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Joey Bart C | CHW
Giants' Joey Bart: Not starting Sunday
Bart is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Bart started the past four games and will receive a day off after he went 4-for-13 with two doubles, a walk, two RBI and a run. Blake Sabol will step in behind the plate for Sunday's series finale.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Receives Sunday off
Moreno is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.
Moreno went 3-for-8 with an RBI and a run in the first two games of the series, but he'll take a breather for Sunday's finale. Jose Herrera will step in behind the plate and bat ninth.
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Miguel Amaya C | CHC
Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Starting Sunday
Amaya is starting at catcher and batting ninth in Sunday's game against the Marlins.
Amaya made his MLB debut Thursday and has seen five at-bats so far with a single hit and two RBI. The 24-year-old is around due to Yan Gomes being out with a concussion. That should make Tucker Barnhart the starter most days until Gomes returns, though Amaya could carve out a larger role if he hits. Barnhart started Saturday's game, but Amaya pinch hit for him in the eighth inning.
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Nick Fortes C | TB
Marlins' Nick Fortes: Not in Sunday's lineup
Fortes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.
Fortes started three of the past four games but will take a seat Sunday after he went 3-for-11 with two RBI during that span. Jacob Stallings will work behind the plate for the series finale in Chicago.
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Tucker Barnhart C | TEX
Cubs' Tucker Barnhart: On bench Sunday
Barnhart is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.
Barnhart has a .464 OPS in 45 plate appearances and will take a seat Sunday for the third time in the past four games. Top catcher Yan Gomes (concussion) is on the injured list, and rookie Miguel Amaya is 1-for-5 with two RBI since his promotion Tuesday.
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Austin Hedges C | CLE
Pirates' Austin Hedges: On bench Sunday
Hedges is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.
He'll get a breather for the matinee game after he started at catcher in the first two games of the series with Toronto. Jason Delay will check in behind the dish Sunday, forming a battery with starting pitcher Roansy Contreras.
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Elias Diaz C | TEX
Rockies' Elias Diaz: Gets breather Sunday
Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.
Diaz was behind the dish for the first two games of the Rockies' series in New York, and Sunday's game begins at 1:40 p.m. ET, so he'll merely be getting a breather for the finale. Austin Wynns will replace him as Colorado's starting catcher.
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Sean Murphy C | ATL
Braves' Sean Murphy: Taking seat Sunday
Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.
Due to the quick turnaround for the series finale -- which begins at 11:35 a.m. ET -- both Atlanta and Baltimore are holding out their respective star backstops in Sean Murphy and Adley Rutschman for rest purposes. Chadwick Tromp will get a rare turn behind the plate while Murphy sits for the first time since April 23.
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Keibert Ruiz C | WAS
Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Knocks in three runs
Ruiz went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and three total RBI in Saturday's loss to the Diamondbacks.
Ruiz put Washington on the scoreboard with a two-run double in the fourth inning, then kicked off an eventful ninth with a 431-foot solo shot to right field. The three RBI were a season high for the backstop, who had not knocked in any runs over his previous eight contests coming into Saturday. Ruiz notched his eighth multi-hit game of the campaign and raised his slash line to .248/.311/.376 through 119 plate appearances.
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Elias Diaz C | TEX
Rockies' Elias Diaz: Drives in two
Diaz went 2-for-4 with two RBI on Saturday against the Mets.
Diaz delivered two timely hits to drive in a pair of runs and help the Rockies to the win. He now has four multi-hit efforts in his last five starts, and he's also collected seven RBI in that span. Diaz has quietly had an excellent start to the season, maintaining a .343 average with three home runs, 18 RBI and 12 runs scored across 110 plate appearances.