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Travis d'Arnaud C | LAA
Braves' Travis d'Arnaud: Out with stomach illness
D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies due to a stomach bug, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Since William Contreras was behind the plate for all nine innings of Tuesday's 13-1 win, Atlanta was likely planning on resting him for the day game after a night game, but he'll have to catch a second straight contest with d'Arnaud feeling under the weather. With a .190 average since the beginning of July, d'Arnaud was already beginning to lose out on playing time to Contreras, and the bout with the stomach bug certainly won't help his case for re-establishing himself as Atlanta's clear-cut No. 1 backstop.
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Yasmani Grandal C | PIT
White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: Absent from Wednesday's lineup
Grandal isn't starting Wednesday against the Royals.
Grandal started the last two games and went 0-for-8 with two strikeouts. Seby Zavala will take over behind the plate and bat ninth Wednesday.
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Kevin Plawecki C | TEX
Red Sox's Kevin Plawecki: Takes seat Wednesday
Plawecki isn't starting Wednesday against the Astros, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.
Plawecki started the last two games and went 0-for-6 with two strikeouts. While he should see an uptick in playing time after Christian Vazquez was traded to Houston on Tuesday, Reese McGuire is starting behind the dish and batting eighth Wednesday.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: On bench Wednesday
Raleigh isn't starting Wednesday against the Yankees.
Raleigh started the last three games and went 1-for-12 with a solo home run and two strikeouts. Luis Torrens will take his place behind the dish and bat eighth.
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Jose Trevino C | CIN
Yankees' Jose Trevino: Riding pine Wednesday
Trevino isn't starting Wednesday against Seattle.
Trevino is getting a breather after he went 4-for-8 with three home runs, a double and four RBI over the last two games. Kyle Higashioka will start behind the plate and bat ninth.
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Jose Trevino C | CIN
Yankees' Jose Trevino: Two-run homer
Trevino went 2-for-4 with a double and a two-run home run in Tuesday's loss to Seattle.
Trevino's two-run shot came in the fourth inning. It sent Josh Donaldson home and put the Yankees within one run of the Mariners. After going hitless in three appearances, Trevino is 5-for-13 in his last four games, which includes two two-hit performances and three home runs. After ending July with a .255 batting average, the catcher has increased it to .265 thanks to two excellent performances to begin August.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Solo shot in win
Raleigh went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 8-6 win over the Yankees.
Raleigh's homer came in the second inning and increased Seattle's lead to 3-0. This was his 15th home run of the year and his first hit since July 28. The catcher has spent most of this season hitting below the Mendoza line, but he finished July with a .207 batting average. Raleigh is now sporting just a .204 average on the season, but his penchant for making impactful contact (28 out of 47 hits have gone for extra bases) affords him some fantasy value.
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Joey Bart C | CHW
Giants' Joey Bart: Swats long ball
Bart went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in a 9-5 loss to the Dodgers on Tuesday.
Bart capped a five-run fourth inning with a two-run shot to center off Los Angeles starter Tyler Anderson and added an infield single in the sixth. The 25-year-old has homered in two of his last three games and has gone deep four times in 21 games since being recalled from the minors July 6. However, in that same span he's walked only three times. Bart is slashing .191/.289/.368 with eight home runs, 21 runs and 16 RBI in 58 games.
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Luke Maile C | KC
Guardians' Luke Maile: Plates two Tuesday
Maile went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Maile was the only Guardian with multiple hits in the contest. He knocked in two of their three runs with a second-inning single and a sixth-inning double. The catcher hit a meager .219 in 15 games in July, and he's likely to remain in a backup role to Austin Hedges over the final two months of the campaign. Maile has a .206/.308/.294 slash line with no home runs, nine doubles, eight RBI and 15 runs scored in 120 plate appearances this year.
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Cam Gallagher C | PHI
Padres' Cam Gallagher: Sent to San Diego
Gallagher was acquired by the Padres from the Royals on Tuesday in exchange for Brent Rooker, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.
A longtime backup for Kansas City, Gallagher will now head to San Diego, and he's likely to fill a similar role behind Austin Nola and Jorge Alfaro, assuming he remains in the majors. Gallagher has a .656 OPS in 171 career major-league contests.