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Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Getting breather Sunday
Kyle Higashioka is absent from Sunday's lineup against Arizona.Elias Diaz will be behind home plate and bat seventh in Sunday's regular-season finale. Unless he comes in to pinch hit, Higashioka will end the regular season having slashed .220/.263/.476 with 17 home runs and 45 RBI over 2673 plate appearances.
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Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Breaks open game with homer
Kyle Higashioka went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-0 win over the Diamondbacks.Higashioka opened the scoring when he took A.J. Puk deep in the ninth inning. This was Higashioka's first homer in a month, and he's had a poor September, batting just .174 over 17 contests. For the season, the catcher has a .220/.263/.476 slash line with 17 homers, 45 RBI, 29 runs scored and two stolen bases over a career-high 263 plate appearances.
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Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Getting breather Wednesday
Kyle Higashioka isn't in the San Diego Padres' lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.Higashioka's single in Tuesday's win broke an 0-for-11 stretch at the plate, and he'll now get a chance to rest while Elias Diaz catches for Dylan Cease.
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Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Sitting down Saturday
Kyle Higashioka isn't in the San Diego Padres' lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox.After going 0-for-9 over his last four games, Higashioka will give way to Elias Diaz behind the plate Saturday.
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Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Resting Wednesday
Kyle Higashioka is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.He'll take a seat for the series finale after picking up starts behind the plate Monday and Tuesday. Elias Diaz will handle catching duties Wednesday in Higashioka's stead.
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Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Exiting lineup Sunday
Kyle Higashioka is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.Higashioka will receive a breather in the series finale after he had started at catcher in four of the San Diego Padres' previous five games. Elias Diaz will step in behind the plate for San Diego.
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Padres' Kyle Higashioka: On bench Saturday
Kyle Higashioka is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against San Francisco.Higashioka will take a seat Saturday against Logan Webb and the Giants. In his place, Luis Campusano will catch and bat seventh.
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Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Sitting down Thursday
Kyle Higashioka isn't in the San Diego Padres' lineup for Thursday's game against the Tigers, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.Higashioka will receive a second consecutive day to rest Thursday while Elias Diaz catches for Martin Perez and bats eighth.
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Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Taking seat Wednesday
Kyle Higashioka isn't in the San Diego Padres' lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.After going 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored during Tuesday's win, Higashioka will give way to Luis Campusano behind the plate Wednesday.
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Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Back in action Monday
Kyle Higashioka (illness) will start at catcher and bat eighth in Monday's game versus the Tigers, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.Higashioka missed the previous two contests because he was under the weather. However, he's feeling well enough to give it a go in the series opener Monday.