MLB Player News

Atlanta manager Walt Weiss said Thursday that he expects Acuna (hamstring) to be activated from the 10-day injured list before the end of this weekend, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

Acuna will play his eighth and likely final rehab game Thursday with Triple-A Gwinnett. A return to the active roster Friday is possible, though the club could elect to give Acuna a day to rest before activating him later in the weekend. The star outfielder has been sidelined since early June due to a Grade 1 left hamstring strain.

Murphy (finger) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Gwinnett on Friday, Harrison Smajovits of SI.com reports.

Murphy has been limited to only four games for Atlanta this season, first due to offseason hip surgery and more recently because of a fractured left middle finger that's kept him shelved since mid-May. The veteran catcher should be ready to rejoin the active roster in early August if all goes well on his rehab assignment.

Iglesias earned the save in Thursday's 6-5 win over San Diego, working around two hits while striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning.

Iglesias found himself in some trouble in the ninth after the Padres logged back-to-back singles. However, the right-hander struck out Luis Rengifo to end the game, stranding the tying and go-ahead runs on base. It's a nice bounce-back outing from Iglesias, who gave up a home run in each of his previous two appearances. He's up to 21 saves this season while posting a 2.50 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 42:7 K:BB across 36 innings.

Sale (11-6) earned the win Thursday over the Padres, allowing three runs on five hits and a walk across six innings. He struck out 11.

All of the damage against Sale came with two outs in the second inning -- he issued a bases-loaded walk to Fernando Tatis before giving up a two-run single to Luis Rengifo. However, the veteran southpaw managed to settle in and turn in a quality start while striking out 11, matching a season high. Sale's ERA now sits at 2.19, the second-best mark in the majors, through 19 starts (111 innings), complementing that figure with a 1.05 WHIP and 134:26 K:BB. He's tentatively lined up to face the Mets on the road his next time out.

Muncy went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run against the Phillies in Wednesday's 9-5 victory.

Muncy's sixth-inning, two-run long ball traveled an estimated 415 feet and snapped a 3-3 tie. The veteran slugger has gone deep in back-to-back contests and has been red hot to begin the second half, slashing .300/.391/.850 with three home runs, seven RBI and four runs through six games. He is up to 20 homers on the campaign, fifth most among MLB third basemen.

Edman went 3-for-4 with a triple, a run and three RBI in Wednesday's 9-5 win over Philadelphia.

Edman's biggest hit was a bases-loaded triple in the eighth inning that doubled what had been a three-run Dodgers lead. The utility man has continued to hit well since returning from the All-Star break, slashing .421/.500/.737 with one home run, six RBI and five runs over six games. Overall, Edman has an impressive .974 OPS with two long balls, five doubles, two triples, 16 runs, 17 RBI and two stolen bases through 100 plate appearances.

Arenado isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cardinals.

Arenado will catch a breather after going 1-for-1 with a solo homer, three walks and three runs scored during Wednesday's win against the Athletics. Ildemaro Vargas will fill in as Arizona's third baseman and bat eighth.

Herrera is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Diamondbacks.

It's the first day off this season for Herrera, who has made 63 starts at designated hitter and 38 starts at catcher for the Cardinals this season. The 26-year-old is just 7-for-48 at the plate over his last 12 games. Alec Burleson is getting a start at DH, and Jimmy Crooks will do the catching for St. Louis.

Devers went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and a run scored in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Royals.

Devers hit a leadoff double in the second inning and drew a walk in the seventh before coming around to score. The veteran infielder has struggled of late, batting .100 with three runs scored and a home run in 34 plate appearances over his last eight outings. Overall, he's slashing .242/.312/.468 with 53 RBI, 51 runs scored and 20 long balls across 433 plate appearances this season.

Lee went 1-for-4 with an RBI triple and a run scored in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Royals.

Lee hit an RBI triple in the seventh inning before coming around to score, giving the Giants a 3-0 lead. The 27-year-old outfielder has recorded at least one hit in five of his last six games, batting .304 with four runs scored and an RBI in 25 plate appearances over that stretch. Overall, he's slashing .302/.335/.427 with 50 runs scored, 34 RBI, six stolen bases and five long balls across 376 plate appearances this season.