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Haase is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates.

After going 1-for-7 with a walk and a run scored while starting at catcher in the first two games in Pittsburgh, Haase will get a breather for the series finale. Dustin Garneau will replace Haase behind the dish.

Vazquez isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Rays, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Vazquez will get a day off after he went 2-for-10 with two runs, an RBI and a strikeout across the last two games. Kevin Plawecki will start behind the plate and bat sixth.

Hedges is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.

Hedges will be getting a routine breather after he caught each of Cleveland's last three contests. Ryan Lavarnway will step in behind the dish Wednesday, catching for starting pitcher Triston McKenzie.

Heim isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Heim has gone 0-for-16 with an RBI, a walk and four strikeouts in his last four starts, and he continues to alternate starts behind the dish. Jose Trevino will start at catcher and bat eighth.

Murphy will start at catcher and bat eighth Wednesday against the Astros.

In the lineup versus a right-handed starting pitcher (Jose Urquidy) for the second day in a row, the righty-hitting Murphy appears to have supplanted the lefty-hitting Cal Raleigh as the Mariners' preferred option at catcher. Though his OPS is down nearly 200 points this season from his career-best mark from 2019 (.859), Murphy has at least demonstrated a discerning eye at the plate of late, reaching base at a .405 clip over his last 10 games while striking out at a manageable 24.3 percent rate.

Raleigh is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.

After sitting against Houston right-hander Jake Odorizzi on Tuesday, the lefty-hitting Raleigh will remain on the bench versus a righty (Jose Urquidy) for the second day in a row. At this point, Tom Murphy -- who will catch Wednesday's game -- appears to have usurped Raleigh on the depth chart. After going 0-for-17 over his last six games, Raleigh's batting average now sits at .157 since he was called up from Triple-A Tacoma on July 11.

Kirk went 3-for-4 with two solo home runs and a third run scored in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Yankees.

The 22-year-old got the start at DH while Reese McGuire handled catching duties and Kirk embraced the 'hitter' part of his job description, taking Gerrit Cole the other way in the second inning before capping the scoring in the eighth with a blast off Clay Holmes. Remarkably, even though Kirk has only seven homers on the year, this was his second multi-homer performance, with the other coming April 30 against Atlanta. On the season, the young backstop is slashing .290/.362/.524 through 45 games, and the Jays will likely continue to find ways to get his bat in the lineup as they push for a playoff spot.

Stassi isn't in the lineup Tuesday against the Padres, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Stassi started each of the last two games but went 0-for-6 with a run and two strikeouts. Kurt Suzuki will start at catcher and bat sixth.

Murphy isn't starting Tuesday's game against the White Sox, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Murphy will be out of the lineup for the fourth time in the last five games after he went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer Saturday. Yan Gomes will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

Raleigh isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Astros.

Raleigh went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Monday's loss and will head to the bench for the second time in the last three games. Tom Murphy will start at catcher and bat eighth.