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  • Matt Thaiss C | BOS

    Angels' Matt Thaiss: Sitting Sunday

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

    Thaiss went 0-for-7 with a walk and an RBI in the first two games of the series in Kansas City and will take a seat for Sunday's finale. Chad Wallach will step in behind the plate to catch for Tyler Anderson.

  • Eric Haase C | SF

    Tigers' Eric Haase: Starting Sunday

    Haase is starting at catcher and batting ninth in Sunday's game against the Twins.

    After Jake Rogers got the start behind the plate Saturday, Haase will take over Sunday. Haase did appear as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning in the last contest. He's batting just .221 this season and only .188 in the month, making him a fairly uninspiring fantasy asset at the moment.

  • Danny Jansen C | TEX

    Blue Jays' Danny Jansen: Gets rest day Sunday

    Jansen is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game versus Texas.

    Jansen earns a day of rest for the series finale Sunday after homering in the loss to the Rangers on Saturday. Alejandro Kirk will get the start behind the plate and hit fifth while Spencer Horwitz hits seventh and lines up as the designated hitter.

  • James McCann C | ARI

    Orioles' James McCann: Placed on IL due to ankle sprain

    Baltimore placed McCann on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a left ankle sprain.

    McCann was considered day-to-day with the ankle injury he suffered while sliding into first base, but the Orioles will have the backstop out for at least 10 days instead of playing shorthanded. Jose Godoy had his contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk in the corresponding move.

  • Jose Godoy C | TEX

    Orioles' Jose Godoy: Contract selected from Triple-A

    Baltimore selected Godoy's contract from Triple-A Norfolk on Sunday.

    Godoy takes the roster spot of James McCann, as McCann was placed on the injured list prior to Sunday's game versus the Cubs with a left ankle sprain. Acquired from the Yankees in a trade at the beginning of June, Godoy will be the backup backstop to Adley Rutschman while he's on the major-league roster.

  • Jake Rogers C | DET

    Tigers' Jake Rogers: Out of Sunday's lineup

    Rogers is not in the lineup for Sunday's game at Minnesota.

    Rogers has a .961 OPS across 25 at-bats in June and will take a seat Sunday after starting three of the previous four games. Eric Haase will work behind the plate in the series finale versus the Twins.

  • Jonah Heim C | ATL

    Rangers' Jonah Heim: Delivers winning run

    Heim went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-2 win over Toronto.

    Heim hit the second of back-to-back home runs in the second inning, and his run was the game-winning score. The young catcher burnished his All-Star resume with his eighth home run and 48th RBI. MLB.com released the All-Star Ballot standings last week, and Heim was second among catchers behind the Orioles' Adley Rutschman.

  • Carlos Perez C | HOU

    Athletics' Carlos Perez: Three-hit day in loss

    Perez went 3-for-5 with an RBI double, a solo home run and an additional run scored during an extra-innings loss to the Phillies on Saturday.

    The reserve backstop made good use of one of his intermittent starting opportunities, recording the first run of the game on his 397-foot shot to left center in the fifth and then tying the contest at 2-2 in the 11th with his timely two-bagger. The highly productive night snapped an 0-for-23 skid that had encompassed Perez's last eight games and gave the veteran his first multi-extra-base-hit effort of the campaign. Perez continues to see occasional playing time behind Shea Langeliers and currently sports a career-best .706 OPS, but his role is expected to eventually be altered to some degree once Manny Pina (wrist) is able to make his season debut.

  • Yainer Diaz C | HOU

    Astros' Yainer Diaz: Near everyday player

    Diaz went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Saturday against the Reds.

    Diaz was in the lineup for the sixth time in the Astros' last eight games, four of which have come at designated hitter and two at catcher. That uptick in playing time has occurred with Yordan Alvarez (oblique) sidelined, and Diaz has flashed significant power with two homers and a double across 24 at-bats in that span. In total, Diaz has a .218 ISO and just a 17.4 percent strikeout rate across 109 plate appearances this season.

  • Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Goes deep again

    Rutschman went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Cubs.

    Rutschman extended his hitting streak to five games, and he's gone 8-for-22 (.364) with four extra-base hits in that span. The catcher's long ball Saturday briefly tied the game at 2-2. For the season, he's slashing an excellent .281/.390/.438 with 10 homers, 31 RBI, 35 runs scored and 10 doubles through 68 contests. With James McCann (ankle) tending to an injury, Rutschman should be firmly locked in behind the plate for at least a few days.

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