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  • Elias Diaz C | KC

    Rockies' Elias Diaz: Not in Sunday's lineup

    Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Luke Zahlmann of The Denver Gazette reports.

    The 33-year-old started all seven games since he returned from the injured list last weekend, though he's still experienced a bit of tightness in his calf since being activated and hasn't pushed himself while running the bases. There's been no report that Diaz has further aggravated the injury, so his absence from the lineup Sunday is likely just a maintenance day. Jacob Stallings is receiving a turn behind the plate in the series finale.

  • Tomas Nido C | DET

    Cubs' Tomas Nido: Hitting bench Sunday

    Nido is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

    Miguel Amaya is behind the dish for Sunday's series finale, but Nido appears to have at least temporarily settled on top of the depth chart at catcher after he was initially part of a timeshare at the position upon signing with the Cubs on June 19. Nido had started each of the past three games, going 2-for-10 with a double, two runs and an RBI.

  • Reds' Tyler Stephenson: Resting in series finale

    Stephenson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

    After catching in the first two games of the series and going 1-for-8 with a double and two RBI, Stephenson will get a breather for the finale. Austin Wynns checks in for Stephenson behind the plate.

  • Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Sitting in second straight game

    Grandal is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.

    Grandal will take a seat for the second day in a row while Joey Bart garners another start behind the dish. Though Grandal has been the Pirates' nominal No. 1 catcher when available this season, he's slashed a lowly .182/.213/.298 over 128 plate appearances on the campaign. In light of his struggles, Grandal could be falling into more of a timeshare with Bart.

  • Henry Davis RF | PIT

    Pirates' Henry Davis: Activated and optioned

    The Pirates reinstated Davis (concussion) from the 7-day injured list Sunday and optioned him to Triple-A Indianapolis.

    Davis had made the last three of his five rehab appearances at Indianapolis, so he'll stick around with the affiliate since the Pirates didn't have a spot for him on the 26-man active roster. Joey Bart will continue to serve as the top backup to No. 1 catcher Yasmani Grandal, though with Grandal on an expiring contract and having mustered a lowly .511 OPS over 128 plate appearances on the season, it wouldn't be surprising if he was eventually designated for assignment to make room for Davis at some point after the All-Star break.

  • Mets' Francisco Alvarez: Rejoining lineup Sunday

    Alvarez (elbow) will start at catcher and bat fifth in Sunday's game against the Pirates.

    Alvarez was held out for Saturday's 5-2 win after he was struck in the left elbow by a fastball in Friday's 14-2 loss in the series opener, but the day off was apparently all the young catcher needed to overcome the soreness he had been experiencing. Since returning from the injured list June 11, Alvarez has slashed .338/.413/.600 with three home runs, 15 RBI and eight runs.

  • Keibert Ruiz C | WAS

    Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Resting Sunday

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

    Ruiz will get a breather for the day game after he started behind the plate in the first two games of the series with St. Louis, going 4-for-9 with a home run, a double, a walk, four RBI and two additional runs between those contests. Riley Adams will get the nod at catcher Sunday.

  • Phillies' Garrett Stubbs: Back in lineup Sunday

    Stubbs will start at catcher and bat eighth in Sunday's game against Atlanta.

    After sitting out in three of the past four games, Stubbs is back behind the dish for the series finale in Atlanta. In two of those three games that the lefty-hitting Stubbs didn't start, the Phillies opposed left-handed pitchers, so Stubbs would still seem to have a hold on the larger portion of a timeshare at catcher with the switch-hitting Rafael Marchan. Both backstops will see their opportunities decline once J.T. Realmuto (knee) returns from the injured list.

  • Sean Murphy C | ATL

    Braves' Sean Murphy: Receiving Sunday off

    Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Phillies.

    Murphy was on the bench for Friday's series opener and will also sit for Sunday's finale after going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Saturday's contest. Travis d'Arnaud will step in behind the plate to catch for righty Reynaldo Lopez.

  • Will Smith C | LAD

    Dodgers' Will Smith: Goes deep again Saturday

    Smith went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-3 win against Milwaukee.

    After belting three solo homers Friday, Smith smashed a two-run shot in his first at-bat Saturday. Per Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic, the backstop became the first Dodger to homer in four straight at-bats since Adrian Gonzalez in 2015 and the first major leaguer to do so since Jose Altuve in September of last season. Smith's two-game power surge has pushed him to 15 long balls on the campaign, tied for third among MLB catchers.

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