MLB Player News

Lux is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Lux started the past two contests after missing two games with back tightness, and he'll take a seat Sunday with southpaw Sean Manaea pitching for the Friars. Hanser Alberto will man the keystone in his place.

Reds manager David Bell said India (hamstring) could return from the 10-day injured list as soon as Tuesday, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

After landing on the 10-day injured list last Tuesday with the right hamstring strain, India has seemingly made positive progress in his recovery over the past few days. He was able to run the bases Friday, and he had what Bell termed as another "encouraging day" of workouts Saturday, according to Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer. Alejo Lopez will draw the start at second base in Sunday's series finale against the Cardinals and will continue to fill in at the keystone for the duration of India's absence.

Drury is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against St. Louis.

Drury started the past three games with Jake Fraley (knee) unavailable and will take a seat after going 2-for-12 with a walk, an RBI and a strikeout. Colin Moran will be the DH on Sunday while JT Riddle starts at the hot corner.

Estrada went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Nationals.

Estrada got aboard with a single in the Giants' fifth-inning rally. He then stole second and scored on a Curt Casali single. Estrada has provided a bit of power and speed from the bottom half of the order. He's slashing .255/.293/.400 with two home runs, nine RBI, 12 runs scored and three stolen bases while working as the primary second baseman with Tommy La Stella (Achilles) out. Estrada enters Sunday having gone 4-for-11 in his last three games.

Hoerner is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

Hoerner has started nine straight games but will receive a day off after posting a .375/.394/.500 slash line during that stretch. Jonathan Villar will shift to shortstop Sunday while Patrick Wisdom starts at the hot corner.

Rodgers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

Rodgers will sit for the second straight game in favor of Alan Trejo, who drew the nod at second base over the former in the second half of Saturday's doubleheader. Though he doesn't yet appear to have lost hold of an everyday role, Rodgers has plummeted in the lineup of late in light of his recent struggles. He was moved to the No. 7 spot in the order for the first game of Saturday's doubleheader and went 0-for-4 in the Rockies' 13-0 loss, dropping his season-long slash line to .087/.157/.109 across 51 plate appearances.

Albies went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in Saturday's 9-7 loss to the Marlins.

After Jazz Chisholm led off the game with a solo shot in the top of the first inning, Albies answered back in the bottom of the frame with his own leadoff blast, setting the tone for a wild day of offense. Albies is the unlikely MLB co-leader in home runs at the moment, as his six long balls has him tied with C.J. Cron, and all nine of the second baseman's nine hits have gone for extra bases, fueling his lopsided .242/.319/.581 slash line through 16 games.

Hoerner went 4-for-5 with a run scored and three RBI in Saturday's win over the Pirates.

Hoerner collected four of his team's 23 hits in the easy 21-0 romp. The big effort boosted the shortstop's batting average to .327 this season, and he should continue to see regular playing time with Andrelton Simmons (shoulder) on the injured list.

Rodgers is hitting seventh and starting at second base in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Tigers.

He started the year hitting third, was quickly dropped to fifth and had been hitting sixth for the last five games, so this marks another demotion in the lineup for Rodgers. He is hitting .095 with zero home runs and a 34.0 K% in 11 games.

Chavis went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Friday against the Cubs.

Chavis drew the start at first base while hitting fifth, his first time in the lineup against a right-hander this season. He made sure that decision paid off by leading off the fourth inning with his second home run of the season. Though Chavis has been in a fairly strict platoon with Yoshi Tsutsugo at first base to begin the season, he should start to see consistent playing time if he continues to hit well. Through 32 plate appearances, Chavis has four extra-base hits, five runs scored and seven RBI while striking out just three times.