MLB Player News

Davis is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Davis has a .308/.400/.654 slash line with three home runs, four RBI and four runs in eight games since being acquired by the Giants, and he'll take a seat Sunday for the second time in the past three contests. Wilmer Flores will start at the hot corner in the series finale versus Pittsburgh.

Moustakas (calf), according to Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer, is "determined" to return to action Friday when first eligible.

Moustakas landed on the injured list last week, but he is hoping to return to action after missing only the minimum 10 days. The Reds figure to provide another update on Moustakas' status in the coming days.

Longoria is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

Longoria has been eased back into action after missing time with a hamstring injury, and he will sit Sunday for a second straight day.

Escobar is still feeling soreness in his left oblique, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Escobar's injury will prevent him from starting both games on the schedule this weekend, but he could be ready to return soon, as an MRI revealed no serious issue.

Madrigal is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

Madrigal racked up six hits over his last three games, but he will be held out Sunday in favor of Zach McKinstry, who is sharing the playing time at both second and third base with Madrigal and Christopher Morel.

Bregman went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Saturday's win over the Athletics.

Bregman kicked off the scoring in Saturday's game with a two-run shot that scored Yordan Alvarez. It was Bregman's 15th of the season and his second this month. The homer was his only hit in the game, but it extended his hit streak to five games. The third baseman has only one game this month without a hit and has just three strikeouts in August, resulting in a .389 batting average for the month. Since Aug. 2, Bregman has improved his season batting average from .243 to .256.

Walls went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 8-2 victory over Baltimore.

Walls launched a two-run shot in the eighth inning that sent Jose Siri home and gave the Rays an 8-2 lead, which they would hold for the win. The homer was his sixth of the year and his second this month. While he only picked up one hit, the shortstop reached via walk twice. Walls also avoided a strikeout in the outing, his second such game out of nine this month. He is now batting .185 in August and .172 for the year.

Suarez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a sacrifice fly in a 7-4 loss to the Rangers on Saturday.

Suarez went deep off Rangers reliever Brock Burke for long ball No. 19 of 2022. He had also hit a sacrifice fly earlier in the game and now has 61 total RBI on the season. Suarez is slashing .227/.329/.420 this year, a fair bit below his career line of .249/.334/.461.

Sosa stole two bases in a 1-0 loss to the Mets on Saturday.

Sosa came on to pinch run for Rhys Hoskins in the top of the ninth with his team down by a run. He immediately stole second and then also took third on a double steal to put the winning run in scoring position after J.T. Realmuto was walked with two out. Sosa now has five stolen bases in six attempts over 141 plate appearances with a slash line of .185/.248/.269. He should continue to see pinch-running opportunities from his backup role.

Muncy went 4-for-5 with a home run, a double, two total runs and four total RBI in Saturday's 13-3 win over Kansas City.

Muncy was part of a big first inning for the Dodgers, knocking in one of the team's five runs with a single. He added a two-run homer in the fourth and a run-scoring double in the sixth. This was Muncy's first four-hit game of the campaign, lifting his season batting average to .189. That number remains uninspiring, but the veteran slugger has been coming on of late, slashing .424/.472/1.000 with five homers, four doubles and 12 RBI over nine games in August.