MLB Player News

Sanchez isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

Sanchez will get a breather after he went 1-for-7 with a solo home run, a walk and two strikeouts across the last two games. Kyle Higashioka will start at catcher and bat eighth.

Heim isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.

Heim has gone 0-for-11 with an RBI, a stolen base and five strikeouts across his last three appearances, and he'll be out of the lineup for a second straight game. Jose Trevino will start behind the plate and bat ninth.

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

Ruiz is getting some routine maintenance for the series finale in Miami after he started behind the plate in four of the Nationals' last five games. Alex Avila will step in for Ruiz, who has gone 11-for-21 with six RBI and four runs in his most recent five starts.

Kirk is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.

Kirk will get a breather for the matinee game after catching both of the first two contests of the series while going hitless across seven at-bats. Reese McGuire will replace Kirk behind the plate.

Perez isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Reds, Jake Crouse of MLB.com reports.

Perez went 2-for-8 with a run, an RBI and two strikeouts across the last two games. Taylor Davis will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

Stallings (concussion) recently resumed baseball activities, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

Stallings landed on the 7-day concussion injured list Monday, but his symptoms have subsided recently. He's playing catch and will attempt to ramp up his workload in time to return to the Pirates for the final few days of the regular season.

Barnhart isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against Pittsburgh.

Barnhart had started each of the last five games, and he went 3-for-18 with an RBI and five strikeouts during that time. Tyler Stephenson will return to the lineup at catcher and bat seventh.

Kolozsvary was optioned to Triple-A Louisville on Wednesday.

Kolozsvary was called up Monday to serve as catching depth, but he didn't make his major-league debut. He'll head back to Louisville after Tyler Stephenson (undisclosed) was reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list.

Stephenson (undisclosed) was reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list Wednesday.

Stephenson landed on the COVID-19 IL on Monday, but his brief absence suggests that he didn't test positive for the virus. The 25-year-old is in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

Maldonado went 1-for-2 with two walks, a solo home run and a second run scored in Tuesday's 10-5 win over the Angels.

Maldonado showed off his power stroke once again against the Angels, homering in the first two games of the series. Houston's catcher is on a modest roll, hitting in four straight games while going 5-for-13 with two home runs and four RBI.