MLB Player News
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Not in Sunday's lineup
O'Hoppe is absent from Sunday's lineup against the Tigers, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
O'Hoppe will receive a breather for the series finale after going 2-for-2 with a walk on Saturday. The 26-year-old will be replaced by Tyler Heineman behind the plate, and he will bat ninth for the Angels.
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William Contreras C | MIL
Brewers' William Contreras: Out Sunday
Contreras is absent from Milwaukee's lineup for their series finale against Miami on Sunday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
Contreras went 1-for-5 with an RBI double Saturday, but he will now take a seat for Sunday's game. Gary Sanchez will handle the catching duties and bat seventh for Milwaukee.
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Out for series finale
Rutschman is absent from Sunday's lineup against Houston, Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com reports.
Rutschman, who went 0-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout in Saturday's game, will ride the pine for the series finale. Samuel Basallo will be behind the plate and bat fifth for Baltimore.
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Salvador Perez C | KC
Royals' Salvador Perez: Blasts 12th homer
Perez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 6-1 win over San Diego.
Perez sent an elevated fastball from Matt Waldron over the center-field fence to extend Kansas City's lead in the sixth inning. It marked the veteran's second homer of July, and he's hitting .286 with an .864 OPS, nine RBI and four runs scored across 11 games this month. Overall, Perez is slashing .211/.253/.351 with 12 homers, 39 RBI and 33 runs scored across 91 contests this season.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Operates at DH in win
Moreno served as the designated hitter and went 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Cardinals.
Moreno moved to DH for the day, the first game after Lourdes Gurriel (thigh) was placed on the injured list. It behooves manager Torey Lovullo to get Moreno's bat in the lineup as much as possible, given that the catcher is lighting it up at the plate. Saturday's two-hit effort extended a hit streak to nine games, during which Moreno's had multiple hits in seven of them while going 16-for-34 (.471). The hot bat extends even further back, as Moreno's hit safely in 27 of his last 30 starts.
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Patrick Bailey C | CLE
Guardians' Patrick Bailey: Sitting out Game 2
Bailey isn't in the lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against Pittsburgh.
Bailey will move to the bench after going 0-for-3 during the first of Saturday's two games. Austin Hedges will replace him behind the plate and bat eighth during the nightcap.
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Henry Davis C | PIT
Pirates' Henry Davis: Sitting out nightcap
Davis isn't in the lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against Cleveland.
Davis went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts in Saturday's matinee and will now get a chance to rest his legs during the nightcap. Rafael Flores will fill in behind the plate and bat eighth.
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Jose Trevino C | CIN
Reds' Jose Trevino: Hits two homers in Saturday's loss
Trevino went 3-for-4 with two solo home runs during the Reds' 10-3 loss to the Rockies on Saturday.
The Reds could not match the offensive output of the Rockies on Saturday, but Trevino did his part with solo homers in both the third and fifth innings. It was the first multi-homer game of the season for the veteran catcher and the third of his major-league career, with the last instance taking place May 12, 2024 against the Rays while playing for the Yankees. Trevino has a .715 OPS with three home runs and 10 RBI across 74 plate appearances this season.