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  • Will Smith C | LAD

    Dodgers' Will Smith: Taking Saturday off

    Smith isn't in the Dodgers' lineup for Saturday's game against Colorado.

    Smith has gone 3-for-10 with a homer, two RBI and four runs scored over his last three games. He'll get a breather Saturday, allowing Hunter Feduccia to catch for Walker Buehler while batting ninth.

  • Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Sitting down Saturday

    Higashioka isn't in the Padres' lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox.

    After going 0-for-9 over his last four games, Higashioka will give way to Elias Diaz behind the plate Saturday.

  • Pedro Pages C | STL

    Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Not starting Saturday

    Pages isn't in the Cardinals' lineup for Saturday's game against Cleveland.

    Pages will get a chance to regroup Saturday after going 0-for-9 with five strikeouts across his last three games. Ivan Herrera will catch for Miles Mikolas and bat fifth.

  • Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Sitting down Saturday

    Moreno isn't in Arizona's lineup Saturday versus Milwaukee.

    Although Moreno has gone 6-for-13 with an RBI and two runs scored across his brief four-game hitting streak, he'll take a seat against Aaron Civale and the Brewers on Saturday. Jose Herrera will fill in at catcher and bat ninth.

  • Brewers' William Contreras: Out of lineup Saturday

    Contreras isn't in the Brewers' lineup Saturday versus Arizona.

    Contreras will get a chance to catch his breath Saturday after going 4-for-5 with a two-run homer in Friday's loss. Eric Haase will fill in behind the plate and bat ninth.

  • Giants' Patrick Bailey: Sitting Saturday

    Bailey isn't in the Giants' lineup for Saturday's game against the Royals, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

    Bailey will get a breather Saturday after going 1-for-4 with an RBI and two strikeouts during a win in Friday's series opener. Curt Casali will fill in behind the plate and bat ninth.

  • Joey Bart C | PIT

    Pirates' Joey Bart: Sitting Saturday

    Bart is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against Cincinnati.

    Bart will give way to Yasmani Grandal behind the dish Saturday against Rhett Lowder and the Reds. Bart is 8-for-39 (.205) with a home run and five RBI in his last 12 games.

  • Brewers' William Contreras: Four hits in Friday's loss

    Contreras went 4-for-5 with a two-run home run in Friday's 7-4 loss to the Diamondbacks.

    The star backstop took Zac Gallen deep in the fifth inning as the Brewers rallied from an early 4-0 deficit, but the Milwaukee offense failed to score a run in any other frame. Contreras is red hot with the playoffs looming, slashing .400/.490/.700 over his last 12 games with three doubles, three homers, eight runs and 12 RBI, and he sits four runs and eight RBI short of reaching 100 in each category for the first time in his career.

  • Reds' Tyler Stephenson: Drives in five Friday

    Stephenson went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, five RBI and three total runs scored in Friday's 8-3 win over the Pirates.

    Stephenson opened the scoring with a solo home run off Mitch Keller in the first inning before driving in three more runs with a bases-clearing double in the third. Stephenson would pick up a fifth RBI with his third hit of the game in the fourth frame. The 28-year-old catcher has gone 8-for-14 over his last five games, boosting his slash line to .265/.344/.459 on the season with 19 homers, 64 RBI and 67 runs scored across 486 plate appearances.

  • Mets' Francisco Alvarez: Not in Friday's lineup

    Alvarez is absent from the lineup for Friday's game versus the Phillies, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

    Alvarez homered Thursday for the second time over the last three games, but he will be given a day of rest Friday. Luis Torrens will catch for the Mets and bat seventh.

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