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Jason Delay C | BOS
Pirates' Jason Delay: Idle Monday
Delay is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Reds.
Delay will get a breather for the series opener after he went hitless in six at-bats while he was behind the plate for both of the Bucs' final two games with the Cubs over the weekend. Jose Godoy will replace Delay as the Pirates' starting catcher Monday.
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Jose Godoy C | TEX
Pirates' Jose Godoy: Called up, will start Monday
The Pirates selected Godoy's contract from Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday.
Godoy will likely step in as the Pirates' No. 2 catcher behind Jason Delay while Tyler Heineman (concussion) resides on the 7-day injured list. The 27-year-old is hitless in 10 big-league at-bats this season but has impressed with a .947 OPS in Indianapolis, albeit in just 42 plate appearances. Godoy will start at catcher and bat ninth in Monday's series opener with the Reds while Delay rests.
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Reese McGuire C | CHW
Red Sox's Reese McGuire: Playing time on upswing
McGuire will start at catcher and bat eighth in Monday's game against the Orioles, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
McGuire will be behind the plate for the third time in four games after going 8-for-21 with three home runs and a double across his seven appearances (five starts). He appears to have at least temporarily supplanted the slumping Connor Wong as the Red Sox's preferred option at catcher.
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Connor Wong C | BOS
Red Sox's Connor Wong: Losing work to McGuire
Wong is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Orioles, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
Wong will take a seat for the third time in four games and may be the Red Sox's No. 2 catcher behind Reese McGuire at this point. Upon joining Boston as a Sept. 1 call-up from Triple-A Worcester, Wong went 3-for-12 with two extra-base hits and three walks in his first six games with Boston, but he's since slashed .200/.200/.267 with a 62.5 percent strikeout rate over his subsequent 10 contests.
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Elias Diaz C | TEX
Rockies' Elias Diaz: Three hits, scores twice
Diaz went 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI on Sunday against the Padres.
Diaz tallied his 15th double before coming around to score in the first inning, and he also chipped in an RBI single in the eighth frame. It was his first multi-hit performance since Sept. 9, a span of seven starts during which he hit only .138. Diaz is now hitting .234/.289/.383 line across 357 plate appearances on the season.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Doubles in third straight
Langeliers went 1-for-4 with a double in a loss to the Mets on Sunday, his third straight game with a two-bagger.
The rookie filled in at DH on Sunday and continued to put good wood on the ball after also belting doubles Thursday and Saturday. Langeliers' .211/.233/.386 slash line over his first 120 big-league plate appearances leaves plenty to be desired, but he's now laced 13 of his 24 hits for extra bases.
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Christian Vazquez C | HOU
Astros' Christian Vazquez: Drives in two runs
Vazquez went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 6-3 win over Baltimore.
Vazquez doubled and scored in the third inning before knocking a two-run single in the 11th. It was his second multi-hit game of the month and he's now hitting .143 with three RBI through 12 September appearances. On the year, Vazquez is slashing .274/.316/.394 with 50 RBI and 30 extra-base hits through 113 games.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Departs with thumb issue
Raleigh was removed from Sunday's loss to the Royals after aggravating his thumb injury while catching, Shannon Drayer of Seattle Sports 710 AM reports.
Raleigh recently missed four games due to his thumb injury, and the thumb was hit while catching in the bottom of the sixth inning. Manager Scott Servais said that the catcher was OK during strength tests on the field and wanted to stay in, but the team ultimately replaced him in the top of the seventh inning. He should tentatively be considered day-to-day ahead of Tuesday's series opener against the Rangers.
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Joey Bart C | CHW
Giants' Joey Bart: Receives Sunday off
Bart is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Arizona.
Bart is 1-for-19 with 11 strikeouts over his past eight contests and will take a seat for Sunday's series finale. Austin Wynns will start behind the plate and bat eighth.
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Austin Nola C | COL
Padres' Austin Nola: Out of Sunday's lineup
Nola is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Nola went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored Saturday in Colorado, and he'll head to the bench for Sunday's series finale. Luis Campusano will take over behind the plate and bat eighth.