MLB Player News

Longoria (hamstring) isn't believed to be dealing with a significant injury, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Longoria exited Sunday's game against the Twins due to left hamstring tightness, but he isn't expected to require a trip to the injured list. If the Giants hold the 36-year-old out for any games, J.D. Davis will likely see increased playing time.

Longoria was removed in the fifth inning of Sunday's game against the Twins with left hamstring tightness, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. He went 1-for-3 with a double and a run prior to departing.

Longoria previously spent 14 days on the shelf with a right hamstring injury coming out off the All-Star break, but it's the other hamstring that's presenting discomfort this time around. The Giants may send Longoria in for an MRI before deciding his next steps, but given his advancing age and persistent issues with lower-body injuries, it wouldn't be surprising if he required another stint on the injured list. J.D. Davis would likely benefit the most from a playing-time standpoint if Longoria is deactivated again.

Riley went 3-for-4 with an RBI double and a run in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Cardinals.

Riley has left the yard just once in his last 17 games and is batting just .206 during that stretch, but his presence in a loaded Atlanta lineup has allowed him to pick up nine RBI and eight runs. He'll remain in the lineup for Sunday's series finale, manning third base and batting third.

Bride is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

Bride started the past four games and will head to the bench after going 2-for-12 with a solo home run and five strikeouts. Sheldon Neuse will take over at the keystone Sunday for Oakland.

Newman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

Newman will get a breather after batting .291 with a home run and 10 additional runs while starting in each of the Pirates' last 14 contests. Tucupita Marcano will fill in at the keystone for Newman in the series finale in Philadelphia.

Castro will return from a one-game suspension to start at third base and bat fifth in Sunday's game against the Phillies.

The suspension stemmed from Castro being spotted with a cell phone in his uniform during an Aug. 9 contest against the Diamondbacks. The mishap hasn't prevented him from gaining traction as a regular in the Pittsburgh lineup, as he slashed .327/.375/.615 while starting in 15 of the last 16 games before serving his one-game ban. He'll fill in for a resting Kevin Newman in Sunday's series finale.

Rivera is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

Sergio Alcantara will get a turn at third base while Rivera rests for the series finale. Rivera had started in each of the Diamondbacks' last seven games and went 6-for-26 with a home run, five walks, two doubles, five runs and five RBI over that stretch.

Suarez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a loss to the Guardians on Saturday.

Suarez uncorked his 24th homer of the season in the second inning off Zach Plesac to open the scoring on the night. The veteran has now left the yard five times in his last nine games alone, a span during which he owns a .300/.417/.900 slash line despite also sporting a massive 38.9 percent strikeout rate.

Maton is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

After making four starts in a stretch of five games, Maton is now on the bench for the fourth straight contest. The 25-year-old doesn't look like he'll be in store for steady at-bats moving forward after the Phillies reinstated Bryce Harper from the 60-day injured list Friday.

Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and an additional run and RBI during Saturday's 4-3 win against Seattle.

Ramirez got Cleveland on the board with a solo shot off Seattle starter Luis Castillo in the fourth and keyed an eighth-inning rally with an RBI double followed by the game-winning run. The solid performance puts him in a 9-for-25 stretch with four home runs across his last seven games that's upped Ramirez's season line to .285/.356/.553 with 26 home runs, 71 runs and a second-best 106 RBI.