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  • Henry Davis RF | PIT

    Pirates' Henry Davis: Taking seat Monday

    Davis is absent from the lineup for Monday's tilt versus the Tigers.

    Joey Bart will do the catching for Mitch Keller, marking Bart's second start in the last three games. Davis is just 4-for-30 so far at the plate in the early going and could continue to yield some starts to Bart if he doesn't pick it up.

  • Henry Davis RF | PIT

    Pirates' Henry Davis: Slow start to season

    Davis went 0-for-2 with an RBI on Sunday against the Orioles.

    Davis is hitless in five straight games spanning 16 plate appearances. He's also struck out 43.8 percent of the time in that span, though he had a brief bright spot on Sunday when he drove in a run on a sacrifice fly. With Yasmani Grandal (foot) and Jason Delay (knee) both out, Davis faces diminished competition for plate appearances. However, Joey Bart made quite an impression in his debut with the Pirates and could start to see his playing time tick up.

  • Brewers' William Contreras: Erupts with five RBI

    Contreras went 4-for-5 with two homers, five RBI and three runs scored in Sunday's 12-4 win over the Mariners.

    One day after receiving his Silver Slugger Award, Contreras hit his first and second home runs of the season to help him achieve a career-best five RBI in one game. All four of his hits had an exit velocity of 104 mph or higher, as he's seeing the ball very well to start the year. Contreras his now slashing .387/.444/.677 with a 1.121 OPS through 36 plate appearances.

  • Jason Delay C | BOS

    Pirates' Jason Delay: Limited progress in recovery

    Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said Sunday that nothing "particularly new" has changed with regard to where Delay stands in his recovery from right knee inflammation, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

    Delay was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday and doesn't seem to have made any notable progress in his recovery since. He looks set to spend more than the minimum 10 days on his shelf, and whenever he's ultimately activated, Delay could be optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis to play on a more frequent basis.

  • Padres' Luis Campusano: Gets day off Sunday

    Campusano is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.

    Kyle Higashioka will step in behind the plate, forming a battery with starting pitcher Matt Waldron in the series finale. Campusano has started at catcher in nine of the Padres' first 12 games while slashing .361/.361/.528 with one home run, seven RBI and five runs.

  • Elias Diaz C | KC

    Rockies' Elias Diaz: Receives maintenance day

    Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.

    Diaz will retreat to the bench for the series finale after he went 4-for-8 with two RBI while starting behind the plate both Friday and Saturday. Jacob Stallings will handle catching duties for the Rockies on Sunday.

  • Yan Gomes C | CHC

    Cubs' Yan Gomes: Takes seat Sunday

    Gomes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

    Gomes will rest after he was behind the dish for both of the past two days while going 2-for-7 with a double and a run scored. He's been part of more of a timeshare at catcher than anticipated early on this season, with Gomes making five starts to Miguel Amaya's four through the Cubs' first nine games.

  • Dodgers' Diego Cartaya: Healthy, productive at Double-A

    Cartaya (back) went 3-for-7 with a double, two walks, two runs and two RBI while starting in both of Double-A Tulsa's first two games of the season.

    Cartaya attended spring training with the big club, but he didn't appear in any Cactus League games while he contended with a back injury early in camp before he was optioned to the minors March 3. The young backstop's ability to play in both of Tulsa's first two games suggests the back issue is behind him at this point. Of the four catchers on the Dodgers' 40-man roster, Cartaya sits fourth on the organizational depth chart behind Will Smith, Austin Barnes and Hunter Feduccia, with the latter having opened the season as Triple-A Oklahoma City's top backstop.

  • Reds' Tyler Stephenson: Resting Sunday

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

    Stephenson is on the bench for the series finale after he caught all nine innings of Saturday's 9-6 win while going 1-for-3 with a walk. Luke Maile will catch for starting pitcher Andrew Abbott on Sunday.

  • Keibert Ruiz C | WAS

    Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Gets rest day

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

    Ruiz will get a breather for the day game after he was behind the dish for both of the past two contests while going 0-for-8 with a strikeout. Riley Adams will draw the start at catcher and form a battery with pitcher MacKenzie Gore.

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