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  • Eric Haase C | SF

    Tigers' Eric Haase: Starting again Sunday

    Haase is serving as the designated hitter and batting seventh in Sunday's game against the Rangers.

    Haase went 3-for-5 with a double, a three-run home run and three total runs scored in Saturday's contest, so the Tigers will roll with him again Sunday. The 29-year-old has been playing well this month, with a .333/.357/.630 slash line, a home run, four RBI and seven runs scored across nine June games.

  • Athletics' Christian Bethancourt: Not starting Sunday

    Bethancourt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Bethancourt is 1-for-14 with nine strikeouts over his past four games and will receive a day off to reset in the series finale versus Kansas City. Seth Brown will move to first base while Cristian Pache starts in the outfield.

  • Blue Jays' Gabriel Moreno: Sitting again Sunday

    Moreno is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, Mike Wilner of the Toronto Star reports.

    The 22-year-old is hitting .421 with four RBI through his first five big-league games, but he'll take a seat Sunday for the second consecutive contest. Alejandro Kirk will move behind the plate in Moreno's place, while Teoscar Hernandez rests his legs as the designated hitter.

  • Jose Trevino C | CIN

    Yankees' Jose Trevino: On bench Sunday

    Trevino is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

    Trevino and Kyle Higashioka have alternated starts across the past 11 games, and manager Aaron Boone will continue that trend Sunday. Higashioka will start behind the plate and bat seventh after Trevino went 0-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch during Saturday's contest.

  • Eric Haase C | SF

    Tigers' Eric Haase: Three-run homer in win

    Haase went 3-for-5 with a double, a three-run home run and three total runs scored in Saturday's win over Texas.

    Haase knocked in Robbie Grossman and Miguel Cabrera on a homer in the fourth. The catcher also came around to score on a Jonathan Schoop single in the sixth. Haase now has back-to-back multi-hit games and has raised his batting average to .212. After struggling through April and May, he is slashing .333/.357/.630 in June.

  • Rays' Francisco Mejia: Perfect night at the plate

    Mejia went 4-for-4 with three singles, a double and a run scored in a 7-6 win over the Orioles on Saturday.

    Mejia appears to have broken out of his recent slump. The 26-year-old catcher had a four-hit game after hitting a paltry .103 over his last 10 contests. Mejia will need more consistent production at the plate if he hopes to replicate his .260 average over 277 plate appearances from last season.

  • Sean Murphy C | ATL

    Athletics' Sean Murphy: Not starting Saturday

    Murphy isn't starting Saturday's game against the Royals.

    Murphy started in the last 10 games and slashed .257/.333/.457 with two homers, a double, three runs and three RBI. He'll get a breather while Stephen Vogt starts behind the plate and bats cleanup.

  • Max Stassi C | SF

    Angels' Max Stassi: On bench for matinee

    Stassi isn't starting the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Mariners, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

    Stassi went 2-for-8 with three strikeouts over the last two games and will be out of the starting nine for the second time in the last four matchups. Kurt Suzuki is starting behind the plate and batting seventh.

  • Cal Raleigh C | SEA

    Mariners' Cal Raleigh: On bench for afternoon game

    Raleigh will sit for the first half of Saturday's doubleheader against the Angels.

    Raleigh was never going to start both halves of the twin bill despite the fact that he owns a .967 OPS in his last 12 games. Luis Torrens starts behind the plate in Game 1, but Raleigh should return for Game 2.

  • White Sox's Reese McGuire: Remains on bench

    McGuire isn't starting Saturday against Houston.

    McGuire will be out of the lineup for a third consecutive matchup after he went 4-for-12 with two doubles, four runs, a walk and three strikeouts over his last four games. Seby Zavala will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

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