MLB Player News

Perez is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Rangers, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.

Perez caught all nine innings during Game 1 of the twin bill, going 0-for-2 with a walk in the process. Kevin Plawecki is starting behind the dish and hitting ninth in his place in Game 2.

Narvaez is not starting Wednesday against the Padres, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

Narvaez will sit after starting the past three games and going just 1-for-10 with a walk and two strikeouts. In his place, Tom Murphy is starting behind the plate and hitting fifth.

Diaz is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Brewers.

Diaz has started the past two games and has gone 1-for-6 with a run scored and a 2:2 BB:K. Jacob Stallings is starting behind the dish and hitting eighth in this one.

Smith is not starting Wednesday against the Cardinals, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

Smith owns an excellent .293/.354/.707 slash line with six homers in nine games this season. The rookie will sit in favor of veteran Russell Martin on Wednesday.

D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.

Though he'll give way to Mike Zunino behind the dish for the second time in the series, d'Arnaud seems fairly secure as the Rays' preferred option at the position. Unless he's used off the bench as a pinch hitter Wednesday, D'Arnaud should check back into the lineup for Friday's series opener in Seattle, where he will look to extend his hitting streak to 10 games.

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

For the sixth game in a row, the Blue Jays will alternate the starts at catcher between Jansen and Reese McGuire. Though Jansen maintains the top spot on the depth chart, manager Charlie Montoyo's recent usage of his backstops suggests a timeshare could be in place while the 24-year-old labors through a rough second half. Over his 20 games since the All-Star break, Jansen is slashing .185/.254/.262 with a 28.2 percent strikeout rate.

Barnhart went 2-for-3 with two solo home runs, three runs scored and a walk Tuesday against the Angels.

Barnhart delivered late offense for the Reds, going yard in the sixth and eighth innings. He now has eight home runs on the season, three of which have come in his last three games. While he has clear run for playing time while Curt Casali (knee) remains on the injured list, Barnhart is hitting just .220/.318/.377 across 221 plate appearances for the season.

Rogers is not in the lineup for the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the White Sox.

Rogers went 1-for-4 with a solo homer, the second of his career, in the afternoon contest. John Hicks gets the nod behind the plate for the evening game.

Perez is not starting Tuesday against Texas.

Perez hits the bench after starting eight of the last nine games. Kevin Plawecki starts behind the plate in his absence.

Gallagher isn't in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox.

Gallagher will once again head to the bench, the third time he's done so in the last four days. Meibrys Viloria draws the start behind the dish and is set to bat eighth in Gallagher's stead.