MLB Player News

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

With six starts in the Rays' last seven games, Walls looks to have an edge on the top job at shortstop, but Tampa Bay's ample depth in the infield means that the rookie will likely sit at least once a week. Wander Franco will fill in at shortstop Sunday in place of Walls, who has opened his big-league career with a .231/.333/.356 slash line, one home run and three stolen bases through his first 121 plate appearances.

Donaldson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two RBI in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Tigers.

Donaldson got things rolling for the Twins with an RBI single in the first inning, then led off the fourth with a solo home run to left. The long ball was his first of July and contributed to his first multi-hit effort of the month. The 35-year-old is slashing .250/.349/.487 with 14 homers, 37 RBI, 40 runs scored and a 38:55 BB:K over 281 plate appearances.

Urias went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a walk in Saturday's 8-4 win over the Royals.

Urias drove in DJ Stewart on base hits in back-to-back plate appearances to help Baltimore race out to an early 7-0 lead and eventually put an end to its five-game losing streak. While Freddy Galvis (quadriceps) is on the shelf, Urias should continue to serve as Baltimore's everyday shortstop. Saturday marked Urias' 14th consecutive start at the position.

Toro went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 10-1 loss to the White Sox.

Toro was the only real blemish for Lucas Giolito, who tamed Houston's offense for nine innings. With Alex Bregman (quadriceps) inching toward a rehab assignment and activation, Toro's fantasy relevance could come to a close near the end of the month.

Burger went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and an additional run scored in Saturday's 10-1 win over Houston.

Burger capped the scoring for the White Sox with a solo blast in the seventh inning, the first home run of his MLB career. The rookie sent the ball 456 feet to left field at a velocity of 115.2 mph. Burger is batting .400 (10-for-25) through nine games and has collected multiple hits in five contests.

Muncy went 4-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI in Saturday's 9-2 win over the Rockies.

Muncy slammed a homer in back-to-back innings to finish out Saturday's game. It was the 20th and 21st long balls this season, marking his first multi-homer game. The 30-year-old is slashing .278/.418/.579 and is leading the Dodgers with 57 RBI. He's riding a seven-game hitting streak.

Davis went 3-for-4 with a pair of two-run homers Saturday against the Pirates.

Davis, in just his second game since returning from the 60-day IL, went yard off of Pittsburgh starter Wil Crowe in both the fourth and sixth innings, staking the Mets to a 4-0 lead with his first multi-homer game of the year. Davis has done nothing but hit before and after his hand injury, putting up a .413/.491/.739 slash line across 53 plate appearances. He'll keep a hold on the third base job as long as he continues to mash.

Castro will report to Triple-A Indianapolis despite earlier Saturday reports saying he had been sent to Double-A Altoona, Jake Crouse of MLB.com reports.

Castro found himself without a 26-man roster spot after Gregory Polanco (hip) was activated from the injured list. It initially sounded like Castro would be heading back to Altoona, but he'll instead make his first stop in Triple-A. Castro went just 3-for-17 during his time with Pittsburgh, but he posted a solid .306/.349/.549 slash line across 212 Double-A plate appearances.

Castro was optioned to Double-A Altoona on Saturday.

He makes way for Gregory Polanco (hip), who was activated from the injured list. Castro has never played at Triple-A and seems to be getting chances when the Pirates deal with injuries due to his standing on the 40-man roster. He is hitting .306/.349/.549 with 11 home runs and five steals in 49 games at Double-A.

Senzel (knee) has started doing more baseball activities but still isn't expect back until early August, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports. "He's still making his way, adding activities," manager David Bell said. "He's taking flyballs, taking groundballs, doing more and more... With only two weeks or so left in July, I'd expect all of those guys back in August."

Senzel is on the 60-day IL and could return as early as July 30th, but it appears to be more likely that he'll need a little more time beyond that.