MLB Player News

Martinez was scratched from the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners due to back spasms, Chad Jennings of The Athletic reports.

Martinez was slated to start Sunday before being scratched a few minutes before first pitch. The severity of the injury is unclear, but he'll have Monday's scheduled off day to be evaluated before potentially missing additional time. Christian Arroyo will serve as Boston's designated hitter in his place.

Pederson went 2-for-2 with a double and a walk in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Padres.

Pederson was the only Giant to log multiple hits in the low-scoring contest. The outfielder hadn't posted a multi-hit game since April 24, going just 4-for-46 (.087) in the 17 games in between. That brutal slump dropped his slash line to .239/.308/.500 with seven home runs, 14 RBI, 13 runs scored, three doubles and a stolen base through 104 plate appearances. He'll continue to play against most right-handed pitchers while sitting against many southpaws.

Torrens is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Boston.

Torrens has a .467 OPS and 34 percent strikeout rate through 14 games in May and will head to the bench Sunday. Cal Raleigh will take over behind the plate and bat eighth.

Soler is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

After recently missing two straight games due to lower-back stiffness, Soler returned to the lineup as a designated hitter for the first two games versus Atlanta, going a combined 4-for-9 with a home run, two doubles and three RBI. Garrett Cooper will handle DH duties in Sunday's series finale while Soler receives some extra maintenance for his back.

Ramirez will serve as Tampa Bay's designated hitter and cleanup batter in Sunday's game against the Orioles, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Ramirez will get a fifth straight turn as the Rays' DH after going 5-for-16 with two runs and an RBI over the previous four contests. The 27-year-old has largely been a short-side platoon player when the Rays are at full strength, but he's benefited from more steady playing time of late with Manuel Margot (hamstring) and Brandon Lowe (back) recently going on the injured list.

Buxton is not in the lineup for Sunday's game at Kansas City, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

Buxton started the past three games and will take a seat Sunday after going 0-for-11 with four walks, an RBI and four runs during that stretch. Gilberto Celestino will man center field and bat ninth in his absence.

Manager Derek Shelton said Vogelbach is being held out of the lineup Sunday against the Cardinals due to a lower-body issue, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.

Shelton noted that Vogelbach is "banged up a little bit," which explains why he's been excluded from the lineup for all three of the Pirates' games against St. Louis this weekend. Even if fully healthy, the lefty-hitting Vogelbach may have been a candidate to sit against Cardinals southpaw Steven Matz on Sunday anyway, but the 29-year-old at least felt well enough to make a pinch-hitting appearance in Saturday's 5-4 loss. Vogelbach doesn't look to be in any real danger of landing on the injured list.

Vogelbach is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

With southpaw Steven Matz on the hill for St. Louis, the lefty-hitting Vogelbach will stick on the bench for the third consecutive contest while Yoshi Tsutsugo serves as the Pirates' designated hitter. The Pirates are scheduled to face right-hander Chad Kuhl in Monday's series opener with the Rockies, so expect Vogelbach to check back into the starting nine for that game.

McCutchen went 3-for-5 with a home run and a double in a 5-1 victory over Washington on Saturday.

Playing in his second game since returning from the COVID-19 injured list, McCutchen got Milwaukee on the board with a solo home run off Patrick Corbin to lead off the bottom of the first, singled in the sixth and doubled in the eighth. The long ball is the veteran outfielder's third and he's put together a strong May with a .307/.357/.500 slash line through six games after a sluggish April.

Vogelbach will sit for the second straight game Saturday against St. Louis.

It's no big surprise to see Vogelbach on the bench Saturday against lefty Matthew Liberatore. His off day Friday against Adam Wainwright was more surprising, as it marked the first time he'd been out of the lineup against a righty this season. It's unclear if he's dealing with a minor injury or if he's simply not the preferred option at the moment. Whatever the reason, it will be Yoshi Tsutsugo as the designated hitter Saturday, with Michael Chavis starting at Tsutsugo's usual spot at first base.