MLB Player News

Moustakas is not in the lineup Monday against the Angels, 610 Sports Radio reports.

Moustakas will sit for just the third time this season. Alcides Escobar will slide over to third base Monday, with Adalberto Mondesi starting at shortstop.

Muncy started at third base and went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 8-7 victory over the Mets.

Muncy's blast accounted for one of the club's whopping seven long balls Sunday. It was the slugger's second homer in as many days, and he now owns 15 through 54 games after hitting just five in 96 games prior to joining the Dodgers this year. Muncy has been a revelation at the plate for his club, as well as his fantasy owners this season.

Rendon went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a double and two RBI in Washington's 8-6 victory over the Phillies on Sunday.

Rendon is on fire right now, as this long ball was his third in his last four contests. Overall, he's now hit safely in eight straight games, logging multi-hit efforts in six of them. The 28-year-old third baseman got off to a bit of a slow start, partially due to a toe injury that required a stint on the disabled list, but his .288/.358/.507 slash line is now looking a lot more like what fantasy owners thought it would coming into the season.

Chapman's injury has been more precisely defined as being just above his wrist as opposed to his thumb, and he'll potentially receive a second cortisone shot, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Chapman will see hand specialist Dr. Steven Shin in Los Angeles on Monday for further evaluation and, potentially, a second shot. Slusser also reports Chapman will not be able to join the team during the four-game set against the Tigers that begins Monday, but he'd have a strong chance of returning for the homestand that begins Friday against the Indians if the injection alleviates his current discomfort.

Segura (forearm), who logged a fourth straight absence in Sunday's series finale against the Red Sox, made throws to first base during pregame infield work and is expected back in the lineup Monday, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

Manager Scott Servais had deemed Segura available for a pinch-hit role if necessary in Sunday's game, something that never came to fruition, but that serves as corroboration of how close the shortstop is to returning. Segura progressed from flipping the ball underhand to a teammate after taking grounders before Saturday's game to throwing across the diamond Sunday, which was seemingly the final piece of the puzzle in his recovery from the infection that's been ailing him. Final confirmation of Segura's status should come in the hours before the Mariners' series opener against the Orioles on Monday.

Ramirez went 3-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, two runs, one RBI and one walk in Sunday's game against the Tigers.

He is now tied with Mike Trout and J.D. Martinez for the most home runs in baseball with 23. Ramirez is also one of six players with 50-plus runs and 50-plus RBI, is hitting .296 and has 12 steals, meaning he is on pace to finish as a first-round-caliber player in fantasy.

Arenado went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 8-5 loss to Miami.

Arenado has five homers over his last six games and 18 on the season alongside a robust .318/.403/.595 slash line. He also has 55 RBI and 52 runs scored in 274 at-bats. As always, Arenado is one of the game's most well-rounded hitters and should continue giving opposing pitchers nightmares all season.

Moncada went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run, a double, six RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 10-3 victory over Oakland.

What a day for Moncada as he set a new single-game career high with the six runs driven in. He also reached double-digit home runs on the season Sunday. The 21-year-old infielder is slashing .228/.299/.408 with 32 RBI and 35 runs scored in 272 at-bats. He's also struck out 106 times, which seems to be one of the things limiting him from reaching his full potential.

Segura (forearm) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Make it four straight absences for Segura, who is battling an infection in his right forearm. While he remains day-to-day, a trip to the disabled list will be on the table if the infection doesn't clear up in the coming days. Andrew Romine once again gets the nod at shortstop.

Cesar went 1-for-4 for Double-A Corpus Christi on Saturday to extend his hitting streak to 40 games, the longest by any player in Texas League history.

On Thursday, Cesar broke a 49-year-old league record held by Bobby Trevino, who had a 37-game streak with El Paso in 1969, and he continues to set a new high nightly. The 23-year-old, who's not on anyone's prospect radar, is slashing .354/.391/.537 in his first full season at the Double-A level.