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  • Danny Jansen C | TEX

    Rays' Danny Jansen: Taking seat Tuesday

    Jansen isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Orioles, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.

    Jansen has collected a base hit in each of his last four games, but he'll take a seat Tuesday while Matt Thaiss starts at catcher and bats seventh for the Rays.

  • Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Hits homer in loss

    Rutschman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Monday's 7-1 loss to the Rays.

    Rutschman hit his seventh home run of the season, his first in nine games, to account for the only Orioles run of the game. The pop from the 27-year-old's bat has been largely missing as of late; he has just four extra-base hits in his last 19 games. The catcher is slashing .233/.325/.384 in 235 at-bats, with his .708 OPS more closely resembling his .709 mark from 2024 than the first two seasons of his career in which he was over .800.

  • Yainer Diaz C | HOU

    Astros' Yainer Diaz: Getting breather Monday

    Diaz is not in the Astros' starting lineup against the Athletics on Monday.

    Diaz will get a breather after starting in Houston's last eight games, during which he went 11-for-32 (.344) with three doubles, two home runs and six RBI. Victor Caratini will serve behind home plate and bat seventh.

  • Austin Wynns C | ATH

    Athletics' Austin Wynns: Getting breather Monday

    Wynns is absent from the Athletics' starting lineup against the Astros on Monday.

    Willie MacIver will serve behind home plate and bat eighth in Monday's series opener. Wynns went 2-for-8 with two home runs and three RBI over his last two starts.

  • Gary Sanchez C | MIL

    Orioles' Gary Sanchez: Smacks grand slam in win

    Sanchez went 2-for-4 with a grand slam and an additional run scored in Sunday's 11-2 win over the Angels.

    Sanchez broke the game open, launching a grand slam off Connor Brogdon that extended Baltimore's lead to 9-2 with two outs in the seventh inning. The 32-year-old Sanchez has homered in back-to-back games following a nearly two-month stint on the IL. Overall, Sanchez has gone 6-for-37 (.162) with a .580 OPS across 43 plate appearances this year. While he'll primarily serve as Adley Rutschman's backup, Sanchez should see additional playing time at DH.

  • Bo Naylor C | CLE

    Guardians' Bo Naylor: Getting rest Sunday

    Naylor is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.

    Naylor will receive the afternoon off after he started behind the plate in both of the first two games of the series. Austin Hedges will fill in for Naylor as the Guardians' starting catcher.

  • Jonah Heim C | ATL

    Rangers' Jonah Heim: Not in Sunday's lineup

    Heim is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

    Heim will take a seat after starting the first two games of the series. Kyle Higashioka will step in to catch for Kumar Rocker.

  • Athletics' Willie MacIver: Part of timeshare at catcher

    MacIver is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

    The rookie got three straight starts after Shea Langeliers suffered an oblique strain earlier this month, but MacIver has since moved into a timeshare with Austin Wynns following the veteran's acquisition from the Reds. The two backstops have alternated starts over the Athletics' last six games.

  • Austin Wells C | NYY

    Yankees' Austin Wells: Receiving Sunday off

    Wells is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

    It's likely just a standard rest day for Wells, who went 1-for-7 with an RBI while starting the first two games of the series. J.C. Escarra will step in behind the plate to catch for ace Max Fried in Sunday's finale.

  • Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Resting Sunday

    O'Hoppe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.

    O'Hoppe will get a breather after he went 1-for-9 with three strikeouts over the first two games of the series. Travis d'Arnaud will get the starting nod at catcher.

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