MLB Player News

Raley is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

The left-handed-hitting Raley will hit the bench for the fourth game in a row, with Seattle having faced two left-handed and two right-handed starters during that stretch. Raley had previously been holding down a strong-side platoon role, but his opportunities to play against righties will likely be more limited moving forward after Seattle acquired Josh Naylor on Thursday.

O'Hoppe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.

Travis d'Arnaud will step in behind the dish while O'Hoppe rests after starting at catcher in both of the previous two contests. O'Hoppe has been wielding a hot bat coming out of the All-Star break, going 10-for-25 with a solo home run, a stolen base and two additional runs through his first seven games.

Moncada (hand) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.

Moncada is nursing a right hand contusion after he was knocked out of Saturday's 7-2 loss when he was struck by a pitch. Fortunately for Moncada, X-rays came back negative, so the Angels are optimistic that he'll be able to return to the lineup after getting at least one day off. Kevin Newman will spell Moncada at third base Sunday.

Tellez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.

The left-handed-hitting Tellez had started at first base in each of the Rangers' previous four matchups against right-handed pitchers, but he'll hit the bench Sunday against Atlanta righty Bryce Elder. With the Rangers getting another left-handed bat in Joc Pederson (hand) back from the injured list Sunday, Tellez may have lost hold of his strong-side platoon role.

Higashioka (hamstring) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.

Higashioka will be on the bench for a fourth consecutive game while he tends to what manager Bruce Bochy has called "half of a Grade 1" right hamstring strain, according to MLB.com. Jonah Heim will once again get the nod behind the plate, though Bochy expressed optimism that Higashioka will be able to pinch hit Sunday, if needed, per Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News.

Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

Diaz will get a breather after starting behind the plate the previous two nights. Victor Caratini will handle catching duties Sunday.

Matthews is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

Matthews will hit the bench for the second time in the series while he's gone just 1-for-12 with seven strikeouts over his last four games. With Matthews out of the lineup, Jose Altuve will fill in at the keystone, while Cooper Hummel picks up a start in left field.

Cortes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Though he will hit the bench against southpaw Colton Gordon, Cortes could hold down the strong side of a platoon in right field until the Athletics get Denzel Clarke (adductor) back from the injured list. With Lawrence Butler shifting over to cover Clarke in center, Cortes started against right-handed pitchers in each of the first three games of the series in Houston, going 4-for-11 with three runs and one RBI.

Soderstrom is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

With southpaw Colton Gordon toeing the rubber for Houston, Soderstrom will make his way to the bench. Gio Urshela will fill in at first base.

Tolbert (cramps) will start in center field and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Guardians.

Tolbert dealt with cramping during his most recent start Wednesday, but he was available off the bench for both ends of Saturday's doubleheader with Cleveland, going 0-for-1 with a stolen base. He'll pick up his fourth start of the season in the series finale, replacing a resting Kyle Isbel in center field.