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  • Danny Jansen C | TEX

    Blue Jays' Danny Jansen: Taking seat Wednesday

    Jansen is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.

    Jansen was behind the plate for both of the first two games of the series in Miami, so he'll sit Wednesday with the finale beginning at 12:10 p.m. ET. Tyler Heineman will replace Jansen as the Blue Jays' starting catcher.

  • Elias Diaz C | TEX

    Rockies' Elias Diaz: Gets Wednesday off

    Diaz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds.

    The Rockies are wrapping up their series in Cincinnati with a day game after a night game, so Diaz appears to be sitting out Wednesday merely for maintenance purposes. Austin Wynns will check in behind the dish, catching for starting pitcher Connor Seabold.

  • Cardinals' Willson Contreras: Three hits in Tuesday's win

    Contreras went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's win over the Nationals.

    Contreras tallied RBI in the fifth and seventh innings while notching his first three-hit game of the season and his first game with multiple extra-base hits since May 18. The 31-year-old now has six hits in his last four games but is still trying to turn things around at the plate. For the year he's now slashing .210/.303/.370 with eight homers, 31 RBI, 28 runs and a 27:62 BB:K over 271 plate appearances.

  • Gary Sanchez C | MIL

    Padres' Gary Sanchez: Sitting Tuesday

    Sanchez is not in the starting lineup Tuesday versus the Giants, Sonja Chen of MLB.com reports.

    Sanchez will take a seat after he went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Monday's extra-inning loss. Austin Nola will draw the start at catcher and bat ninth against San Francisco.

  • Matt Thaiss C | BOS

    Angels' Matt Thaiss: On bench versus southpaw

    Thaiss is not in the starting lineup Tuesday versus the Dodgers.

    Thaiss will take a seat as the Angels face off with southpaw Clayton Kershaw on the mound. Chad Wallach will take over behind the plate and bat seventh against the Dodgers.

  • Twins' Christian Vazquez: On bench Tuesday

    Vazquez is out of the lineup Tuesday versus the Red Sox.

    Vazquez slugged a three-run homer and drew a walk in Monday's series opener against his former team, but Ryan Jeffers will take a turn behind the plate and bat eighth for the Twins on Tuesday.

  • Mitch Garver C | SEA

    Rangers' Mitch Garver: Gets breather Tuesday

    Garver is not in the starting lineup Tuesday versus the White Sox.

    Garver will get a breather after he went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a strikeout in Monday's victory. Ezequiel Duran will slot in at designated hitter while Travis Jankowski enters the lineup in left field and bats eighth against Chicago.

  • Mets' Francisco Alvarez: Starting at catcher Tuesday

    Alvarez (hand) is in the starting lineup Tuesday at Houston.

    Alvarez was pulled from Monday's series opener versus the Astros after taking a foul ball off his right hand, but X-rays turned up negative for any structural damage. He will catch and bat sixth for the Mets on Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park.

  • Yan Gomes C | CHC

    Cubs' Yan Gomes: On bench Tuesday

    Gomes is not in the lineup Tuesday versus the Pirates.

    Miguel Amaya is also riding the pine for the Cubs as Tucker Barnhart handles the catching duties and hits ninth against the Pirates and right-hander Johan Oviedo.

  • Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Out of lineup Tuesday

    Moreno is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Brewers.

    Carson Kelly will start behind the plate and bat eighth versus the Brewers and right-hander Colin Rea. Moreno had handled the catching duties in four of the Diamondbacks' last five games.

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