MLB Player News

Stallings went 1-for-3 with an RBI in Sunday's win over the A's.

His fourth-inning sacrifice fly helped the Marlins come back from an early 5-1 deficit. Stallings has split the workload behind the plate with Nick Fortes this season, seeing 99 plate appearances to Fortes' 125, but it's his glove that keeps him in the mix, not his bat. Stallings is slashing a putrid .161/.227/.218 with zero homers, seven runs and eight RBI.

Amaya went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and two runs scored in Sunday's 7-1 win over the Padres.

Amaya's home run in the third inning against Drew Carlton was the first of his MLB career. The 24-year-old, who debuted with the Cubs earlier this year, was just recalled from Triple-A Iowa on Saturday to replace Justin Steele (forearm) on the roster. Veterans Yan Gomes and Tucker Barnhart are mainstays behind the plate, but Amaya could push the issue if he hits well and Chicago decides it wants to go younger at some point.

Gomes went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Sunday's 7-1 win over the Padres.

Gomes is now up to seven home runs to go with a .271 batting average and .752 OPS. The veteran backstop had eight home runs all of last season and batted .235 with a .625 OPS. That makes the early-season production a bit unexpected, but fantasy managers in deeper leagues can continue to plug in Gomes while he's hot.

Knizner went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Pirates.

Knizner provided the Cardinals' lone run with a seventh-inning blast off Pirates starter Rich Hill. While playing time is once again scarce for Knizner, he's homered in each of his last two games and hit safely in four of his last five contests. He's at a .232/.259/.476 slash line with five homers, 12 RBI, 12 runs scored and a stolen base over 86 plate appearances -- solid numbers for a backup catcher.

Sabol went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 8-3 loss to the Orioles.

Sabol went yard in the sixth inning to get the Giants on the board. He's hit safely in five of his last six games, going 7-for-23 (.304) over that stretch. With Joey Bart (groin) expected back soon, Sabol's hot stretch should help him maintain his place on the roster. For the season, the Rule 5 pick has slashed .254/.318/.442 with seven homers, 18 RBI, 17 runs scored and two stolen bases through 151 plate appearances.

Moreno is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.

Moreno looks to be receiving some routine maintenance in the series finale after drawing starts behind the plate Friday and Saturday. Jose Herrera will catch for starting pitcher Zac Gallen on Sunday.

Sanchez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

The Padres have shown no hesitation about breaking Sanchez in as a full-time player since he was claimed off waivers from the Mets early last week. The 30-year-old has picked up starts at either designated hitter or catcher in each of the last five games, going 5-for-17 with a pair of home runs, four RBI and two additional runs. Austin Nola will get a turn behind the plate Sunday, but Sanchez still looks like the Padres' preferred catching option for the time being.

Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Murphy started the first two games of the series in Arizona and will take a seat for Sunday afternoon's contest. Travis d'Arnaud will start behind the plate with righty Michael Soroka on the mound for Atlanta.

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

Diaz started the past six contests and will take a seat Sunday after he went 4-for-25 during that span. Austin Wynns will step in behind the plate to catch for lefty Kyle Freeland.

Fortes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the A's, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Fortes started three of the previous four games but will take a seat for Sunday's series finale. Jacob Stallings will step in behind the plate to catch for Sandy Alcantara.