MLB Player News

Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Diaz will take a seat after he had picked up starts in four of the past five games, with the 25-year-old going 4-for-17 with a double, two walks and three runs scored over that stretch. While Jon Berti's (concussion) move to the 7-day injured list temporarily opened up more playing time for Diaz, Brian Anderson's (shoulder) return from the 60-day IL on Saturday will likely result in Diaz moving back into a utility role.

McNeil (leg) won't start Sunday against the Blue Jays, but manager Luis Rojas said the infielder is available off the bench in the series finale, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

McNeil will be withheld from the lineup for the third straight game while he contends with left leg muscle fatigue, but the injury doesn't look like anything that will result in an extended shutdown. Even if McNeil goes unused off the bench Sunday, he could be ready to play at least one half of Monday's doubleheader with Atlanta.

Torres went 1-for-4 with an RBI and two stolen bases in Saturday's 4-3 victory versus Boston.

In addition to notching two steals, Torres plated the game-winning run with his single to right field in the eighth inning. The shortstop is up to nine thefts on the season, which leads the team and is already his single-season career high. Torres has collected exactly one hit in each of his past seven games, batting .318 and racking up three homers and three steals over that span.

Lowe is not in the lineup Sunday at Cleveland, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Lowe is hitting well since the All-Star break with an .887 OPS in nine games, but he'll receive the day off Sunday. Joey Wendle will shift to the keystone while Yandy Diaz starts at third base.

Biggio is out of the lineup Sunday against the Mets.

Biggio is 4-for-18 with a solo homer and an additional run scored in six games since the All-Star break, and he'll take a seat Sunday in New York. Santiago Espinal will start at the hot corner in his place.

Texas manager Chris Woodward is holding off on calling Ibanez the team's regular second baseman, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.

After the Rangers demoted Nick Solak to Triple-A Round Rock on Friday, Ibanez made his second consecutive start at second base Saturday, the first time he's made consecutive starts at the position during his brief MLB career. Woodward indicated Ibanez will get a lot of playing time, but he's not ready to anoint him as the primary second baseman, which is considered the utility player's best position.

Marte (hamstring) was moved from the team's training complex to Chase Field to take at-bats against live pitching, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

Weather at the complex has put a hold on Marte's at-bats, so the Diamondbacks moved him to be with the team in Phoenix where he'll get in more work. Marte will remain in town and perhaps get at-bats in the Arizona Complex League.

Semien went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer and an additional run scored in Saturday's 10-3 win over the Mets.

Semien homered off Taijuan Walker in the fifth inning, knocking in George Springer and Vladimir Guerrero. He has struggled of late, batting just .151 over his last 14 games. However, he is slashing .273/.340/.525 overall, marking his best batting average and slugging percentage of his career. In addition, the 30-year-old already has 24 long balls and 10 steals, on track for a career high in both categories.

Ibanez went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks in Saturday's loss to Houston.

In a game during which Texas managed only two hits, Ibanez had a strong day at the plate, reaching base thrice for the second time in his past three contests. The rookie's ninth-inning homer off Ryan Pressly extended his hitting streak to five games and prevented Houston from posting a shutout. During the hitting streak, Ibanez has gone 7-for-13 with a homer, triple and double.

Rodgers (undisclosed) remains on the bench for Saturday's game against the Dodgers.

Rodgers was scratched for undisclosed reasons Friday and did not appear off the bench. He'll miss another start Saturday, with Garrett Hampson getting the nod at second base.