MLB Player News

Contreras went 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI in Tuesday's 8-7 loss to the Diamondbacks.

A brutal fourth inning put the Cardinals in a five-run hole, but Contreras nearly hit them out of it. He went yard in the seventh and ninth innings, but the comeback fell one run short. The catcher has strung together three multi-hit games, tallying two homers, three doubles and five RBI in that span. He's up to a .254/.323/.424 slash line through 65 plate appearances, and he's also logged two stolen bases over 17 games.

Diaz will sit Wednesday against the Pirates.

Diaz will take a seat after he went 2-for-8 with a double, two RBI and three strikeouts over the first two games of the series. Brian Serven will take over behind the plate and bat ninth in the series finale with Pittsburgh.

Moreno is out of the lineup Wednesday versus St. Louis.

Moreno will get a breather after he went 2-for-6 with a homer, a double, three RBI and two runs scored over the first two games of the series. With Arizona looking to finish off the sweep Wednesday, Jose Herrera will take over behind the plate and bat ninth against the Cardinals.

Sabol is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

The lefty-hitting Sabol will sit for the second time in the series, with both of his absences coming when Miami has brought left-handers Jesus Luzardo and Trevor Rogers to the hill. Joey Bart will handle catching duties Wednesday while Heliot Ramos covers left field in the series finale.

Moreno went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, a home run, three RBI and a second run scored in Tuesday's 8-7 win over St. Louis.

Moreno poked his first homer, a three-run blast, as part of a six-run fourth inning. He's handling the workload of a primary catcher thus far, maintaining a .244 (11-for-45) average through 13 games. The real test will come in the second half when his plate appearances reach career-high levels.

Murphy went 2-for-4 with one homer, one RBI and three runs scored in Tuesday's victory over San Diego.

Murphy appears to be adjusting well to the change of scenery. The former Athletic now sports a 1.078 OPS, tied for fifth in the league through Tuesday's games. The catcher is having an excellent start to his Atlanta career, as his .431 OBP is currently good for 11th in MLB. While there's still plenty of time for the New York native to cool off, there are plenty of reasons for fantasy managers to be excited so far.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters before Tuesday's game against the Mets that Smith (concussion) is "days away" from being activated from the injured list, but it won't be before Thursday's game against the Cubs, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Smith still has a few boxes to check and he won't be able to do so before the series against the Cubs begins Thursday. The Dodgers are understandably taking every precaution they can with their starting backstop, and while he has a chance to return this week, there are no guarantees when coming back from a head injury.

Realmuto is out of the lineup for the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader with the White Sox.

Realmuto caught all nine innings of the Phillies' 7-4 win in Game 1, going 2-for-5 with a run. Garrett Stubbs will be the starting catcher for the nightcap.

Contreras isn't in the Brewers' lineup Tuesday against Seattle.

After a 1-for-4 performance with a walk and an RBI in Monday's win, Contreras will take a seat Tuesday against Logan Gilbert and the Mariners. Victor Caratini will start at catcher in his place and bat seventh.

Sullivan will start at catcher and bat ninth in his MLB debut Tuesday against Atlanta.

The 29-year-old could get a handful of starts behind the plate for the Padres while Luis Campusano recovers from a left thumb sprain. Campusano was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday and Austin Nola is on the bench Tuesday. Sullivan was sporting an .800 OPS with one home run and three stolen bases through nine games this season at Triple-A El Paso.