MLB Player News

Senzel is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus the Marlins.

Senzel will get a day off after he went 3-for-14 with a double and three runs scored while starting five games since the All-Star break. Stuart Fairchild will take over in center field and bat eighth versus Miami.

Bride (shoulder), reinstated from the injured list earlier in the day, went 1-for-3 with a run in a win over the Astros on Tuesday.

Bride jumped right back into the starting nine in his return from the injured list, slotting in at the keystone. The rookie has a serviceable .244 average over his last 12 games, a span during which he's struck out an impressively modest 9.1 percent clip.

Jung (shoulder) is scheduled to begin playing in rehab games Thursday in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League as a designated hitter, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Jung has been on the shelf since late February after requiring surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder, but he's cleared a major hurdle in the recovery process over the past week by resuming live batting practice. Even though Jung's procedure was for his non-throwing shoulder, the 24-year-old still hasn't been cleared for defensive work, so he'll be limited strictly to DH duty for the start of his rehab assignment. Grant relays that the Rangers will re-evaluate Jung in the next 10 days or so before determining if he's ready to see some action in the field. Once he's activated from the minor-league 60-day injured list, Jung is eventually expected to settle back into a regular role at third base for Triple-A Round Rock.

Muncy isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Nationals, Kirsten Watson of SportsNet LA reports.

Muncy started the last seven games and hit just .115 with a homer, a double, four runs and four RBI. However, he'll get a breather Wednesday while Justin Turner (abdomen) starts at third base and Will Smith serves as the designated hitter.

Bregman is not in the starting lineup Wednesday against the Athletics.

Bregman will get a breather Wednesday after he went 2-for-17 with a double, run scored and four strikeouts over the last four games. Aledmys Diaz will start at the hot corner and bat fourth in the series finale.

Rivera will start at third base and bat cleanup in Wednesday's game against the Angels.

Rivera will stay in the lineup for the fourth consecutive game after going 4-for-12 with two runs and an RBI over the previous three contests. He's been the main beneficiary of rookie Bobby Witt's ongoing absence due to a hamstring injury, but Rivera will likely move back into a reserve role if Witt demonstrates enough progress within the next days to avoid a trip to the injured list.

Miranda went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 7-6 loss to the Brewers.

For the second day in a row, Miranda produced exactly three hits and two RBI, lifting his season average up to .271 in the process. The rookie has been especially productive following his second minor-league call-up May 30, as he's slashing an incredible .326/.369/.545 in 41 games over the past two months. At this stage, Miranda seems to have established him as a mainstay in the lineup, and Miguel Sano's recent return from the injured list doesn't look as though it'll change that.

Urshela is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

He'll retreat to the bench for a day game after a night game, allowing Jose Miranda to get a turn at the hot corner. Urshela had started at third base in each of the Twins' previous three games while going 4-for-11 with a home run, a double, a walk, six RBI and two additional runs.

Riley went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles, a walk, an RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Phillies.

Riley wasted little time in extending his hitting streak to 18 games, as he took a first-pitch strike from Aaron Nola in his first plate appearance of the night before sending a fastball to deep left center to score Dansby Swanson on a double. The 25-year-old added another two-bagger later in the night to give him four in the past two days. Riley, who will start at third base and bat cleanup in Wednesday's series finale, is beginning to vault himself into the National League MVP conversation while he's arguably been the majors' top hitter over the past month.

Machado (ankle) is starting Wednesday against the Tigers.

Machado tweaked his ankle during the 10th inning of Tuesday's win over Detroit but remained in the game afterward. Although the Padres have a scheduled day off Thursday that would have allowed Machado to rest for two days, he's serving as the designated hitter and batting third Wednesday.