Tommy Pham is starting in left field and batting eighth for the Mets in Friday's game versus the Marlins, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Joey Wendle is not in the Marlins' lineup for Thursday's matchup against the Mets, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Jacob Stallings is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Mets, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Bryan De La Cruz is absent from the Marlins' lineup Friday against the Mets, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

The inclusion of an opt-out clause is the sticking point in contract extension negotiations between Bryan Reynolds and the Pirates, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports.

Christian Vazquez started at catcher and went 2-for-4 in Thursday's season-opening win over Kansas City.

Cesar Hernandez signed a minor-league contract with the Mariners on Friday, Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase.com reports.

Michael Taylor started in center field and went 1-for-4 in Thursday's season-opening win at Kansas City.

Ryan McMahon went 1-for-5 with a double and a stolen base Thursday against the Padres.

Nick Gordon started at second base and went 0-for-2 in Thursday's season-opening win at Kansas City. He was lifted in the sixth inning for pinch hitter Kyle Farmer.

Jose Miranda started at third base and went 0-for-3 with two walks in Thursday's season-opening win at Kansas City.

Byron Buxton started at DH and went 2-for-5 with a triple in Thursday's season-opening win at Kansas City.

Harold Castro went 1-for-5 with a run scored Thursday against the Padres.

Joey Gallo started at first base and went 0-for-2 in Thursday's season opening win at Kansas City. He was lifted for pinch hitter Donovan Solano in the sixth inning.

Kris Bryant went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored Thursday against the Padres.

Romy Gonzalez went 1-for-2 Thursday against the Astros.

Tim Anderson went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double and a run scored Thursday against the Astros.

Garrett Whitlock (hip) is scheduled to make a rehab start Friday for Triple-A Worcester, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

An MRI on Willson Contreras' right knee came back negative, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

Jeremy Pena went 1-for-4 with a stolen base Thursday against the White Sox.