MLB Player News

Church is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

The Cardinals will keep the left-handed hitter on the bench for the second time in the series while the Phillies send another southpaw starter to the bump in Cristopher Sanchez. Jose Fermin will replace Church in center field and bat seventh.

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

The left-handed hitter will take a seat for the second time in the series while the Phillies send another southpaw to the hill in Cristopher Sanchez. Pedro Pages will handle catching duties Sunday in place of Crooks while Ivan Herrera is the DH.

Duran is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Giants, Chris Henrique of BostonSportsJournal.com reports.

The 29-year-old has started regularly against left-handed pitching this season, but he finds himself on the bench Sunday for the second straight game that Boston has faced a southpaw. It's unclear if that will be a trend for the rest of the season, but Duran certainly hasn't performed well versus lefties this year with a .570 OPS in 125 plate appearances. Eli White is picking up a start in left field and batting eighth against San Francisco starter Matt Wilkinson.

The Angels reinstated Kikuchi (shoulder) from the 60-day injured list to start Sunday's game against the Rangers.

The left-hander has been sidelined since late April due to shoulder inflammation, and he's been deemed ready to rejoin the Halos' rotation after four minor-league rehab starts. Kikuchi scuffled to a 5.81 ERA and 1.58 WHIP in seven outings prior to the injury, and he certainly didn't look his best during the rehab stint with 22 earned runs allows over 12.2 frames.

Ramos is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

Ramos had started in each of the Yankees' last eight games, but he'll head to the bench Sunday and looks like he'll be at risk of moving into a short-side platoon role in the outfield after New York reinstated Cody Bellinger (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list. Since being acquired from the Giants on Aug. 3, Ramos has provided a weak .113/.230/.189 slash line with four extra-base hits (all doubles), one stolen base, one run and one RBI in his 16 games in pinstripes.

Caballero will start at third base and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

Caballero had faded at the beginning of August, but he looks to have recaptured a regular spot in the lineup following Ryan McMahon's (thumb) recent move to the injured list. Despite going 0-for-9 with two RBI over the previous three contests, Caballero will handle a starting role in the New York infield for a fourth consecutive game Sunday.

Rutschman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants, Chris Henrique of BostonSportsJournal.com reports.

Rutschman has gone 6-for-35 (.171) through his first 10 games with the Red Sox and will head to the bench Sunday against San Francisco lefty Matt Wilkinson. Connor Wong is working behind the plate in the series finale for Boston.

Hentges (1-6) took the loss and was charged with a blown save Saturday against the Red Sox, allowing two earned runs on two hits and an intentional walk across one-third of an inning. He also hit a batter.

Hentges entered in the ninth inning with a runner on first base and plunked the first batter he faced. The 30-year-old southpaw went on to give up a single and a double before Boston won on a fielder's choice. Hentges owns a 3.56 ERA, 1.71 WHIP and 33:23 K:BB across 30.1 innings this season.

Sanchez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

The left-handed hitter will head to the bench for the third time in four games while the Blue Jays face off against another lefty starter in Carlos Rodon. Daz Cameron will take Sanchez's spot in left field and bat seventh.

Lukes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

The left-handed hitter will remain on the bench for a second straight day with another southpaw on the bump for New York in Carlos Rodon. Myles Straw will receive a start in center field while Brett Bateman slides over to cover Lukes' usual spot in right field.