MLB Player News

Athletics manager Bob Melvin said Sunday that Chapman isn't likely to receive a promotion to the big leagues in the final month of the season, Carl Steward of the San Jose Mercury News reports.

Chapman turned heads with a three-homer game for Triple-A Nashville on Saturday, but that apparently didn't move the needle enough for the organization. Though he's shown exceptional power in the minors this season, Chapman has generally scuffled since being promoted to Triple-A, slashing .194/.284/.528 across 81 plate appearances.

Rivera was recalled from Triple-A Colorado Springs on Sunday.

Rivera appeared in 20 games earlier this year for the Brewers, but accumulated just a .485 OPS. He'll provide middle infield depth for Milwaukee down the stretch.

Moncada will start at third base and bat eighth Saturday against the A's, Evan Drellich of the Boston Herald reports.

After coming off the bench in his major league debut Friday, Moncada will slot in for his first career start Saturday against right-hander Daniel Mengden. It appears the switch-hitting Moncada will start exclusively against right-handed pitching for now, with Aaron Hill drawing the starts against lefties, and he will bat in the bottom third of the Red Sox's lineup. That said, there's still plenty to get excited about with the game's top prospect as he profiles as a potential five-category producer even in a platoon role.

Segura is out of the lineup Saturday against the Rockies.

This appears to be just a standard day off for Segura, and unfortunately it deprives his owners of one of the Coors Field games this weekend. Phil Gosselin will get the start at second base while hitting atop the order Saturday.

Alvarez is out of the lineup Saturday against the Yankees.

He will head to the bench with lefty CC Sabathia due up for New York, as is typically the case whenever the Orioles face a southpaw. Alvarez did get a start Tuesday against a lefty (J.A. Happ) and finished the game 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, but he's 8-for-33 against left-handers on the year and his exposure to them will remain limited.

Suarez went 2-for-4 with a game-winning RBI single and a double in Friday's 3-2 victory over the Cardinals.

His ninth-inning hit to center plated Zack Cozart to complete a comeback from a mid-game 2-0 deficit. Suarez drove in 13 runs in August-- his best monthly total since April-- and Friday's output gets him off to a strong start in that regard in the new month.

Alvarez went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer, a walk and two runs in Friday's 8-0 victory over the Yankees.

The veteran slugger's 425-foot shot in the second brought home Adam Jones and made Alvarez a 20-homer man for the second straight season. The homer was his first since Aug. 19 against the Astros, with that round-tripper also having served as his most recent RBI prior to Friday.

Moncada made his major league debut Friday night, entering Boston's 16-2 win over Oakland in the seventh inning and getting two at-bats.

Moncada's highly anticipated debut came in a low-pressure situation, with Boston leading by 10 runs. He walked in his first plate appearance, scoring on a Travis Shaw double, then struck out in his other appearance. The plan going forward is to have Moncada start at third base whenever Boston is facing a right-handed starter, which will happen Saturday when the A's throw right-hander Daniel Mengden.

Bergman went 2-for-5 with a triple, homer, three RBI and two runs Friday against the Rangers.

Bregman has displayed a lot more power in his rookie time in the big leagues this year than he has the past two seasons in Single-A. His power is especially valuable at shortstop, and along with multi-position eligibility, the 22-year-old has shown good plate discipline through a solid walk rate.

While Moncada will not start Friday night's game, manager John Farrell said he will get the majority of the starts at third base against right-handed starters moving forward, Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe reports.

The Red Sox's plans for Moncada seemed somewhat uncertain when he was not included in Friday's starting lineup, but Farrell said that he simply wanted to give Moncada a day to get acclimated to life in the big leagues before inserting him into the starting group. Farrell is planning to use Aaron Hill at third base against left-handed starters, and will likely still mix in Travis Shaw at the position from time to time, but Moncada will be in the lineup for Saturday's game, and frequently thereafter.