MLB Player News

Heyward remains out of the lineup Friday at Washington.

Chris Taylor, James Outman and Enrique Hernandez will start across the outfield as the Dodgers go with a righty-heavy approach versus Nationals left-hander MacKenzie Gore. Heyward, who also sat Thursday against Braxton Garrett, has drawn only 19 total plate appearances versus southpaws this year.

Peralta remains out of the lineup Friday at Washington.

Peralta was on the bench Thursday at Miami with left-hander Braxton Garrett toeing the slab for the Marlins and he'll remain seated Friday as the Dodgers face another southpaw in MacKenzie Gore. Chris Taylor is playing left field and batting leadoff, while James Outman is in center and Enrique Hernandez handles right field.

Sanchez is not in the lineup Friday against the Phillies.

Bryan De La Cruz, Jazz Chisholm and Garrett Hampson will start across the outfield for the Marlins as they take on left-hander Cristopher Sanchez. Sanchez the outfielder has enjoyed a solid overall season, but he carries a relatively weak .651 OPS versus southpaws.

Vogelbach is not in the lineup Friday versus the Twins.

Mark Vientos will serve as the Mets' designated hitter and bat fifth with left-hander Dallas Keuchel toeing the slab for Minnesota. Vogelbach has drawn only 16 plate appearances against southpaws this year.

Stewart (back) is out of the lineup again Friday at Minnesota.

Stewart hasn't played since Sunday due to lower-back tightness, though he might have been held out Friday either way as the Mets prepare to face left-hander Dallas Keuchel. Tim Locastro is covering left field.

Joe is absent from the lineup Friday at Atlanta.

Alfonso Rivas will play first base while Bryan Reynolds takes a turn as the Pirates' designated hitter and Josh Palacios covers right field. Joe, who was also on the bench Wednesday, has gone 2-for-31 (.065) over his last nine games.

Benson is absent from the lineup Friday versus the Cardinals.

Benson went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a homer and a stolen base in Wednesday's series finale against the Mariners, but the Reds will go righty-heavy Friday as they match up against Cardinals lefty Drew Rom. Benson has batted .156/.229/.219 in 35 plate appearances this year versus southpaws.

Fraley is out of the lineup Friday against the Cardinals.

Nick Senzel, Harrison Bader and Stuart Fairchild are starting across the outfield for the Reds as they take on left-hander Drew Rom, while Hunter Renfroe (hamstring) is back in action in the DH role. Fraley, a left-handed hitter, has slashed just .147/.250/.235 in 40 plate appearances versus southpaws this year.

Colorado signed Marquez (elbow) to a two-year, $20 million contract extension Friday.

This new deal will cover the 2024-2025 seasons, so Marquez is no longer headed into free agency this winter and now carries some financial security into the remaining several months of his rehabilitation from Tommy John surgery. He underwent the reconstructive elbow procedure in May of this year and is not expected to return to a major-league mound until the second half of next season. The 28-year-old right-hander owns a 4.41 ERA in 1,016 career big-league innings, all with the Rockies. His career ERA away from Coors Field is 3.80.

Friedl is out of the lineup Friday against the Cardinals.

Harrison Bader will cover center field and bat leadoff with the Cardinals sending left-hander Drew Rom to the mound. Bader should continue to start in center against all southpaws, though Friedl can sometimes appear in those lineups as the left fielder.