MLB Player News

McCann is not starting Saturday's game against the Dodgers, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reports.

After a 1-for-4, two-strikeout showing Friday, McCann is hitting just .138 in eight games since the beginning of August. Tomas Nido will catch and bat eighth Saturday.

Barnhart is not starting Saturday's game against the Phillies, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Barnhart has put together a solid offensive stretch, hitting .286 with a pair of home runs and seven RBI in his last 10 games. Tyler Stephenson will start behind the dish and bat fifth in the afternoon contest.

Narvaez is not in the lineup for Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Pirates.

A 3-for-3, four-RBI effort Wednesday raised Narvaez's average to .316 with three home runs and 12 RBI in his last 10 games. Manny Pina is catching Saturday afternoon, with Narvaez presumably gearing up for the nightcap.

Jackson went 1-for-3 with two walks, a three-run home run and a second run scored in Friday's 14-10 win over the Cubs.

The catcher took Dan Winkler deep in the second inning as part of an 11-run eruption by Miami. Jackson is getting a long look behind the plate for the rebuilding Marlins -- Jorge Alfaro started in left field in this one -- but so far the 25-year-old hasn't shown anything but occasional power, slashing .182/.250/.485 through his first 11 games with the club with three homers and 3:16 BB:K.

Smith went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Friday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Mets.

After bringing home a run with a sac fly in the third inning, Smith played hero by turning around a Jeurys Familia sinker for a two-run shot to lead off the top of the 10th. The 26-year-old backstop has wielded a big stick since the All-Star break, slashing .299/.429/.627 over his last 21 games with six of his 16 homers on the season.

D'Arnaud went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 4-2 win over the Nationals.

D'Arnaud recorded Atlanta's first hit of the game when he singled in the third inning, and he put the team on the board with his solo blast in the fifth. The 32-year-old has started two of the last three games since being reinstated from the 60-day IL on Wednesday, and he's gone 3-for-8 with a solo homer, a walk and a strikeout during that time.

Realmuto (head) is starting at catcher and batting cleanup Friday versus the Reds, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

Realmuto was pulled from Wednesday's game after taking a pair of foul tips off his mask and didn't start Thursday, but he passed the concussion protocol and will only miss the one contest. The 30-year-old is slashing .364/.400/.636 with two homers, three doubles, 10 RBI and seven runs through nine games in August.

Stephenson went 3-for-5 with a solo home run in Thursday's win over Atlanta.

Stephenson took Edgar Santana deep in the ninth inning for his seventh homer of the year. He also picked up a double and a single en route to a season-best six total bases. It's been perhaps overshadowed by the breakouts of teammates Jesse Winker and Jonathan India, and the second-half resurgence of veteran Joey Votto, but the 24-year-old Stephenson has emerged as an important bat in the Reds lineup, slashing .287/.373/.429 with 35 RBI in 295 plate appearances.

Diaz isn't starting Thursday's game against the Giants, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Diaz struggled at the plate across his last two starts, as he went 1-for-8 with four strikeouts. Dom Nunez will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

Nola isn't in the lineup Thursday against the Diamondbacks.

Nola has gone 2-for-7 with a double, two RBI and two strikeouts across the last two games. Victor Caratini will catch right-hander Yu Darvish and bat eighth.