Kirk is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest in Boston.

Kirk started each of the first three games of the series, so he'll get a breather for Thursday's finale. Brian Serven will do the catching for Blue Jays starter Bowden Francis.

Wong isn't in the Red Sox's lineup for Thursday's game against Toronto.

Wong will get a day to rest Thursday after going 1-for-4 with two strikeouts during Wednesday's win. Danny Jansen will catch instead for right-hander Kutter Crawford and bat seventh.

Langeliers isn't in the Athletics' lineup for Thursday's game against the Reds.

After going 2-for-4 with a run scored in Wednesday's win, Langeliers will take a seat during Thursday's series finale. Kyle McCann will take over as Oakland's catcher and bat seventh.

Langeliers went 2-for-4 with a double and a run in a win over the Reds on Wednesday.

The struggling backstop snapped out of a 1-for-20 slump that had encompassed his previous five games with his first multi-hit effort since Aug. 15. Langeliers' two-bagger was also his first extra-base hit since that same contest, and despite Wednesday's success, the 26-year-old holds just a .182 average and .507 OPS across the 12 games he's played since putting together back-to-back four-hit efforts on Aug. 10 and Aug. 13.

Rogers is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Angels.

Rogers started at catcher both of the past two nights, so he'll be getting a breather Thursday as the Tigers wrap up their series against the Angels with a day game. Dillon Dingler will get the nod behind the plate.

O'Hoppe is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Tigers, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

O'Hoppe had started behind the plate in each of the past five contests, so he'll be given a breather Thursday as the Angels and Tigers wrap up their series with an afternoon game. Matt Thaiss will step in at catcher, forming a battery with right-hander Jack Kochanowicz.

Naylor went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a hit-by-pitch in Wednesday's 7-5 win over the Royals.

Naylor's seventh-inning homer sparked a rally for the Guardians. He has gone 3-for-10 over his last five games, with two of the hits in that span being solo shots. The catcher is up to 11 homers in 101 contests this season, matching his total from 67 games a year ago. He's added a .206/.267/.368 slash line, 37 RBI, 35 runs scored and four stolen bases in 2024.

Heim isn't in the Rangers' lineup for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the White Sox.

Heim went 1-for-4 with a run scored and two strikeouts during the early game Wednesday, and he'll get a breather for Game 2 while Carson Kelly catches for Jack Leiter and bats eighth.

Lee isn't in the White Sox's lineup for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Rangers.

After going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in the early game Wednesday, Lee will get a breather during the nightcap. Chuckie Robinson will start at catcher instead while batting ninth.

Diaz is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game in Philadelphia.

Diaz started the first two games of the series at catcher, going 1-for-9 with five strikeouts. He'll get a breather during the series finale, with Victor Caratini taking over behind the dish.