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Seby Zavala C | LAD
White Sox's Seby Zavala: Heads to bench
Zavala is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Tigers.
Reese McGuire will be behind the plate for the series opener, but Zavala still looks like manager Tony La Russa's preferred option at catcher while Yasmani Grandal (back) is stuck on the injured list. Zavala started in four of the previous five games and went 8-for-16 with two doubles, a walk, three RBI and two runs during that stretch.
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Max Stassi C | SF
Angels' Max Stassi: On bench Thursday
Stassi isn't starting Thursday against the Orioles, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
Stassi went 1-for-7 with a double, a run, three walks and five strikeouts while starting in the last three games. However, Kurt Suzuki will take over behind the dish and bat ninth Thursday.
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Christian Vazquez C | HOU
Red Sox's Christian Vazquez: Sitting Thursday
Vazquez will sit Thursday versus the Yankees.
Vazquez will get a breather after he went 2-for-11 with a walk in the series versus Tampa Bay. Kevin Plawecki will take over behind the plate and bat ninth Thursday.
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Kyle Higashioka C | TEX
Yankees' Kyle Higashioka: Productive night in blowout win
Higashioka went 2-for-5 with a solo homer, two RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's 16-0 win over the Pirates.
Higashioka homered in the seventh inning, bringing New York's lead to 5-0. He came around to score in the next inning on Aaron Judge's grand slam, then knocked in Josh Donaldson for the final score of the game in the ninth inning. This was the catcher's second appearance in July. He picked up his first hits since June 21. Higashioka raised his batting average 10 points thanks to the two-hit performance, taking it to .174 on the year.
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Tucker Barnhart C | TEX
Tigers' Tucker Barnhart: Reaches three times Wednesday
Barnhart went 1-for-2 with two walks, an RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's win over the Guardians.
Barnhart has seen Eric Haase get more playing time lately, as the latter has five home runs over his last 12 games. Barnhart hasn't helped his cause with a .154 batting average over his past 10 contests, but he does now have hits in three straight games. The veteran should still see plenty of playing time due to his abilities behind the plate, though Haase will continue to draw starts due to his power potential.
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Jose Trevino C | CIN
Yankees' Jose Trevino: Out of Wednesday's lineup
Trevino isn't starting Wednesday against Pittsburgh.
Trevino is getting a chance to reset after he went 0-for-7 with two strikeouts over the last two matchups. Kyle Higashioka will start behind the plate and bat ninth.
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Kevin Plawecki C | TEX
Red Sox's Kevin Plawecki: Seeing scarce opportunities
Plawecki is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.
Plawecki will stick on the bench for the 14th time in 16 games and continues to see little usage, even by the standards of No. 2 catchers. So long as top backstop Christian Vazquez remains healthy, he'll shoulder a heavy workload behind the plate.
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Sean Murphy C | ATL
Athletics' Sean Murphy: On bench Wednesday
Murphy isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.
Murphy started in the last six games and hit .318 with a homer, a double, four RBI and three runs during that time. Stephen Vogt will take his place at catcher and bat fifth Wednesday.
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Reese McGuire C | CHW
White Sox's Reese McGuire: Sits for fourth time in five games
McGuire is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins, Vinnie Duber of AllCHGO.com reports.
Even after producing a season-high-tying three hits in his four plate appearances during Tuesday's 8-2 loss, McGuire will take a seat for the day game after a night game. He's now been benched four times in five games, as Seby Zavala has seemingly overtaken McGuire as Chicago's preferred option behind the plate.
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Luke Maile C | KC
Guardians' Luke Maile: Sitting Wednesday
Maile is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.
Maile and Sandy Leon have now alternated turns behind the plate for seven straight contests, and the two are expected to work in a timeshare at catcher until No. 1 backstop Austin Hedges (concussion) is ready to return from the 7-day injured list. In Tuesday's 11-4 loss, Maile went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored.