MLB Player News

Narvaez is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cardinals.

Narvaez's off days typically come against lefties, but he'll sit here against righty Adam Wainwright. Manny Pina takes over behind the plate.

Perez isn't starting the first game of Thursday's doubleheader against the White Sox.

Perez has gone 3-for-7 with a homer, two RBI and two strikeouts across his last two appearances, but he'll be out of the lineup for a second straight game. Austin Hedges will start behind the plate and bat ninth.

Sanchez launched a pinch-hit two-run homer in Wednesday's win over the Rangers.

The catcher was sent to the plate with two outs in the eighth inning and took reliever Spencer Patton deep, driving in teammate Gio Urshela. It was his 23rd home run of the season and second in three contests. Sanchez has batted .191 with five homers and 11 RBI this month.

Leon went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 7-5 loss to the Nationals.

Leon took Washington reliever Ryne Harper deep with one out in the ninth inning to pull the Nationals to within two runs, chasing Harper from the game in the process. It was the fourth homer of the season for the veteran catcher, who hadn't produced an extra-base hit since Aug. 10, a string of 17 straight games. He's hitting just .188 with a .510 OPS in 213 plate appearances this season.

Fortes came off the bench to hit a home run in the ninth inning of Wednesday's 7-5 loss to the Nationals.

Fortes connected for a two-run homer off Washington reliever Ryne Harper in the ninth inning to pull the Marlins to within 7-4. It was Fortes' third long ball in five games since getting the call from Triple-A Jacksonville.

Maldonado is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Angels, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Maldonado started the past four games and will receive a day off after going 5-for-13 with two homers, three walks, four RBI and three runs during that stretch. Jason Castro will catch Wednesday for right-hander Luis Garcia.

Gomes is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Mariners.

Gomes started the last three games and will take a breather after going 3-for-10 with a solo home run and a walk. Sean Murphy will start behind the plate in his place Wednesday.

D'Arnaud is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Diamondbacks.

D'Arnaud will take a seat for the second time in the past three games after going 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored Tuesday. William Contreras will catch Wednesday for Atlanta.

Nola isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.

Nola has gone 9-for-20 with a home run, three doubles, four runs and a walk across his last five appearances, and he'll get a breather Wednesday. Victor Caratini will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

The Phillies promoted O'Hoppe from Double-A Reading to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Wednesday.

O'Hoppe will get his second promotion of the campaign after he began the year at High-A Jersey Shore before joining Reading on Aug. 25. Over his month-long stay at Double-A, the 21-year-old catcher hit .296 with three home runs.