MLB Player News

Pages went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Friday's 7-6 loss to the Dodgers.

Pages put the Cardinals ahead 4-2 with a solo shot in the fifth inning and added an RBI single in the sixth after they fell behind. The catcher's playing time has been a bit sparse in August, but he's gone 6-for-20 (.300) over seven games this month. Overall, he has a .246/.296/.362 slash line, three homers, 18 RBI, 14 runs scored and one stolen base over 143 plate appearances. Pages most often catches versus southpaws, allowing Willson Contreras to rest his legs as the designated hitter in those contests.

The Rockies selected Romo's contract from Triple-A Albuquerque on Friday.

The switch-hitting Romo earned his first big-league promotion after hitting .297/.339/.499 with 14 home runs and three stolen bases over 85 games this season with Albuquerque. He and Jacob Stallings will form the Rockies' catching duo down the stretch following the release of Elias Diaz.

The Marlins activated Fortes (quadricep) from the 10-day injured list Friday.

Fortes has fully recovered from a right quadriceps strain and will reclaim his spot on the active roster, sending Jhonny Pereda back to Triple-A Jacksonville. While he'll be active for Friday's game against the Mets, Fortes isn't part of the starting lineup.

The Marlins optioned Pereda to Triple-A Jacksonville on Friday.

With Nick Fortes (quad) returning from the injured list, Pereda will lose his spot on the active roster. Pereda went 3-for-9 with two RBI during his eight-day stint with Miami.

Bart is absent from the lineup for Friday's game against the Mariners.

It's a routine day of rest for Bart, who had started each of the previous seven contests (four at catcher, three at designated hitter). Yasmani Grandal will do the catching Friday.

Nido (knee) resumed baseball activities Thursday, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports.

Nido will ease back into things after having a debridgement on his right knee in late July. He's expected back sometime in September and should share the Cubs' catching duties with Miguel Amaya when he returns.

Ruiz went 2-for-4 with two solo homers in Thursday's loss to the Phillies.

Ruiz launched a solo shot off Zack Wheeler in the fifth inning to put Washington on the board and then came right back with a second homer off Orion Kerkering in the seventh, though his monster effort would fall well short as Philadelphia cruised to a 13-3 win. It marked the first two-homer game for the catcher this season, and he's batting .295 in August with three homers, seven RBI and seven runs scored. Ruiz has also hit safely in three straight games.

Murphy is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Giants.

Murphy will take a seat for the series finale after he caught all nine innings of Wednesday's 13-2 win while going 1-for-4 with a home run, a walk and two RBI. Travis d'Arnaud will replace Murphy behind the plate and bat fifth.

Bailey is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against Atlanta.

Bailey will get some maintenance as San Francisco and Atlanta wrap up their series with a day game after a night game. Curt Casali will draw the start behind the dish after Bailey caught each of the past five days while going 2-for-20 at the plate.

Alvarez is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Athletics.

Luis Torrens will get a turn behind the plate as the Mets wrap up their series versus Oakland with a day game after a night game. Alvarez caught all nine innings of Wednesday's 9-1 win, going 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.