MLB Player News

Manager David Bell said Senzel (undisclosed) could return from the injured list for Monday's doubleheader against the Pirates, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

A return Monday would be exactly a month since the 25-year-old last played in a game, so he would likely only play one of the two games. The team never provided an official reason for Senzel's absence, though it occurred when the team was unable to play following a positive test result for COVID-19 within the organization.

Escobar is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.

Escobar will receive a veteran's day off after starting in each of the previous five games and going a collective 5-for-21 with three doubles and an RBI. Josh VanMeter will spell Escobar at third base and bat second for the Diamondbacks.

Hayes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Kansas City.

Hayes started the past five games at third base and will receive a day off after going 6-for-18 with one triple and one stolen base. JT Riddle takes over at the hot corner and will bat seventh Sunday for the Pirates.

Arenado is absent from Sunday's lineup due to an AC joint injury in his left shoulder, Nick Groke of The Athletic reports.

The 29-year-old has apparently been dealing with the injury for the past two days, though he still played the last two games in their entirety. Arenado has no official timeline for his return, though the team hopes he'll be able to avoid the injured list and return to action Tuesday against the A's.

Arenado is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Arenado started the past 17 games and had an .863 OPS during that stretch, so he'll receive the day off Sunday. Ryan McMahon will shift to third base while Josh Fuentes starts at first base in the series finale.

Vargas went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Brewers.

Getting the start at second base before shifting to third in the late innings, Vargas made his first homer of the year count as he drove a 3-2 fastball from Josh Hader over the wall in left-center field to cap a four-run comeback by the Cubs in the ninth. The 29-year-old utility player is on his third club of 2020, and Vargas' .204/.231/.327 slash line through 52 plate appearances isn't likely to earn him consistent playing time in Chicago.

Moustakas (foot) is starting at first base and batting fifth Sunday against the Cardinals, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

He suffered a bruised foot Thursday and missed the next two games, but he is ready to get back in there for the series finale. Moustakas is hitting .240 with two home runs, seven strikeouts and four walks in 25 at-bats this month.

Anderson went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and a run scored Saturday in a 12-6 loss to the Phillies.

Anderson got the Marlins on the board in the third with a three-run homer. It was the 27-year-old's first long ball since Aug. 31 and his sixth of the season. He is hitting .273/.374/.453 with 24 RBI.

Moustakas (foot) isn't in Saturday's lineup against the Cardinals.

Moustakas will miss his second consecutive game after leaving Thursday's game with a foot injury. He underwent an X-ray on Friday that came back negative, so it's unlikely that he'll face a significant absence.

Kieboom isn't in Saturday's lineup against Atlanta.

Kieboom went 0-for-8 with one walk and three strikeouts over the last two games, and he'll take a breather Saturday. Brock Holt will start at third base in his absence.