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  • Joey Bart C | PIT

    Pirates' Joey Bart: Knocks first homer

    Bart went 2-for-4 with a home run, a triple and two runs scored in Monday's win over St. Louis.

    Bart drilled a solo shot in the first inning and added an RBI triple in the seventh. Those were his first two extra-base hits of the season. He had been stuck in a 2-for-16 skid since his last multi-hit performance in Miami on March 29. Bart is slashing .250/.351/.406 with four runs scored through 37 plate appearances.

  • Reds' Tyler Stephenson: To begin ramping up soon

    Stephenson (oblique) received more good news after undergoing an MRI on Monday, and he'll begin to be more aggressive in his recovery, Pat Brennan of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

    Stephenson is continuing to fight through a left oblique injury, but another MRI showed that he's moving in the right direction. The Reds have yet to disclose a concrete timetable for a return, though he'll likely need to see at least a handful of at-bats in the minors before being activated from the 10-day injured list.

  • Ivan Herrera C | STL

    Cardinals' Ivan Herrera: Set to miss at least four weeks

    Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Monday that Herrera will miss at least four weeks after being diagnosed with a bone bruise in his left knee, Daniel Guerrero of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

    Testing on Herrera's knee came back negative for structural damage, but the bone bruise is going to cost the young catcher a month of action, at minimum. Pedro Pages will take on the primary catcher duties for the Cardinals while Herrera is out, and Yohel Pozo has been called up from Triple-A Memphis to serve as Pages' backup.

  • Carson Kelly C | CHC

    Cubs' Carson Kelly: Getting breather Monday

    Kelly is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rangers.

    Miguel Amaya will receive a turn behind the plate while Kelly rests after starting at catcher in the Cubs' previous two contests. The playing time at catcher has tilted in favor of Kelly so far this season while he's gotten off to a scorching start with four extra-base hits and seven walks through his first 26 plate appearances.

  • Liam Hicks C | MIA

    Marlins' Liam Hicks: Returning to bench

    Hicks is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Mets.

    After starting the last three games while top backstop Nick Fortes dealt with a stiff neck, Hicks will retreat to the bench now that Fortes has seemingly moved past the issue. A Rule 5 draft pick over the winter, Hicks has appeared in six games so far this season and has gone 4-for-17 with an RBI.

  • Nick Fortes C | MIA

    Marlins' Nick Fortes: Back in lineup Monday

    Fortes (neck) will start at catcher and bat ninth in Monday's game against the Mets.

    Liam Hicks will head back to the bench while Fortes checks into the starting lineup after a stiff neck kept him out of the lineup for the Marlins' past three contests. Assuming the neck issue doesn't crop up again, Fortes should see the lion's share of the starts at catcher this season.

  • Luis Torrens C | NYM

    Mets' Luis Torrens: Continuing to sit Monday

    Torrens (forearm) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Marlins.

    He'll be on the bench for the third game in a row while he gets more time to recover from a right forearm contusion. Hayden Senger will get another turn behind the dish, but the Mets' willingness to use Torrens off the bench in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Blue Jays suggests that he'll be ready to return to the starting lineup soon.

  • Pedro Pages C | STL

    Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Resting Monday

    Pages is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Pirates.

    Though he's the Cardinals' new No. 1 catcher after Ivan Herrera (knee) was placed on the injured list earlier Monday, Pages will get a breather for the series opener in Pittsburgh after he caught 17 innings during Sunday's doubleheader with the Red Sox. The newly promoted Yohel Pozo will draw the start behind the dish Monday in his Cardinals debut.

  • Ivan Herrera C | STL

    Cardinals' Ivan Herrera: Goes on IL with knee inflammation

    The Cardinals placed Herrera (knee) on the 10-day injured list Monday.

    Herrera tweaked his left knee while running the bases in the first game of Sunday's doubleheader versus the Red Sox. He was diagnosed with inflammation after tests on his knee came back negative, but Herrera has since headed back to St. Louis to be evaluated further before the Cardinals determine how long he might be out. While Herrera is sidelined, Pedro Pages will serve as the Cardinals' primary catcher.

  • Pedro Pages C | STL

    Cardinals' Pedro Pages: In line for more work

    Pages combined to go 2-for-9 with two doubles and three RBI during Sunday's doubleheader against Boston.

    Pages entered Game 1 of the doubleheader and went 2-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI after Ivan Herrera suffered a knee injury. Herrera will be heading to the injured list, though his timeline is currently unclear. Pages followed up his strong Game 1 performance by going 0-for-5 with two punchouts in Game 2. Still, he should move into a primary role until Herrera is ready to return. Pages is slashing .316/.316/.632 with four extra-base hits through seven appearances.

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