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  • Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Receives rest day

    Rutschman is out of the lineup for Friday's game versus the Brewers, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

    Rutschman started Baltimore's first 12 games of the season (eight at catcher, four at designated hitter), but he'll get a breather Friday for the series opener versus Milwaukee. James McCann will step in behind the plate to catch for Tyler Wells.

  • Rene Pinto C | PHI

    Rays' Rene Pinto: In timeshare at catcher

    Pinto is absent from the lineup Friday against the Giants.

    It's been an even timeshare at catcher this season for the Rays, as Pinto and Ben Rortvedt -- who is in Friday's lineup -- have both received seven starts. Pinto has put up a .579 OPS with a 1:11 BB:K in 23 plate appearances and is still looking for his first RBI this season.

  • Connor Wong C | BOS

    Red Sox's Connor Wong: Swats pinch hit homer

    Wong entered as a pinch hitter and went 1-for-1 with a solo home run in Thursday's 9-4 extra-inning loss to the Orioles.

    Wong's home run tied the game in the eighth inning, setting up the extra frame. He remained in the game to play second base and was eventually moved behind the plate when starting backstop Reese McGuire was ejected for arguing a called strike. The catching split thus far has favored McGuire, who has eight starts and 33 plate appearances compared to Wong's five starts and 20 PAs.

  • Yainer Diaz C | HOU

    Astros' Yainer Diaz: Homers in loss

    Diaz went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Thursday's 13-3 loss to the Royals.

    Diaz provided one of the few bright spots in Houston's lopsided defeat, blasting a 432-foot homer off Brady Singer to get the Astros on the board in the fourth inning. The 25-year-old Diaz has gotten off to a scorching start at the plate, going 17-for-51 (.333) with a .931 OPS, three homers and seven RBI through his first 13 games. Diaz looks to be building on his impressive rookie campaign, where he slashed .282/.308/.538 with 23 home runs and 60 RBI across 355 at-bats.

  • Korey Lee C | CHW

    White Sox's Korey Lee: Finding more playing time

    Lee went 0-for-3 with a strikeout Wednesday against the Guardians.

    The stat line wasn't notable for Lee, but he has now started three straight games for the White Sox after being in the lineup just twice in the team's first nine contests. One of those starts came at designated hitter, with two behind the plate. Mounting injuries to the White Sox's lineup could mean that Lee continues to get playing time, though both Eloy Jimenez (thigh) and Max Stassi (hip) are nearing potential returns.

  • Jonah Heim C | ATL

    Rangers' Jonah Heim: Delivers two in win

    Heim went 2-for-4 with two RBI in Wednesday's 6-2 win over Oakland.

    Heim singled in the final two runs of the Rangers' three-run first inning, which eventually became the game-winning hit. He's hit safely in eight of 10 starts, going 11-for-42 with three extra-base hits and seven RBI.

  • Bo Naylor C | CLE

    Guardians' Bo Naylor: Homers, drives in winning run

    Naylor went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and a walk in Wednesday's come-from-behind win over the White Sox.

    Naylor's two-run shot off Erick Fedde in the bottom of the fourth brought the Guardians back to within two runs of Chicago and came just three at-bats after his older brother Josh's solo home run -- on National Siblings Day. The young catcher then played the role of hero in extra innings, driving home Tyler Freeman with a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th as Cleveland improved to 9-3 on the season. Naylor is still batting just .194 following the two-hit performance, though he's now homered in two of his last six games. It also marked his third multi-hit game this month.

  • Cal Raleigh C | SEA

    Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Homers in extras

    Raleigh went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk in Wednesday's 5-1 win over Toronto.

    Raleigh provided the game-deciding blow Wednesday, launching a two-run homer off Tim Mayza in the 10th inning in an eventual 5-1 Seattle win. It's the second homer in three days for Raleigh, though he's gotten off to a slow start overall, going 6-for-36 with four RBI through his first 10 games.

  • Red Sox's Reese McGuire: Sits against lefty

    McGuire is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.

    The lefty-hitting McGuire will give way to the righty-hitting Connor Wong behind the plate while southpaw Cole Irvin takes the hill for Baltimore. McGuire still appears to have a firm grasp on the primary catching gig when the Red Sox face right-handed pitching; he's slashing .350/.435/.550 over 23 plate appearances versus righties so far this season.

  • Austin Wells C | NYY

    Yankees' Austin Wells: Gets Wednesday off

    Wells is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.

    Wells will be on the bench for the second time in the series with Miami, with both of his absences from the lineup coming against left-handed starting pitchers. Jose Trevino will handle the catching duties for the Yankees on Wednesday.

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