Rivas to Triple-A Iowa on Sunday, Gordon Wittenmyer of NBC Sports Chicago reports.

He'll surrender his spot on the 26-man active roster to utility man Zach McKinstry, whom the Cubs acquired from the Dodgers on Saturday. Rivas had been serving as the Cubs' primary starting first baseman against right-handed pitching since the middle of June, but he's turned in an unremarkable .232/.313/.316 slash line across 201 plate appearances with the big club. His demotion should pave the way for Frank Schwindel to see most of the reps at the position.

Kirilloff (wrist) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.

After exiting Saturday's 7-4 win with right wrist soreness, Kirilloff will need at least one day off to heal up. Considering that Kirilloff underwent surgery on that same wrist last season and spent nearly three weeks on the injured list earlier in the season due to inflammation of the wrist, it's somewhat troubling that he's hampered by it again. For now, consider Kirilloff day-to-day heading into Monday's series opener with the Tigers.

Mountcastle (undisclosed) is starting at first base and batting sixth in Sunday's game against the Reds.

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde withheld Mountcastle from the lineup for Saturday's 8-2 loss due to the 25-year-old being "banged up," but Mountcastle evidently feels well enough to return to the field Saturday. Since the All-Star break, Mountcastle has started in eight games while going 2-for-31 (.065 average).

Diaz went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Guardians.

Diaz's fifth-inning long ball off Zach Plesac -- his fifth of the season -- held up as the difference as Tampa Bay ended a two-game losing streak. The 30-year-old, who is batting .281 in six games since the All-Star break, will start at third base and bat second in Sunday's series finale.

Raley is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

The lefty-hitting Raley will put a five-game hitting streak on hold and take a seat with the Guardians expected to deploy a lefty primary pitcher (Kirk McCarty) in the series finale. The newly acquired David Peralta will enter the outfield in Raley's stead, but both players should have clear paths to steady playing time versus right-handed pitching.

Cron is not in the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Dodgers, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Cron started 13 straight games since missing two contests with a wrist injury in mid-July, and he'll take a seat for Sunday's series finale. Connor Joe will shift to first base while Sam Hilliard enters the lineup and plays the outfield.

Naylor (ankle) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.

Naylor will retreat to the bench for a third straight game due to a sore right ankle, but the lefty-hitting slugger likely would have ducked out of the lineup Sunday even if healthy with the Rays bringing All-Star southpaw Shane McClanahan to the hill. Ernie Clement will fill in at first base for Naylor.

France is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros while he receives an MRI for his sore left wrist, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Though France was able to play the entirety of Saturday's 5-4 win, he tweaked his wrist again on a swing in his final at-bat after first suffering the injury in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Rangers. After sitting out Wednesday, France proceeded to start in each of the Mariners' last three games while going 3-for-11 with a double. The Mariners still apparently have some concern about France's ability to play through the injury, so the MRI will determine the club's next course of action for the All-Star first baseman. At this time, a stint on the injured list hasn't been ruled out for France, who can be considered day-to-day heading into Monday's series opener with the Yankees.