MLB Player News

Escobar (quadriceps) is not in the lineup Monday against the Brewers.

Escobar exited Sunday's contest with right quadriceps tightness and was scheduled to undergo medical imaging Monday, so it's not a major surprise to see he'll miss at least one game. Asdrubal Cabrera will start at third base in his place. According to Zach Buchanan of The Athletic, Escobar is dealing with a straight right quad and will be available off the bench, so it appears to be a minor issue.

Chapman is not in the lineup Monday against the Rangers.

Chapman started the past 23 contests and will receive a breather Monday while in the midst of a nine-game hit streak in which he has gone 13-for-35 (.371 average) with three homers, four doubles, eight RBI and 10 runs. Chad Pinder will take over at the hot corner in the series opener.

Ramirez (foot) is starting Monday's game against the Cubs.

Ramirez wasn't in the lineup for either of the last two games after exiting Friday's contest with a left foot contusion, but he went 0-for-1 as a pinch hitter Sunday. He'll start at the hot corner and bat third in Monday's series opener.

Vosler was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Monday.

The 27-year-old has been on the big-league roster since early June and hit well during this stint in the majors with a .905 OPS, but the returns of Alex Dickerson and (back) and Darin Ruf (hamstring) from the injured list necessiated some roster moves. Vosler should receive another chance in the majors later in the season when the Giants require infield depth.

Escobar was removed from Sunday's game after the fourth inning due to right quadriceps tightness, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

Arizona manager Torey Lovullo described the decision to remove Escobar as a precautionary one, although the infielder will under medical imaging Monday. Escobar was replaced at third base by Josh VanMeter, who moved over from the second base, while Josh Rojas entered the lineup at second.

Chapman, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a walk in a loss to the Yankees on Sunday, now has a nine-game hitting streak during which he's hitting .371 (13-for-35) with eight total extra-base hits (four doubles, Sunday's three-bagger and three home runs) and eight RBI.

The slugging third baseman belted his eighth home run in Saturday's loss to New York and continued squaring up impressively with his third three-bagger of the season Sunday. The surge has lifted the 28-year-old's sagging slash line a bit to .225/.326/.389, and although it remains well below what fantasy managers expect, at least 21 of Chapman's 54 hits have gone for extra bases.

Arenado went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI and a walk in a 9-1 win in Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader versus Atlanta.

Arenado got St. Louis on the board with a two-run blast in the first inning. He also drew a bases-loaded walk in the sixth to pad the lead. The third baseman was kept quieter in the nightcap, going 1-for-3 in a 1-0 loss. The 30-year-old entered Sunday on an 0-for-18 skid at the plate. He's slashing .271/.320/.502 with 13 long balls, 47 RBI and 34 runs scored across 291 plate appearances.

Cubs manager David Ross said that Duffy (back) will resume a buildup program for baseball activities in the next few days after "everything was good" Friday during his checkup with a team doctor, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Duffy has been sidelined since late May with a lower-back strain, but he finally appears to have taken a step forward in his recovery after being in a holding pattern for much of the past month. He should serve as a utility infielder for the Cubs once reinstated from the 10-day injured list, likely in early July.

Toro went 4-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's win over the White Sox.

Toro is making the most of the uptick in playing time with both Alex Bregman (quadriceps) and Aledmys Diaz (hand) on the injured list, and he went 7-for-11 with a home run, five RBI and three runs scored during the weekend series against the White Sox. That might be enough to keep him as the primary third baseman while Bregman is sidelined, though he might also yield some at-bats to Robel Garcia from time to time.

Devers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Royals.

Devers delivered his 18th long ball of the season in the eighth inning, but his display of power wasn't enough to lift the Red Sox in the series finale against Kansas City. The third baseman has three homers over his last five games, and he has also hit safely in six of his last seven contests.