MLB Player News

Walls is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Yu Chang will draw the start at shortstop while Walls sits in the series finale. Walls had previously started in each of the Rays' last 11 games while slashing .242/.375/.424 with a home run, three doubles, six runs, four RBI, a stolen base and, perhaps most impressively, a 7:5 BB:K.

Candelario is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

Candelario recently returned from a one-game absence due to a non-COVID-19-related illness, so the Tigers may just be exercising some caution by keeping him out of the lineup for the series finale. Kody Clemens will fill in for Candelario at third base.

Donaldson (illness) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

Manager Aaron Boone will hand Donaldson a second straight day off while he recovers from a stomach ailment, though the veteran could still be available off the bench for the series finale. DJ LeMahieu will fill in for Donaldson at third base.

Henderson has started at first base and second base so far this week for Triple-A Norfolk, Nathan Ruiz of The Baltimore Sun reports.

One of the top prospects in the minors, Henderson primarily played shortstop and third base prior to this week, but he is making his first pro start at second base Saturday after starting at first base a couple times earlier this week. The Orioles delayed the arrival of Adley Rutschman until this season for service-time reasons, but it's possible they could promote Henderson this season now that the team is competitive. He is hitting .285/.389/.509 with 10 home runs, six steals and a 26.2 percent strikeout rate in 56 games at Triple-A.

Bride was a late addition to Saturday's lineup against the Mariners.

He will hit seventh and start at the keystone. Bride enters the lineup after Skye Bolt was scratched with left knee soreness.

Bride is not in Saturday's lineup against the Mariners.

Bride is hitting .214 with two doubles in 13 games this month. Tony Kemp will start at second base and hit leadoff.

Urshela is not in Saturday's lineup against the Rangers.

While Urshela is not in a strict platoon, he typically gets his days off against righties, and that is the case in this one with Glenn Otto on the hill for Texas. Jose Miranda will start at the hot corner and bat sixth.

Donaldson was a late scratch from Saturday's lineup against the Blue Jays due to a stomach bug, Meredith Marakovits of YES Network reports.

Estevan Florial was added to the lineup with Oswaldo Cabrera shifting from right field to third base. Donaldson should be considered day-to-day.

Suarez went 2-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI in a 10-2 win over the Athletics on Friday.

Suarez is a perennial 30-homer hitter and he is making a push to reach that mark once again in 2022. He blasted two long balls off Cole Irvin as part of a five-RBI night to give him 22 homers and 68 RBI on the season. Suarez now has six home runs in August and is slashing .190/.324/.534 through 17 games this month.

Miranda went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 2-1 win over the Rangers on Friday.

Miranda followed up a solo home run by Luis Arraez with one of his own for back-to-back first-inning blasts, which gave the Twins all of the offense they needed for the win. The 24-year-old rookie struggled initially in May but he has been remarkably consistent since June. Miranda is finding himself slotted into the cleanup spot as of late and is slashing an excellent .317/.377/.492 in August. He appears to be breaking out and now has 13 homers and 52 RBI on the season despite only having played in 80 games. With a full season of playing time, he'd be on pace for a 100-RBI campaign, providing some power and run production with third-base eligibility.