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  • Ben Rortvedt C | NYM

    Rays' Ben Rortvedt: Sitting versus lefty

    Rortvedt isn't in the Rays' lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.

    Left-hander Nestor Cortes will start on the mound for New York, forcing the lefty-hitting Rortvedt to step out of the lineup. Rene Pinto will take his place behind the dish and bat ninth.

  • Carson Kelly C | CHC

    Tigers' Carson Kelly: Sits down Saturday

    Kelly isn't in the Tigers' lineup for Saturday's game against the Twins.

    Kelly will get a day off Saturday after going 1-for-4 with two strikeouts during Friday's series opener. Jake Rogers will start behind the plate instead and bat ninth.

  • Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Hits grand slam in defeat

    Rutschman went 3-for-5 with a grand slam during Friday's loss to the Royals.

    While the rest of Baltimore's lineup was unable to find consistent success against the Royals, Rutschman accounted for three of the team's eight hits, and his seventh-inning slam was the only way the Orioles were able to put runs on the board. The 26-year-old backstop is now 7-for-21 across his last five games and remains one of the more reliable offensive catchers in baseball.

  • Yainer Diaz C | HOU

    Astros' Yainer Diaz: Tallies ninth RBI

    Diaz went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored Friday against the Nationals.

    Diaz got the scoring started for Houston with an RBI double in the second inning before coming around to score. Friday's effort marked his fourth multi-hit performance in his last 10 games, during which he's gone 12-for-41 (.293) with five RBI and five runs scored.

  • Red Sox's Reese McGuire: Out of Friday's lineup

    McGuire is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Pirates, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

    Manager Alex Cora continue to split playing time behind the plate relatively evenly, with Connor Wong receiving the start Friday. McGuire has scuffled offensively over his past six games, going 3-for-16 with six strikeouts.

  • Jonah Heim C | ATL

    Rangers' Jonah Heim: Launches homer in win

    Heim went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 9-7 win over Detroit.

    Heim extended a hit streak to six games with a second-inning homer to put the Rangers up 4-0. The catcher has launched three home runs with 15 RBI (third on team) over 17 games. Heim is batting .348 (8-for-23) with runners in scoring position.

  • Royals' Salvador Perez: Hits go-ahead homer in Game 1

    Perez (groin) went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a 4-2 win over the White Sox in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader.

    Perez returned from a Grade 1 left groin strain Wednesday and delivered the key hit in the Royals' matinee win. He also went 0-for-2 with two walks in the nightcap while serving as the designated hitter. He appears good to go moving forward after the injury scare. The veteran catcher is off to a hot start with five homers, 17 RBI, nine runs scored and two doubles while slashing .324/.370/.574 over 18 contests this season.

  • Ben Rortvedt C | NYM

    Rays' Ben Rortvedt: Sits against righty

    Rortvedt is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Angels, Steve Carney of StPeteNine.com reports.

    Rortvedt has started in just one of the Rays' last five games. The first three of those absences came against left-handed starting pitchers, but the lefty-hitting Rortvedt will give way to the right-handed-hitting Rene Pinto on Thursday even while right-hander Griffin Canning takes the hill for the Angels.

  • Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Gets rest day

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

    He'll receive a breather for the day game after drawing starts at catcher both of the past two days. Matt Thaiss will check in behind the plate and will form a battery with starting pitcher Griffin Canning.

  • Jake Rogers C | DET

    Tigers' Jake Rogers: Back on bench Thursday

    Rogers is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rangers, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

    Rogers had started behind the dish in both of the Tigers' last two games, but he'll hit the bench for the series finale while Carson Kelly handles catching duties for Detroit. The two backstops have been deployed in a timeshare this season, with Kelly drawing 10 starts at catcher compared to Rogers' nine.

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