MLB Player News

Torrens is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.

The Mariners' catching situation has turned into a true timeshare of late, with Tom Murphy now having picked up five starts behind the plate to Torrens' four over the past nine contests. Unless one of the two backstops starts performing dramatically better than the other, expect the status quo to remain in place for the foreseeable future.

Pederson is not in the lineup Sunday against the Pirates.

Pederson will head to the bench in the series finale with southpaw Tyler Anderson starting for Pittsburgh. Kris Bryant will work in right field while Matt Duffy starts at the hot corner for Chicago on Sunday.

Belt went 2-for-2 with a home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Saturday's win over the Padres.

Belt reached base in his three plate appearances and snapped a short two-game hitless streak with a strong performance that included his seventh homer of the campaign. The first baseman is hitting .291 during the current month while homering three times over his last five contests.

Alvarez went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Saturday's 8-4 loss to the Blue Jays.

Alvarez slammed a two-run home run off Steven Matz in the fourth inning. He has six long balls this season and three in as many games. In addition, he has reached base safely in 10 straight games, batting .450 with four home runs and nine RBI over that stretch. The 24-year-old leads the Astros with a .347 batting average and a 1.006 OPS. He is consistently making contact with a .420 BABIP, which is third-highest in baseball.

Torrens went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's loss to the Rangers.

The right-handed hitter hit a home run in the eighth inning to give the Mariners a 7-6 lead. It was the second of the year for the young catcher and he is now slashing .216/.256/.365 in 2021.

Blackmon went 3-for-4 with a walk, two RBI and a run scored during Saturday's 9-8 loss at St. Louis.

The 34-year-old delivered a two-RBI single during the eighth inning and also notched two singles earlier in the contest. Blackmon is 7-for-16 with one home run, seven RBI and three runs across his past four games.

Vogelbach will sit for the second game in a row Saturday against the Marlins.

Vogelbach sat against lefty Trevor Rogers on Friday and remains on the bench against another southpaw (Daniel Castano) Saturday. Fellow lefty Billy McKinney will make another start at first base in his absence.

Brantley isn't starting Saturday's game against the Blue Jays, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Brantley went 2-for-12 with two runs and a walk in the last three games. Aledmys Diaz will take over in left field and bat second.

Ramirez isn't starting Saturday's game against the Reds.

Ramirez had started each of the last five games and went 5-for-20 with three doubles, three runs, two RBI and two strikeouts during that time. Amed Rosario will start in center field and bat second.

Cabrera went 2-for-2 with two walks and a run scored in Friday's loss to the Twins.

Cabrera has been mired in an awful slump, as he came into Friday's game hitless in his previous 26 at-bats. It was a nice performance, but the veteran still has a long ways to go if he wants to improve his .127/.225/.238 slash line. His current .463 OPS would easily be a career worst.