MLB Player News

Knizner is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

Knizner will get a much-needed breather after he started behind the plate in each of the past six games. Austin Romine will relieve Knizner of catching duties in the series finale, but both players are likely to settle into reserve roles as soon as Tuesday, when No. 1 backstop Yadier Molina (knee) is expected to be activated from the injured list.

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

Herrera had started two of the Diamondbacks' previous three contests, but he's still the team's clear No. 2 catcher on the depth chart behind Carson Kelly, who re-enters the lineup for the series finale. Unless he enters Sunday's contest off the bench, Herrera will finish July with a .150/.261/.150 slash line.

Narvaez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 9-4 win over the Red Sox.

He was one of three Brewers to leave the yard on the night, with his second-inning long ball giving Milwaukee an early 2-0 lead. Narvaez will be back in the lineup for the series finale, starting behind the plate while batting eighth.

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

Ruiz started the first two games of the series and will take a breather in the finale after going 2-for-8. Tres Barrera will start behind the plate and bat ninth Sunday.

Realmuto went 2-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks in a 2-1 win over the Pirates on Saturday.

Realmuto went deep off Mitch Keller with a solo shot in the sixth inning to tally his 10th home run of the season. The long ball punctuated a perfect night at the plate for Realmuto, who reached base four times. Realmuto has now hit double-digit home runs in every one of his eight full MLB seasons. The veteran catcher has put together an excellent .339/.411/.629 in July and will look to carry that success into the final two months of the season.

Bart went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Cubs.

Bart didn't have an extra-base hit in his last 10 games since homering July 15. He went back-to-back with Luis Gonzalez in the fourth inning, with Bart's solo shot accounting for the margin of victory. The catcher is up to seven long balls, 14 RBI, 20 runs scored, two stolen bases and three doubles through 166 plate appearances.

Contreras went 3-for-4 with a pair of home runs and three RBI in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Diamondbacks.

Contreras went yard in his first two at-bats. He hit a two-run blast in the second inning and a solo shot in the fourth. Entering Saturday, the catcher had gone just 4-for-24 with no extra-base hits in his last seven contests. The powerful display of offense in this game gives Contreras 13 homers, 26 RBI, 26 runs scored and a pair of stolen bases with a .263/.349/.551 slash line through a career-high 189 plate appearances.

D'Arnaud is not in Saturday's lineup against the Diamondbacks.

D'Arnaud is hitting .196 with zero home runs in 16 games this month. William Contreras gets the start behind the dish, hitting seventh.

Stallings isn't starting Saturday against the Mets, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Stallings started the last two games and went 3-for-6 with a double and a run. Nick Fortes will take over behind the dish and bat eighth.

Smith went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in a 5-4 win over the Rockies on Friday.

Smith's long ball off Chad Kuhl in the thin air of Coors Field gives him 15 total home runs on the season, the most of any catcher. Smith is slashing a quality .262/.357/.466 over 305 at-bats with 52 RBI. If Smith continues to play well down the stretch, the 27-year-old could flirt with his career-high home run total of 25 from last season.