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  • Yainer Diaz C | HOU

    Astros' Yainer Diaz: Getting afternoon off

    Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

    Diaz will get a break after he had started at designated hitter or catcher in 11 straight games while batting .302 with three home runs, 10 RBI and six runs. With Diaz on the bench, Victor Caratini will handle catching duties and Jose Altuve will serve as Houston's DH.

  • Red Sox's Carlos Narvaez: Trending toward Monday return

    Narvaez (knee) is expected to return to the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Astros, MLB.com reports.

    Narvaez, who last appeared in a game Aug. 5, continues to nurse a sore knee but is expected to avoid a stint on the injured list. Connor Wong has started the past three games at catcher and will likely be behind the plate for Sunday's game in San Diego, but Narvaez should be ready to take over as Boston's No. 1 catcher in the Houston series.

  • Luke Maile C | KC

    Royals' Luke Maile: Getting rare start Sunday

    Maile will start at catcher and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Twins.

    Maile will enter the starting nine for just the third time since he was called up from Triple-A Omaha on July 4. Even with the Royals moving Freddy Fermin at the trade deadline while not adding a third catcher to the active roster, Maile is expected to see few opportunities while top backstop Salvador Perez shoulders a heavy workload behind the dish. Maile's role could shrink further if top prospect Carter Jensen gets promoted for a late-season audition.

  • Cal Raleigh C | SEA

    Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Launches 44th homer

    Raleigh went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 7-4 victory over Tampa Bay.

    Raleigh extended Seattle's lead with a three-run homer off Joe Boyle in the third inning. The catcher has now gone deep in back-to-back games after enduring a slow stretch following the All-Star break, batting .198/.253/.351 with four extra-base hits -- all homers -- and nine RBI over his first 19 games after the Midsummer Classic before the most recent pair of contests.

  • Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Stays hot in rout

    Langeliers went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, three total RBI and two total runs scored in Saturday's 11-3 win over the Orioles.

    Langeliers fell a triple shy of the cycle, opening the scoring with a two-run homer in the first inning and adding an RBI double in the fifth. Over his past 14 games, the the 27-year-old has hit safely 12 times with seven multi-hit efforts, 14 extra-base hits, 14 RBI and 16 runs scored. For the season, he's slashing .274/.323/.546 with 23 homers, 52 RBI, 48 runs scored and five steals across 359 plate appearances.

  • Red Sox's Carlos Narvaez: Sitting again Saturday

    Narvaez (knee) is not in the Red Sox's starting lineup against the Padres on Saturday, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.

    Narvaez continues to get extended rest while working through knee soreness that has limited him to just one game over the past week. A stint on the injured list doesn't appear to be on the horizon, but manager Alex Cora said Saturday that while Narvaez can catch in an emergency, he "probably" won't be in Sunday's lineup, per Christopher Smith of MassLive.com. Connor Wong will once again fill in behind home plate and bat ninth.

  • Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Idle Saturday

    O'Hoppe is not in the Angels' starting lineup against the Tigers on Saturday.

    O'Hoppe will get a breather after starting in the Angels' last three games, with Travis d'Arnaud starting behind home plate and batting eighth. O'Hoppe was productive at the plate coming out of the All-Star break but has gone 1-for-14 (.071) with seven strikeouts over his last four games.

  • Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Sitting Saturday

    Higashioka is not in the Rangers' starting lineup against the Phillies on Saturday.

    Higashioka will get a breather while Jonah Heim works behind home plate and bats eighth. Higashioka has been productive in 13 games since the All-Star break and has a .946 OPS with one steal, three home runs and five RBI over that span.

  • Austin Wells C | NYY

    Yankees' Austin Wells: Sitting against southpaw

    Wells isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Houston.

    The lefty-hitting Wells will get a breather Saturday while the lefty-throwing Framber Valdez takes the mound for the Astros. Ben Rice will start behind the plate and bat fifth.

  • Cal Raleigh C | SEA

    Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Plays hero in Friday's win

    Raleigh went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's 3-2 win over the Rays.

    With the Mariners down 2-0 in the eighth inning, Raleigh got hold of a Griffin Jax sweeper and launched it to right-center field for the game-winning homer. It was Raleigh's 43rd long ball of the year, as he marches closer to toppling Salvador Perez's MLB record of 48 homers in a season set in 2021. Raleigh's overall offensive output has slipped since the All-Star break, however, and over his last 20 games he is slashing .198/.253/.383 with 11 RBI.

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