MLB Player News

Murphy isn't in Atlanta's lineup for Saturday's game against the Phillies.

Murphy will give way behind the plate to Travis d'Arnaud after going 1-for-2 with a home run, two RBI and two walks during Friday's win.

Frelick isn't in the Brewers' lineup for Saturday's game against Cincinnati.

Frelick has been heating up at the plate as of late, going 9-for-23 with four RBI and four runs scored over his last six games. He'll get a chance to rest Saturday while Jackson Chourio, Blake Perkins and Garrett Mitchell form the Brewers' outfield trio.

Chourio (ankle) will start in left field and bat second Saturday against the Reds.

Chourio tweaked his right ankle during the first game of Friday's doubleheader and then sat out of the nightcap, but the 20-year-old rookie appears to be feeling fine after a night of rest. He's tallied a base hit in eight of his last nine games while slashing .333/.381/.564 with a homer, nine RBI and two steals in that span.

The Giants optioned Warren to Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday.

The Giants needed to make room on the pitching staff for Mason Black, who was recalled to start Saturday's game, and Warren will end up as the odd man out of a roster spot. The 28-year-old threw two scoreless innings in his season debut Wednesday versus Milwaukee and could be a candidate to return to San Francisco down the stretch as bullpen depth.

Donovan went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Yankees.

Donovan tied a career high in home runs, going deep for the 11th time this season in the third inning. The 27-year-old has hit safely in five of six games with three extra-base hits and five RBI in that span. On the year, he is hitting .263 with 61 RBI and 54 runs scored across 552 plate appearances.

The Giants recalled Black from Triple-A Sacramento ahead of his start Saturday versus the Marlins.

The loss of Robbie Ray (hamstring) created an opening in the Giants' rotation, and Black will now come up from the minors to plug the gap. The 24-yera-old righty hasn't been impressive in his MLB career so far (8.79 ERA through 14.1 innings), but he's built some momentum in Triple-A with several consecutive solid outings, and he'll have the benefit in facing a Marlins offense that ranks 29th in the big leagues in total runs scored this year (509). Austin Warren was optioned to Sacramento in a corresponding move.

Bader isn't in the Mets' lineup Saturday versus the White Sox.

Bader continued to struggle at the plate Friday, going 0-for-4 while driving in an RBI en route to a victory. He'll bow out of the lineup again Saturday while Brandon Nimmo starts in center field, putting Jesse Winker in left.

Tellez isn't in the Pirates' lineup for Saturday's game against the Guardians.

With southpaw Matthew Boyd slated to throw the first pitch for Cleveland, the lefty-hitting Tellez will step out of Saturday's starting nine. Connor Joe will start at first base and bat sixth.

Grandal isn't in Pittsburgh's lineup for Saturday's game versus Cleveland.

Grandal has put together a nice six-game hitting streak, during which he's 7-for-20 with two homers, three RBI and five runs scored. However, he'll sit Saturday in favor of Henry Davis, who will bat ninth while catching for Luis Ortiz.

Helsley earned the save against the Yankees on Saturday, allowing one hit and one walk with two strikeouts in a scoreless ninth inning.

Helsley was summoned to protect a 6-5 lead in the ninth frame and struck out Austin Wells with two runners on to earn his league-leading 42nd save. The 30-year-old has allowed just one earned run in his past 10 outings and owns a 2.34 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 64:23 K:BB across 57.2 innings this season.