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  • Eric Haase C | SF

    Tigers' Eric Haase: Takes seat Tuesday

    Haase is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Angels.

    Haase is slashing .188/.188/.250 over the past week and has seen his OPS slowly decline below .700 as a result. He has split time behind the plate all season with Tucker Barnhart, who will get the start Tuesday and bat eighth in the lineup.

  • Danny Jansen C | TEX

    Blue Jays' Danny Jansen: Out of Tuesday's lineup

    Jansen is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Orioles.

    Jansen is hitting .258 with two home runs and one steal in his last 10 games. Alejandro Kirk is starting behind the dish while Vladimir Guerrero shifts to designated hitter and Cavan Biggio starts at first base.

  • Jonah Heim C | ATL

    Rangers' Jonah Heim: Rides bench Tuesday

    Heim is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against Houston.

    Heim has recorded just two hits since Aug. 24, and Tuesday marks his second time on the bench in four games. Sam Huff will start in his place, batting eighth.

  • Astros' Martin Maldonado: Game-winning hit in return

    Maldonado went 1-for-3 with an RBI on Monday against the Rangers.

    Maldonado was back in the lineup after being scratched Sunday due to an illness. He connected for an RBI single in the second inning, the lone run scored by either team in the game. Maldonado has only three hits across his last 10 starts and 26 at-bats and has a .177/.243/.341 line across 325 plate appearances on the campaign.

  • Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Launches homer No. 10

    Rutschman went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run and two RBI in the second game of Monday's doubleheader against the Blue Jays.

    After going 2-for-4 with a run in the matinee, Rutschman found another gear in the nightcap, although his efforts at the plate didn't stop Baltimore from getting swept. The rookie catcher is slashing an impressive .292/.381/.514 over his last 20 games with four of his 10 homers on the season.

  • Danny Jansen C | TEX

    Blue Jays' Danny Jansen: Nabs first steal of season

    Jansen went 1-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and a stolen base in the second game of Monday's doubleheader against the Orioles.

    The catcher swiped his first base of the year in the sixth inning as part of an 8-4 win and a sweep of the twin bill. Jansen is heating up at the plate again, batting .320 (8-for-25) over his last eight games with two homers and five RBI as he splits the workload behind the plate with Alejandro Kirk.

  • Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Resting for nightcap

    Kirk isn't in the lineup for the second game of Monday's doubleheader with the Orioles.

    With George Springer serving as the Blue Jays' designated hitter in Game 2 and Danny Jansen checking in behind the plate, Kirk will retreat to the bench. Kirk caught all nine innings of the Jays' 7-3 win in Game 1, going 0-for-4 with a walk and an RBI.

  • Zack Collins C | CLE

    Blue Jays' Zack Collins: Cast off 40-man roster

    Collins was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on Monday, Mitch Bannon of SI.com reports.

    Collins was sent to the minors in early August and will lose his spot not he 40-man roster just over a month later. It's possible that he'll remain in the organization if he clears waivers.

  • Sam Huff C | BAL

    Rangers' Sam Huff: Recalled Monday

    Huff was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock on Monday.

    Huff appeared in 30 major-league games earlier in the year and hit .260 with a homer, five runs, five RBI and a stolen base. He was sent down in mid-July but will provide depth behind the dish for the Rangers after Meibrys Viloria was optioned to Round Rock on Monday.

  • Astros' Martin Maldonado: Good to go Monday

    Maldonado (illness) will start at catcher and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Rangers.

    As anticipated, Maldonado is ready to resume catching duties Monday after he was scratched in advance of Sunday's 9-1 win over the Angels due to a minor cold. In his return, Maldonado will form a battery with right-hander Hunter Brown, who is making his MLB debut.

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