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  • Danny Jansen C | TEX

    Rays' Danny Jansen: Sitting Saturday

    Jansen is not in the Rays' starting lineup against the Orioles on Saturday, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.

    Jansen has logged at least one RBI in each of his last five starts and has gone 5-for-18 (.278) with four runs scored, two home runs and seven RBI over that span. He'll get a breather Saturday while Matt Thaiss serves behind home plate and bats ninth.

  • Bo Naylor C | CLE

    Guardians' Bo Naylor: Resting Saturday

    Naylor is not in the Guardians' starting lineup against the Cardinals on Saturday.

    Naylor has gone 0-for-10 with three strikeouts over his last three starts, and he will get a breather while Austin Hedges starts behind home plate and bats ninth.

  • Kyle Teel C | CHW

    White Sox's Kyle Teel: Sitting Saturday

    Teel is not in the White Sox's starting lineup against the Giants on Saturday.

    Teel will get a breather while Edgar Quero serves behind home plate and bats fifth. Teel has started his major-league career slashing .279/.396/.349 with one steal, three doubles and two RBI across 53 plate appearances.

  • Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Stays hot in rout

    Kirk went 2-for-4 with two walks, a double, a run scored and an RBI in Friday's 9-0 win over Boston.

    The 26-year-old backstop has been on fire for most of June. Through 21 games on the month, Kirk is slashing .354/.398/.561 with five doubles, four homers, 11 runs and a whopping 17 RBI.

  • Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Resting Saturday

    Dingler is not in Detroit's starting lineup against Minnesota on Saturday.

    Dingler will be rested for the second time in three games as Jake Rogers starts behind home plate and bats ninth. Dingler has slashed .190/.224/.349 with three home runs and 12 RBI in 67 plate appearances since the beginning of June.

  • Yainer Diaz C | HOU

    Astros' Yainer Diaz: Homers in three-hit effort

    Diaz went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's 7-4 win over the Cubs.

    Diaz has had some struggles at the plate recently, going just 3-for-20 with one RBI and six strikeouts over his last five games. He's started just three of the last five games while batting seventh or eighth in those games after spending much of the first three weeks of June hitting between second and sixth in the order. Houston hasn't settled on one particular cleanup hitter for much of the season, and much of the lineup is in flux against right-handed pitchers. Diaz has had some struggles this year -- he's slashing .245/.276/.396 with 10 homers, 34 RBI and 30 runs scored over 71 contests.

  • Gary Sanchez C | BAL

    Orioles' Gary Sanchez: Drives in four runs in blowout win

    Sanchez went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run, two additional RBI and three runs scored during Friday's 22-8 win over the Rays.

    Sanchez contributed to seven of the Orioles' 22 runs in Friday's blowout, including a two-run home run off Eric Orze in the fifth inning to give Baltimore a one-run lead. Sanchez tied a season high with four RBI and has recorded at least one hit in eight of 10 games since returning from the injured list in mid-June. He'll continue to serve as the Orioles' primary backstop until Adley Rutschman (oblique) returns from the IL, which isn't expected to happen until after the All-Star break.

  • Mitch Garver C | SEA

    Mariners' Mitch Garver: No structural damage

    Garver (jaw) didn't sustain any structural damage after being hit in the face by a ball Thursday, Tim Booth of The Seattle Times reports.

    Garver exited Thursday's game against Minnesota, but he's feeling better and didn't suffer any structural damage. He should be considered day-to-day going forward.

  • Austin Wynns C | ATH

    Athletics' Austin Wynns: On bench Friday

    Wynns is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Yankees.

    Wynns has one hit in his last 15 at-bats, and he'll get the night off Friday. Willie MacIver will bat eighth and fill in behind the dish.

  • J.C. Escarra C | NYY

    Yankees' J.C. Escarra: Expected back Sunday

    Manager Aaron Boone said that Escarra (personal) is expected to rejoin the Yankees ahead of Sunday's game against the Athletics, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.

    Escarra has been away from the team since Wednesday while observing the birth of his child, but the backup catcher won't be out much longer. Ben Rice will serve as the Yankees' No. 2 option behind the plate while Escarra remains unavailable.

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