MLB Player News

Candelario (back) is not in the lineup against Minnesota on Wednesday, Evan Woodbery of MLive Media Group reports.

Candelario will head to the bench for Wednesday's matinee after leaving Tuesday's contest in the eighth inning due to back spasms. In his absence, Ronny Rodriguez will handle the hot corner and bat fifth. Consider Candelario day-to-day prior to Thursday's game.

Candelario exited Tuesday's game against the Twins with back spasms, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

Candelario went 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout before leaving the game after the eighth inning. The 24-year-old should be considered day-to-day for the time being as the severity of the issue is not fully known.

Muncy is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Rockies.

Muncy went 1-for-3 with a pair of walks and a three-run homer in Monday's series-opening win, but he'll retreat to the bench with a left-hander in Kyle Freeland toeing the rubber for the opposition. In his absence, David Freese will take over at first base and hit cleanup.

Devers is not in the lineup Tuesday against lefty J.A. Happ and the Yankees, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports.

Devers hasn't started against a southpaw since returning from a hamstring injury in early September. Brandon Phillips will handle third base Tuesday.

Suarez is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Brewers.

Suarez will head to the bench after starting seven straight games at the hot corner, hitting just .160/.276/.280 with one homer and one RBI over that stretch. Brandon Dixon will cover third base and hit eighth in his place.

Newman is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Royals.

Newman has started five of the last six games at shortstop, slashing .421/.400/.474 with three RBI over that stretch. He'll give way to Jordy Mercer up in the middle in this one, but the rookie is expected to see the lion's share of opportunities at shortstop down the stretch.

Longoria went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 4-2 win over the Padres.

Longoria currently leads all Giants with 16 homers despite missing six weeks with a broken hand. Outside of decent power totals, the veteran third baseman has otherwise been a disappointment from a fantasy perspective with a .249/.289/.429 slash line over 114 games.

Muncy went 1-for-3 with a pair of walks and a three-run home run in Monday's 8-2 victory over the Rockies.

Muncy's storybook season continued with his 33rd homer, which is either tied for or leading all qualified players at both first and second base. The 28-year-old is still sitting occasionally against southpaws, but there is no reason that fantasy owners shouldn't continue riding his power surge through the finish line.

Rendon went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and two runs scored in Monday's 8-5 loss to Miami.

Rendon went deep in the third inning, plating two runs on a blast over the wall in left field. Following Monday's performance, he's recorded three straight multi-hit games, going 8-for-12 with a double, two home runs and six RBI over that brief stretch. Rendon sports a .304/.369/.520 slash line through 125 games with two weeks remaining in the regular season.

Duffy is not in the lineup Monday against the Rangers, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Duffy will head to the bench for Monday's series opener as manager Kevin Cash looks to stack left-handed hitters against righty Adrian Sampson. Joey Wendle will start at third base in his place, with Brandon Lowe picking up a start at the keystone. Duffy is hitting a solid .306/.432/.389 with seven RBI and a stolen base through 11 games in September.