MLB Player News
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Austin Wynns C | CIN
Reds' Austin Wynns: Suffers torn shoulder
The Reds placed Wynns on the 10-day injured list Monday with a right teres major tear.
Per Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer, Wynns sustained the injury at some point in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Rays, which may explain in part why Tampa Bay went 4-for-4 on stolen-base attempts while the catcher was behind the dish. Even if Wynns doesn't require surgery to address the injury, he'll likely be sidelined for beyond the minimum 10 days, and he could even be at risk of missing the rest of the season. The Reds called up Eric Yang from Triple-A Louisville to replace Wynns on the active roster as the backup to No. 1 catcher Tyler Stephenson.
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Willson Contreras C | STL
Cardinals' Willson Contreras: Belts 13th homer
Contreras went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Nationals.
Contreras opened the scoring with his first-inning blast off Washington starter DJ Herz. This was Contreras' second game in a row with a homer, and he's gone deep three times over nine contests since the All-Star break. The steady catcher is up to 13 long balls, 29 RBI, 37 runs scored and three stolen bases while slashing .274/.394/.519 through 60 games this season.
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Keibert Ruiz C | WAS
Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Resting for series finale
Ruiz is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Cardinals.
Ruiz will get a breather Sunday after going 2-for-11 across the first two games of the series while hitting a three-run home run in Saturday's 14-3 win. Riley Adams will start at catcher and bat eighth.
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Nick Fortes C | MIA
Marlins' Nick Fortes: Gets rest Sunday
Fortes is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Brewers.
Fortes will get a breather after going 4-for-7 with one RBI and two runs scored over the first two games of the series. Ali Sanchez will start behind home plate and bat ninth.
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Will Smith C | LAD
Dodgers' Will Smith: Absent from lineup Sunday
Smith is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against Houston.
Smith will get a breather Sunday after going 0-for-8 with five strikeouts over the first two games of the series. Austin Barnes will start behind home plate and bat eighth against Astros right-hander Spencer Arrighetti.
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Sean Murphy C | ATL
Braves' Sean Murphy: Absent from lineup
Murphy is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Mets.
Murphy will sit Sunday for the second time in three games. He went 0-for-2 with two walks and a run scored in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Mets. Travis d'Arnaud will start behind home plate and bat fifth.
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J.T. Realmuto C | PHI
Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Resting for series finale
Realmuto is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Guardians.
Realmuto will take a breather Sunday after going 0-for-8 with one run scored across the first two games of the series. Garrett Stubbs will start behind home plate and bat ninth against Cleveland southpaw Joey Cantillo.
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Willson Contreras C | STL
Cardinals' Willson Contreras: Lifts homer in loss
Contreras went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 14-3 loss to the Nationals.
Contreras got the Cardinals on the board in the sixth inning, but his homer only cut the deficit to 9-2. The catcher has gone 9-for-31 (.290) over eight games since the All-Star break. For the year, he's up to a .274/.396/.510 slash line with 12 homers, 28 RBI, 36 runs scored, three stolen bases and 13 doubles over 59 contests.
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Keibert Ruiz C | WAS
Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Clubs three-run homer
Ruiz went 1-for-6 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 14-3 win over the Nationals.
Ruiz didn't have much success Saturday, but he took Matthew Liberatore deep in the sixth inning to turn this game into a rout in favor of Washington. This was Ruiz's fourth homer in July, and he's batting .261 (18-for-69) this month, though he hasn't posted a multi-hit effort since July 8. The catcher has a .217/.250/.337 slash line, eight homers, 33 RBI, 26 runs scored and one stolen base over 77 contests this season.
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Patrick Bailey C | SF
Giants' Patrick Bailey: Out of lineup for Game 2
Bailey is absent from the starting lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against Colorado.
Bailey caught Game 1 and went 1-for-4 at the plate with a go-ahead two-RBI double off Justin Lawrence in the seventh inning. Bailey will give way to Curt Casali behind the dish for the nightcap.