MLB Player News

Crawford is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against Cleveland, Shannon Drayer of Seattle Sports 710 AM reports.

Crawford started the past 14 games and will receive a day off after posting a .273/.370/.318 slash line during that span. Dylan Moore will take over at shortstop in Sunday's series finale.

Witt went 1-for-3 with a pair of stolen bases, a walk and a run scored in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Padres.

Witt walked, stole a base and scored in the Royals' three-run first inning. He'd get aboard again in the second with a single and added another steal, but the offense struggled to get anything else going in the contest. The rookie infielder has racked up six of his 26 steals in August, and he's tied with the Cardinals' Tommy Edman for fourth in the majors in thefts. Witt is riding an eight-game hitting streak that has lifted his slash line to .254/.297/.447 with 18 home runs, 64 RBI and 64 runs scored through 117 contests.

Story is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Story went 1-for-3 with a run scored in his return from the injured list Saturday, but he'll step out of the lineup for the series finale versus Tampa Bay. Christian Arroyo will start at the keystone and bat sixth Sunday.

Baez went 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored and two RBI in Saturday's 11-2 win over the Rangers.

Baez was also caught stealing for the second time this season in 10 attempts. The shortstop is fully capable of full box scores like this, though they've been more few and far between this year. Baez has just a .634 OPS this season, and that mark has fallen to .583 in August. By comparison, his OPS has been above .800 in three of the last four years, with the shortened 2020 campaign the only exception.

Fletcher went 3-for-5 with one run scored in Saturday's 2-0 win over the Blue Jays.

Fletcher has failed to record a hit in just two of his last 20 games, batting .349 in 83 at-bats during that span; however, in his last 18 games the power has not been there as the 28-year-old has only two extra-base hits (both doubles) in 75 at-bats.

Story (wrist) went 1-for-3 with one run scored in Saturday's 5-1 victory over the Rays.

Story rejoined the lineup for the first time since July 12. In 10 games prior to his stint on the 10-day injured list, the shortstop hit three homers in 37 at-bats. The 29-year-old has been far more productive against lefties with an .842 OPS in 87 plate appearances compared to a .668 OPS in 258 plate appearances facing righties.

Correa went 4-for-5 with an RBI in Saturday's 3-2 extra-inning win over the Giants.

Correa delivered a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to get the Twins on the board. This was the shortstop's first four-hit effort of the season, his sixth of three-plus hits and his third multi-hit game in his last six contests. The big performance raised his slash line to .274/.353/.436 with 15 home runs, 43 RBI, 52 runs scored, 15 doubles and a triple through 101 games this year.

Velazquez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's victory over Toronto.

Velazquez provided the Angels' insurance run by homering in his second straight game off righty reliever Anthony Bass with two outs in the ninth. The shortstop has carried a hot bat in his last seven games with a .409 average and .727 slugging percentage in 22 at-bats; however, the 28-year-old has recorded only four RBI in 50 at-bats over his last 23 games.

Baez is starting Saturday against the Rangers.

Baez returned to the lineup Friday against Texas and went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts. He'll start at shortstop and bat third Saturday.

Pena will be on the bench Saturday against the Orioles.

Pena will get a rest after going 1-for-10 over his last three games. David Hensley will make his MLB debut at shortstop in his place.