MLB Player News

Moreno is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

Moreno will rest for Sunday's matinee after he had started behind the plate in each of Arizona's last three contests. James McCann will handle catching duties in the series finale in Minnesota.

Beeter earned the save in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Pirates, allowing a hit and a walk while striking out three in a scoreless ninth inning.

With Cole Henry (back) landing on the IL and Jose Ferrer presumably unavailable, the Nats turned to Beeter in the ninth inning Sunday, and he was able to work out of trouble en route to his first major-league save. Beeter has been excellent recently, holding opponents scoreless in his last 14 appearances (13.2 innings) while allowing just two hits in that span. Overall, the right-hander sports a 4.03 ERA with a 1.07 WHIP and 28 strikeouts through 22.1 innings this season.

Ortiz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Cardinals.

Ortiz started the past 11 games after coming off the injured list to begin September, but he'll hit the bench Sunday after posting a .206/.229/.206 slash line during that span. Andruw Monasterio will take over at shortstop after delivering a walk-off single Saturday.

Bauers will start at first base and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

Bauers will stick in the lineup for the fourth straight game, with all of those starts coming against right-handed pitchers. Though his playing time could tail off once his bat begins to cool, Bauers appears to have at least temporarily emerged as the Brewers' preferred option at first base over both Andrew Vaughn and Rhys Hoskins while he's produced a .393/.452/.679 slash line to go with two home runs and two stolen bases through 11 games in September.

Vaughn is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

Though he's provided a spark to the Milwaukee lineup since being called up from Triple-A Nashville on July 7 and owns a .967 OPS in September, Vaughn nonetheless looks to be fading into a platoon role as the season winds down. He'll be on the bench for a fourth consecutive matchup versus a right-handed pitcher, with Milwaukee going with the left-handed-hitting Jake Bauers at first base over Vaughn in each of those contests.

Cavalli didn't factor into the decision Sunday against the Pirates, allowing three runs on three hits and four walks across five innings. He struck out two.

Cavalli struggled early Sunday, giving up three runs in the first inning, highlighted by a Nick Gonzales two-run triple. However, the 27-year-old right-hander stopped the bleeding there, holding the Pirates scoreless over his final four frames. Cavalli has held opponents to three runs or fewer in each of his last three starts, going 2-0 with a 4.20 ERA in that span. Overall, his ERA sits at 4.76 with a 1.46 WHIP and 31 strikeouts across eight starts (39.2 innings) this season. Cavalli currently lines up for a road matchup with the Mets his next time out.

Crooks is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

The left-handed-hitting Crooks was expected to get a look as the Cardinals' top backstop over the final few weeks of the season, but he's now sat in four of St. Louis' last five matchups, with three of his absences coming against right-handed pitching. Entering Sunday, the 72-77 Cardinals sit just four games behind the pace for the final wild-card spot in the National League, which may be a factor in the team's decision to lean more heavily of late on Pedro Pages, who lacks Crooks' upside as a hitter but is a more trusted defender behind the dish.

Contreras is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

Contreras is batting .324 (12-for-34) through 11 games in September, though his lone extra-base hit (a double) has resulted in a .351 slugging percentage. The 27-year-old will receive a rare day off Sunday after the Brewers were the first team in MLB to clinch a spot in the playoffs.

Scott is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

The left-handed-hitting Scott will hit the bench for the third time in four games, this time sitting against a lefty starter (Jose Quintana) after his previous two absences came versus right-handers. Nathan Church will draw the start in center field Sunday, but the Cardinals could take a committee approach to the position over the final two weeks rather than leaning on a set everyday starter.

Donovan is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

Donovan started at second base and led off in both of the first two games of the series in Milwaukee following his return from the injured list, going 3-for-10 with a solo home run and a walk. Though Donovan hasn't experienced any setbacks with his groin since returning, the left-handed-hitting utility man will hit the bench for the day game after a night game while southpaw Jose Quintana toes the rubber for Milwaukee.