MLB Player News

Perez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run during Saturday's 6-5 loss at Minnesota.

The 31-year-old put the Royals on the board during the third inning with his first homer since May 15. Perez has a .277/.307/.487 slash line, 10 home runs, 11 doubles, 31 RBI and 21 runs in 50 games this season.

Stephenson went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Saturday's loss against the Cubs.

Stephenson provided all the offense the Reds were able to muster with a two-run double in the top of the sixth inning, scoring Eugenio Suarez and Jesse Winker. The backstop is hitting a decent .260 with a .713 OPS on the season.

Trevino isn't starting Saturday's game against the Mariners.

Trevino will get a breather after he went 3-for-6 with a strikeout in the last two games. Jonah Heim will start at catcher and bat ninth.

Narvaez will remain on the bench for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Nationals.

Manny Pina remains the starter behind the plate after starting the afternoon contest as well. It's highly unusual for a catcher to start twice in one day, so it's possible Narvaez is dealing with an unreported injury. The Brewers have been fairly strict about platooning their backstops whenever possible, however, so the fact that it will be lefty Jon Lester on the mound for the evening game after fellow southpaw Patrick Corbin started the first contest is the most likely explanation for the decision.

Murphy isn't starting Saturday's game against the Angels.

Murphy had started each of the last two games and went 2-for-7 with three RBI, a run and two strikeouts. Aramis Garcia will start behind the plate and bat ninth.

Hedges isn't starting Saturday's game against the Blue Jays.

Hedges started each of the last two games and went 0-for-5 with a walk and a strikeout. Rene Rivera will start behind the plate and bat ninth.

Vazquez isn't in the lineup Saturday against the Marlins, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Vazquez had started in each of the last four games and went 1-for-13 with three RBI and six strikeouts during that time. Kevin Plawecki will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

Maldonado isn't starting Saturday's game against the Padres, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Maldonado had started each of the last five games and went 3-for-15 with a run, an RBI, two walks and four strikeouts during that time. Garrett Stubbs will start at catcher and bat ninth.

Rogers isn't in the lineup Saturday against the Yankees.

Rogers has gone 0-for-10 with a walk and four strikeouts in his last four appearances and will be out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games. Eric Haase will start behind the plate and bat sixth.

Gomes isn't starting the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Brewers.

Gomes will retreat to the bench for the third time in the last five games as he continues to alternate starts behind the dish. Alex Avila will start at catcher and bat seventh.