MLB Player News

Muncy (oblique) is traveling to Los Angeles and could be activated for Monday's series opener versus the Mariners, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

The Dodgers were planning to reinstate the 33-year-old for Tuesday's contest, but Freddie Freeman's finger injury could necessitate a trip to the injured list and move that timeline up a day. Muncy has gone 6-for-21 with a double and a homer during his six-game rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City, and he's ready to rejoin the active roster after spending three months on the injured list due to a strained oblique.

Paredes was scratched from Sunday's lineup against the Blue Jays due to right shoulder discomfort, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports.

It's unclear when Paredes suffered the injury, but he struggled over the past few games and went 0-for-11 with two strikeouts. The 25-year-old will have Monday's team off day to aid in his recovery ahead of Tuesday's series opener versus Detroit. Patrick Wisdom has replaced Paredes at third base for Sunday's contest.

Arenado went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Dodgers.

Arenado's homer was his second over the last four games. The third baseman has been steady at the plate in August, going 17-for-56 (.304) with 10 RBI over 15 games this month. He's up to a .268/.323/.395 slash line, 13 homers, 55 RBI, 51 runs scored, 17 doubles and two stolen bases over 116 contests for the season.

Hayes is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against Seattle.

Hayes has gone 0-for-12 with five strikeouts over his last three games. He'll begin Sunday's contest in the dugout while Jared Triolo starts at third base and bats ninth.

Machado went 4-for-4 with a walk, a double and a run in Saturday's 8-3 win against Colorado.

Machado had gone 1-for-14 over his previous four games before posting the big effort Saturday. It was the third time this season that the veteran third baseman has recorded four hits in a game. Since July 17, Machado is slashing .343/.377/.643 with five homers, six doubles, 17 RBI, 13 runs and a stolen base over 17 contests.

Candelario went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Royals on Saturday.

The Reds were thoroughly dominated in the contest, but Candelario at least prevented the team from being shut out with his seventh-inning solo blast. It was the infielder's 20th long ball of the campaign, marking the second straight season that he's reached that total. Though Candelario has experienced a drop in his batting average this season from .251 to .226, he's on pace to surpass last year's career-high marks of 22 long balls and 70 RBI.

Tena is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Phillies.

Tena will begin Saturday's contest in the dugout with the Phillies sending southpaw Cristopher Sanchez to the mound. Ildemaro Vargas will start at third base and bat sixth.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said on MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM on Friday that he expects Muncy (oblique) to be back in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mariners.

Muncy has gone 4-for-13 with one double and a 4:2 K:BB in four rehab games with Triple-A Oklahoma City. He will remain there through the weekend, then take a day off Monday before rejoining the Dodgers on Tuesday. Muncy has been sidelined since mid-May with a right oblique strain.

Bohm went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer in Thursday's win over the Nationals.

The third baseman got the Phillies on the board with a three-run homer off Mitchell Parker in the opening frame, which was immediately followed by a second long ball from Nick Castellanos. It marked Bohm's 13th home run of the campaign and his second in August, and he's batting .309 (17-for-55) on the month with 11 RBI and seven runs scored. He has also hit safely in 15 of his last 16 contests.

Vientos went 2-for-5 with a pair of home runs and three total RBI in Thursday's 7-6 loss to the A's.

Batting out of the two-hole for the first time this year, Vientos certainly made a case to stay at the top of the order -- the third baseman launched a two-run homer off Mitch Spence in the third inning before adding a solo shot off Michel Otanez in the fourth. Vientos had cooled off a bit after a hot start to his season. Thursday's performance was his first multi-hit game since July 26 -- he'd gone 10-for-50 (.200) in the following 15 contests heading into Thursday. Still, it's been an impressive campaign overall for Vientos, who's established himself as a regular in the Mets' lineup. He's now slashing .275/.333/.557 through 288 plate appearances with 19 homers, 48 RBI and 38 runs scored.