MLB Player News

The Cardinals placed Siani on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to a right oblique strain.

The 25-year-old suffered the injury during Saturday's contest, and the Cardinals won't waste any time before moving him to the injured list. Siani is without an official timeline for his return, but it's likely to sideline him beyond the 10-day minimum and could be a significant injury, per Katie Woo of The Athletic.

Ray (2-1) picked up the win Sunday against the Reds, allowing two earned runs on three hits and one walk while striking out nine in five innings.

Ray bounced back from a shaky start his last time out, fanning nine batters and allowing just three hits to earn his second win in three starts. Ray's two earned runs came on back-to-back home runs by Jeimer Candelario and Santiago Espinal in the second inning, and Ray has now surrendered five home runs over his past two starts. As he shakes off the rust and becomes more consistent, Ray's sky-high 3.14 HR/9 should normalize towards his career mark of 1.39. The southpaw now owns a 4.40 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 21:6 K:BB in 14.1 innings. Ray is currently scheduled to take on the Tigers next weekend.

Rodgers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.

Rodgers started the previous 22 games and will receive Sunday off after going 7-for-20 with three doubles and a home run in his past five contests. Aaron Schunk will start at the keystone and bat ninth in the series finale at San Diego.

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

Diaz will receive a breather after he had started behind the plate in the first two contests of the series. Jacob Stallings will handle catching duties Sunday for the Rockies.

Bryant is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at San Diego.

Bryant started the first two games of the series and will take a seat Sunday after going 3-for-6 with a double and two RBI. Jake Cave will start in right field and bat second in the series finale.

Blackmon (head) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.

Blackmon exited Friday's contest after being hit in the head with a throw while running the bases, and he's out of the starting nine Sunday for the second straight game. Hunter Goodman will bat seventh as the designated hitter in the series finale at San Diego.

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

Taylor had started in each of the Mets' last three games, but one of those starts came against a lefty, and another came while Harrison Bader was getting some rest coming off an ankle injury. With the Mets outfield at full strength, Taylor looks to be fourth in line for playing time behind Brandon Nimmo, Jesse Winker and Bader.

Pages is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Pages has gone 2-for-20 with eight strikeouts over his past six contests and will sit Sunday for the second time in the Dodgers' last three games. Kevin Kiermaier will man center field and bat eighth in the series finale at Oakland.

Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Smith started the previous four games but will receive Sunday off in the midst of a 3-for-32 slump. Austin Barnes will step in behind the plate to catch for righty River Ryan.

Taylor is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Taylor had started in center field in each of the Pirates' last four games, but he'll likely shift back into a short-side platoon role now that the lefty-hitting Ji Hwan Bae (knee) is back in the lineup Sunday. After he was withheld from the lineup in each of the past four contests while managing knee discomfort, Bae made an appearance off the bench in Saturday's 4-2 win and checked out fine, so he'll get the green light to start in the series finale.