MLB Player News

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

Alexander has gone 9-for-24 with five doubles, a homer, nine RBI and four runs over his past seven games, but he'll head to the bench Sunday. Kevin Newman will start at shortstop in the series finale at Seattle.

Moreno is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Seattle.

Moreno started the first two games of the series but will receive a breather in Sunday's finale. Tucker Barnhart is starting at catcher and batting eighth.

Rodgers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros in Mexico City.

Rodgers will hit the bench for the series finale after he had started in each of the Rockies' last seven games while going 7-for-24 with a home run, four walks, four RBI and two runs. Alan Trejo will cover the keystone Sunday while Rodgers sits.

Triple-A Albuquerque placed Justice on its 7-day injured list April 17 with an unspecified injury.

Before being deactivated, Justice made seven relief appearances for Albuquerque, giving up seven earned runs on six hits and eight walks over five innings. The 25-year-old lefty retains a spot on the Rockies' 40-man roster, but he'll stay on the minor-league IL for now.

Blackmon is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros, Luke Zahlmann of The Denver Gazette reports.

Blackmon will sit Sunday as lefty Framber Valdez takes the mound for the Astros. Elias Diaz will rest his legs as the designated hitter while Jacob Stallings starts behind the plate.

Triple-A Albuquerque placed Hollowell on its 7-day injured list April 13 with an unspecified injury.

Hollowell made four relief appearances for Albuquerque and gave up seven earned runs over 2.1 innings before being shut down with the injury. The 26-year-old reliever retains a spot on the Rockies' 40-man roster, but he'll stay on the minor-league IL for now.

Triple-A Albuquerque placed Jones on its 7-day injured list Tuesday with an unspecified injury.

Jones hit .250 with one home run and 12 stolen bases in 75 plate appearances with Albuquerque before being shelved with the injury.

The Phillies reinstated Walker (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list ahead of his start against the Padres on Sunday.

The veteran right-hander will make his season debut Sunday in San Diego after he missed the first month of the season with a shoulder issue. Walker threw 102 pitches over 6.1 innings during his final rehab appearance, so he likely won't face any significant limitations in his first MLB outing of 2024.

Cruz (ankle) is starting at shortstop and batting third Sunday against the Giants, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Cruz was held out of the lineup Saturday after he tweaked his ankle in Friday's series opener, but he's back in the starting nine Sunday. The 25-year-old is without a home run since April 13 and has a .205/.286/.250 slash line and 38.8 percent strikeout rate during that 13-game stretch.

Espinal is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.

Thanks to both Jonathan India and Jake Fraley recently missing multiple games due to illness, Espinal has held down a regular spot in the Cincinnati infield. He started each of the last 11 games, going 7-for-34 (.206 average) with a home run and a stolen base. Now that India and Fraley are both back to full strength, Espinal is expected to move into more of a part-time role.