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  • 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.

  • Jonah Heim C | TEX

    Rangers' Jonah Heim: Getting breather Saturday

    Heim isn't in the Rangers' lineup for Saturday's game versus the Mariners.

    After collecting four hits across his last four games, Heim will take a seat on the bench Saturday while Carson Kelly catches for right-hander Dane Dunning.

  • 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.

  • Connor Wong C | BOS

    Red Sox's Connor Wong: Taking seat Saturday

    Wong is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Twins, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

    Wong will give way to Danny Jansen behind the plate for the second time in three games. Wong is 16-for-51 (.314) in September with a home run, a stolen base and seven doubles.

  • Jake Rogers C | DET

    Tigers' Jake Rogers: Sitting down Saturday

    Rogers isn't in Detroit's lineup for Saturday's game against Baltimore, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

    After striking out in all three of his at-bats during Friday's series opener, Rogers will take a seat Saturday while Dillon Dingler catches for Reese Olson, batting eighth.

  • 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.

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