MLB Player News

Grandal went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 7-2 win over the Rangers.

Grandal took Jordan Lyles deep to lead off the fourth inning, sparking a five-run inning. He has homered in back-to-back games and he has eight in his last 18 games. The catcher is slashing .235/.414/.531 with 22 long balls, 56 RBI and 59 runs scored in 325 plate appearances.

Rortvedt went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 5-3 loss to Toronto.

The catcher cut the deficit to two runs with his seventh-inning blast, but that was as close as it got. Rortvedt has gone 5-for-17 across eight games (six starts) in September, although Sunday's homer was his first extra-base hit of the month. He's slashing a meager .169/.229/.281 with three homers, seven RBI and eight runs scored across 98 plate appearances this year.

Heim is not in the lineup Sunday against the White Sox.

Heim is hitting .120 through seven games in September and will sit for the second time in the past three games. Jose Trevino will start behind the plate for the Rangers.

Murphy is not in the lineup Sunday against the Royals.

Murphy went 0-for-2 during Saturday's contest and will take a seat for the second time in the past three games. Cal Raleigh will work behind the plate for Seattle.

Kirk is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

Kirk has a .983 OPS through 12 games in September but finds himself on the bench for the third consecutive contest. Danny Jansen starts Sunday and also worked behind the plate Friday, while Reese McGuire received the nod for Saturday's game.

Haase is starting in left field and batting sixth in Sunday's game against the Rays.

Haase started at catcher Friday before getting a day off Saturday, and he'll now slide over to left field with Dustin Garneau picking up the start behind the plate. Haase has struggled this month with a .171/.239/.317 slash line, though he does have 21 home runs this season and could still provide some power for fantasy managers down the stretch.

Sanchez is not in the lineup Sunday against Cleveland.

Sanchez went 2-for-4 during Saturday's game but will take a seat Sunday for the second time in the past three contests. Kyle Higashioka will start behind the plate in his place.

Vazquez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Orioles.

Vazquez started the first two games of the series and will take a seat for the finale after going 2-for-7 with a double, a walk and two runs. Kevin Plawecki will operate behind the plate Sunday.

Jeffers is not starting Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

An 0-for-4, three-strikeout performance Saturday lowered Jeffers' average to .233 with two doubles, a home run and four RBI in his last 10 games. Ben Rortvedt is catching and batting ninth Sunday.

Grandal went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks in a loss to the Rangers on Saturday.

The White Sox struggled to get anything going offensively in the contest, and Grandal's sixth-inning 431-foot solo blast accounted for the team's only run. The homer was his 21st in 80 games this season, and the pair of walks evened Grandal's BB:K at 73:73. The backstop's .289 ISO and 23.4 percent walk rate are each on pace for career-best marks.