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  • Bo Naylor C | CLE

    Guardians' Bo Naylor: Idle versus lefty

    Naylor is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs.

    With southpaw Shota Imanaga taking the hill for the Cubs, the lefty-hitting Naylor will retreat to the bench in the series opener. Austin Hedges will fill in for Naylor behind the dish.

  • Carson Kelly C | TEX

    Rangers' Carson Kelly: Clubs eighth homer

    Kelly went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and an additional run scored during Sunday's 8-7 loss to the Yankees.

    Kelly started the final two games of the series and was productive in both contests, going 4-for-8 with a walk, a homer, four RBI and three runs. The 30-year-old was acquired ahead of the trade deadline and was expected to serve as the primary backup to starting catcher Jonah Heim, but Kelly has started five of Texas' 10 games since being acquired. Kelly has a .738 OPS for the season and has gone 6-for-17 with the Rangers, which is significantly more productive than Heim's .619 OPS this year. Kelly could continue carving out a larger share of the playing time if those offensive trends continue.

  • Matt Thaiss C | LAA

    Angels' Matt Thaiss: Gets on base five times Sunday

    Thaiss went 2-for-2 with three walks and a stolen base in a 6-4 win over Washington on Sunday.

    Thaiss got the start behind the plate with Logan O'Hoppe getting a rest day. The former made the most of the opportunity, setting a season high with three walks and notching his sixth multi-hit game of the campaign. O'Hoppe is firmly entrenched as the Angels' primary catcher, but Thaiss has been hitting well since the start of July despite limited playing time, slashing .333/.439/.394 with six RBI, three stolen bases and a 7:8 BB:K over 10 games. The strong stretch could see him get more at-bats at DH, as he did Saturday against the Nationals.

  • Cal Raleigh C | SEA

    Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Swats two homers

    Raleigh went 3-for-5 with two homers, a walk and five RBI in Sunday's win over the Mets.

    Raleigh opened the game up with a two-run blast in the fourth off Luis Severino to make it a 4-0 lead for the Mariners. He then completely put the game out of reach with a three-run homer against Adam Ottavino in the sixth. Both home runs came on the first pitch of his respective at-bats. Raleigh has now reached 25-plus home runs in three straight seasons and is the first catcher to do that since Mike Piazza had eight consecutive seasons from 1995-2002. Following Sunday's performance, Raleigh now leads all catchers with a 3.6 fWAR. For the year, Raleigh is slashing .217/.310/.448 with 26 homers, 76 RBI, 52 runs and a 50:134 BB:K in 449 plate appearances.

  • Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Hits first MLB home run

    Dingler went 2-for-4 with a double, a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Giants

    Dingler collected his first home run and first multi-hit game at the MLB level. Through seven appearances, the rookie catcher is now batting .208 with a .727 OPS. Dingler is splitting time behind the plate with Jake Rogers, though the latter is mired in a 1-for-23 slump. As a result, Dingler could take on a larger share of the work at least in the short term, which would give his fantasy value a slight boost.

  • Twins' Christian Vazquez: Three hits in Sunday's loss

    Vazquez went 3-for-4 with two doubles in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Guardians.

    Despite twice putting himself in scoring position, the Twins couldn't bring Vazquez home in any of his three trips on base. The catcher continues to swing a hot bat, going 13-for-31 (.419) over his last 10 contests. Vazquez is slashing .225/.257/.352 with six home runs, 22 RBI, 21 runs scored and three stolen bases over 67 games this year, but he's been much more productive at the plate than fellow backstop Ryan Jeffers in recent weeks, though the two catchers remain in an even timeshare.

  • Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Drawing second straight start

    Dingler will start at catcher and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Giants.

    Dingler will pick up a second straight start and could see the larger portion of the work behind the plate while fellow backstop Jake Rogers has fallen into a skid at the plate over his last seven contests (1-for-23, 11 strikeouts). Though he hasn't been especially productive in his own right since getting called up on July 29 (.150 average, .477 OPS through 22 plate appearances), Dingler turned in a .938 OPS over a larger sample of 71 games at Triple-A Toledo and would seem to bring more upside to the table.

  • Jake Rogers C | DET

    Tigers' Jake Rogers: Sitting again Sunday

    Rogers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.

    Rogers is on the bench for the second day in a row while the Tigers go with Dillon Dingler behind the dish. The back-to-back absences from the lineup come while Rogers has gone just 1-for-23 with 11 strikeouts over his last seven games.

  • Ryan Jeffers C | MIN

    Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Out of Sunday's lineup

    Jeffers is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

    Jeffers and Christian Vazquez continue to split playing time behind the plate, and Jeffers will sit Sunday after going 1-for-3 during Saturday's contest.

  • Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Not in Sunday's lineup

    Rutschman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

    Rutschman went 3-for-5 with two doubles, an RBI and a run during Saturday's contest but will sit Sunday for the second time in the series. James McCann will step in behind the plate to catch for righty Albert Suarez.

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