MLB Player News

Dickerson is not in the lineup Sunday against the A's, Mark W. Sanchez of KNBR 680 San Francisco reports.

Dickerson will take a seat with southpaw Cole Irvin starting the series finale for Oakland. Austin Slater will start in left field in his place.

Brantley is not starting Sunday against the Tigers, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

The veteran outfielder will rest up during the series finale as Chas McCormick mans left field.

Blackmon is not in the lineup Sunday at Milwaukee, Danielle Allentuck of The Denver Gazette reports.

Blackmon started the past eight games and will head to the bench Sunday after going 4-for-31 during that stretch. Yonathan Daza, Garrett Hampson and Chris Owings will start from left to right in the outfield Sunday against Milwaukee lefty Eric Lauer.

Harper (calf) is not in the lineup Sunday against the Mets.

The 28-year-old exited Saturday's contest after being hit by a pitch on the left calf, and he'll be out of the starting nine for at least one game. According to Todd Zolecki of MLB.com, Harper is dealing with some tightness in the calf but may still be available as a pinch hitter. Travis Jankowski will start in right field Sunday for the Phillies.

Cabrera is not starting Sunday against the Astros, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Cabrera missed two games earlier this week with a calf issue before returning to the lineup Friday. He'll return to the bench for the beginning part of Sunday's game as Nomar Mazara handles the DH duties during the series finale.

Winker (hip) is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.

Winker exited Saturday's game with a right hip contusion, but he said after the game that he was "fine." The outfielder will still get at least the beginning portion of the series finale off and it's to be seen if he'll be available off the bench. The issue should still be considered minor at this point, with the Reds possibly providing further update later Sunday.

Alvarez went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer and a walk in Saturday's win over the Tigers.

Alvarez took Detroit closer Michael Fulmer deep to tie the game at 2-2 in the sixth inning, the 13th long ball of the season for the young slugger and his fourth in the last six games. After injuries wiped out virtually the entire 2020 season for Alvarez, the 24-year-old has come back to slash .306/.370/.541 with 49 RBI across 270 plate appearances.

McCutchen went 1-for-2 with two runs scored, an RBI and two stolen bases in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Mets.

James McCann was brought in by the Mets in the offseason to improve the team's performance against opposition basestealers, but the pitching staff still features a number of slow deliveries and the Phillies took advantage Saturday, going 5-for-6 on steal attempts while either Jacob deGrom or Edwin Diaz were on the mound. McCutchen only has five stolen bases on the year and hadn't swiped one since May 13, but he clearly still has a bit of juice in his 34-year-old legs.

Choi went 4-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBI in a win over the Angels on Saturday.

The first baseman drove in Randy Arozarena with a fifth-inning single and added another RBI in the seventh with a double that once again plated Arozarena. It was the first four-hit effort of the season for Choi, who is slashing .272/.392/.407 with two home runs and 13 RBI across 97 plate appearances.

Belt will travel to Los Angeles and Stanford in search of a second opinion on his knee injury, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Belt has been banged up by minor issues throughout the season and hit the injured list for the second time this year Friday with what's being called right knee inflammation for now. A clearer picture of the severity of the issue and his expected return date should emerge after he gets the additional opinion.