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  • Astros' Victor Caratini: Resting Sunday

    Caratini is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.

    Caratini will rest after drawing starts at designated hitter Friday and catcher Saturday. Yainer Diaz will serve as the Astros' catcher Sunday, while third baseman Isaac Paredes gets a day out of the infield and steps in at DH.

  • Mitch Garver DH | SEA

    Mariners' Mitch Garver: Back in action Sunday

    Garver (jaw) is starting behind the plate and batting seventh Sunday against the Rangers.

    Garver hasn't seen the field since Thursday when he suffered a jaw injury on a foul tip, but he's ready to rejoin the lineup. The 34-year-old has seen sporadic playing time in June behind Cal Raleigh, but he's been productive when called upon with two homers and an .830 OPS in eight games.

  • Austin Wells C | NYY

    Yankees' Austin Wells: Resting up Sunday

    Wells is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

    Wells will retreat to the bench during Sunday's day game, enabling Ben Rice to pick up a start behind the plate. The 25-year-old backstop has cooled down considerably at the dish of late, going just 5-for-33 (.152 average) with a 27.8 percent strikeout rate over his last 10 games.

  • Austin Wynns C | ATH

    Athletics' Austin Wynns: Not starting Sunday

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

    The Athletics released a lineup earlier Sunday that featured Wynns at catcher, but Willie MacIver will instead get the nod behind the plate for the series finale. The team hasn't indicated that Wynns' removal from the lineup was the result of any injury or illness, so the veteran backstop is presumably just getting a breather. The duo have alternated starts at catcher over the last eight games, but with Shea Langeliers (oblique) likely to return from the injured list during the upcoming week, Wynns could lose his spot on the roster.

  • Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Return date still TBD

    Rutschman (oblique) said Sunday that he's improving, but he admitted that he's uncertain if he'll be activated from the 10-day injured list for the Orioles' first game following the All-Star break, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

    Interim manager Tony Mansolino previously ruled Rutschman out for the remainder of the first half but expressed optimism that the catcher would be ready to go after the break. Since being placed on the IL on June 21, the backstop has been able to do some throwing, but he has yet to resume swinging a bat, according to Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun. Until Rutschman proves that he can hit against high-velocity pitching without any discomfort, a firm target date for his return will be elusive.

  • Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Resting up Sunday

    Kirk is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

    Kirk will get a breather for Sunday's matinee after he started behind the dish in the first two games of the series in Boston. Tyler Heineman will step in for Kirk at catcher.

  • Bo Naylor C | CLE

    Guardians' Bo Naylor: On bench Sunday

    Naylor is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

    Naylor will remain on the bench for a second day in a row, this time sitting out against lefty Matthew Liberatore after the Cardinals sent right-hander Miles Mikolas to the bump Saturday. Naylor should still see the bulk of the starts versus righties, but his playing time could be starting to slip after going just 1-for-31 with 13 strikeouts and one walk over his previous 12 games.

  • Matt Thaiss C | BOS

    Rays' Matt Thaiss: Drives in two

    Thaiss went 1-for-4 with a triple and two RBI on Saturday against the Orioles.

    Thaiss remains the backup to Danny Jansen behind the plate for the Rays, though Saturday marked Thaiss' fourth start in the last eight games. He delivered a two-RBI triple in the seventh inning to record his third multi-RBI performance of the campaign and second in his last four starts.

  • 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.

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