MLB Player News

Romo is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Marlins.

Romo will get a breather Monday after he picked up starts behind the plate both of the past two days. Jacob Stallings will handle catching duties for the Rockies in the series opener.

Blackmon is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Marlins.

Blackmon often heads to the bench against left-handed pitching, but he'll take a seat Monday while right-hander Edward Cabrera toes the rubber for Miami. The Rockies haven't indicated that Blackmon is nursing any sort of injury, so his absence from the lineup may just be a matter of maintenance after he started both of the past two days.

Carpenter will serve as the Cardinals' designated hitter and No. 8 batter in Monday's game against the Padres.

Carpenter has been the main beneficiary thus far of the Cardinals' decision to demote the struggling Nolan Gorman to Triple-A Memphis last Wednesday. With Gorman out of the mix, Brendan Donovan and Alec Burleson have been seeing most of their starts lately at second base and in left field, respectively, leaving the DH spot available for Carpenter. Though he'll be getting his fifth start in the Cardinals' last six matchups with right-handed pitchers, Carpenter has yet to do much with the opportunity. He's gone 0-for-11 with three walks over his last five contests.

Johnson is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cardinals.

Johnson started in right field in both of the Padres' final two games of the weekend series against the Mets with New York sending a pair of southpaws to the mound, but he'll be back on the bench Monday with right-hander Kyle Gibson on the hill for St. Louis. He remains confined to the short side of a strict platoon in right field with the lefty-hitting David Peralta while Fernando Tatis (adductor) remains on the injured list.

Garcia is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees.

The lefty-hitting Garcia will hit the bench in the series opener with the Yankees sending southpaw Nestor Cortes to the mound. Idlemaro Vargas will check in for Garcia in the Washington infield, occupying second base and batting eighth.

McKinney is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs.

For the second straight day, the lefty-hitting McKinney will find himself on the bench while the Pirates oppose a right-handed starter (Jameson Taillon). McKinney's brief run in a strong-side platoon role looks to have come to an end, as the Pirates are expected to deploy Bryan Reynolds and Bryan De La Cruz as their main starters in the corner outfield while Oneil Cruz sees more starts at designated hitter in the short term.

The Phillies recalled Mercado from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Monday, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

He'll take over the roster spot vacated by Jose Alvarado, who has been placed on the restricted list as he deals with a personal matter. Mercado was moved to the bullpen at Lehigh Valley after being demoted around the All-Star break and has collected a 2.92 ERA and 12:8 K:BB over 12.1 frames covering his last 10 appearances.

Doyle was scratched from Monday's lineup against Miami due to right leg soreness.

Doyle was initially slated to lead off Monday, but he will instead hit the bench whie he manages the leg injury. Sam Hilliard will take Doyle's spot in center field and bat seventh, while Jake Cave moves to the top of the Rockies' batting order.

Rojas is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Astros.

In the wake of Austin Hays' return from the 10-day injured list Friday, Rojas appears to have moved back into a fourth-outfielder role. Rojas will hit the bench for the third time in four games Monday, and the majority of his starts will likely come against left-handed pitching moving forward.

The Phillies placed Alvarez on the restricted list Monday as he deals with a personal matter, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

It's not clear at this point how long Alvarado will be away from the club. The lefty reliever has had an up-and-down season and has mostly struggled since the All-Star break, posting a 5.40 ERA and 12:9 K:BB over 13.1 innings. Michael Mercado was called up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to take Alvarado's spot on the active roster and in the bullpen.