MLB Player News

Gomes is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against Atlanta.

Gomes hits the bench after starting five straight games. Alex Avila will get the nod behind the plate in his absence.

Gomes went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 5-3 win over Atlanta.

His eighth-inning blast off A.J. Minter broke a 3-3 tie and proved to be the winning run. Gomes hadn't gone yard in nearly a month, and on the season the veteran catcher is slashing .258/.291/.430 with five homers and 17 RBI in 36 games.

McCann went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBI in Wednesday's 7-6 win over Arizona.

McCann opened the scoring with a three-run blast in the first inning. Arizona rallied for the lead in the bottom of the first, but McCann retied the game with an RBI single in the second. The catcher has been mediocre at the plate with a .233/.297/.353 slash line, four home runs, 17 RBI and 10 runs scored in 41 games. He's shown a little more promise lately with eight hits in his last 16 at-bats, including two homers.

Smith is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Cardinals, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

Smith started the first two games of the series versus the Cardinals, and he'll take a seat for the finale. Austin Barnes will bat eighth and catch for Wednesday's starter Walker Buehler.

Contreras is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals.

Contreras gets a breather after catching each of Atlanta's last seven games, during which he went 4-for-24 with a home run. Kevan Smith will get the nod behind the plate, forming a battery with Drew Smyly.

Contreras isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Padres.

Contreras went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double and a strikeout in Tuesday's win over San Diego. P.J. Higgins will start at catcher and bat eighth.

Caratini isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Cubs.

Caratini will get a breather after he blasted a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Cubs. Webster Rivas will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

Alvarez went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run for High-A Brooklyn on Tuesday.

The Mets' No. 3 fantasy prospect got promoted from Low-A late last week, and after going 2-for-12 in his first four games at the new level, Alvarez connected on his first homer for the Cyclones and his third in 20 games on the season. The Mets may be reluctant to advance the 19-year-old up the ladder any further this year no matter how well he does for Brooklyn, but he continues to solidify his spot at the team's catcher of the future.

Perez went 2-for-4 with an RBI double in Tuesday's 10-5 loss to the Royals.

He's 5-for-15 with two homers in his last four starts since May 22. Jacob Stallings remains the starter, but Perez has performed well at the plate since starting slowly. For the season, Perez is slashing just .145/.221/.323 in 68 plate appearances.

Barnhart is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.

The Reds are just extending Barnhart a breather for the day game after a night game. Tyler Stephenson checks in behind the dish for Barnhart, who went hitless in four at-bats during Tuesday's 17-3 loss.