MLB Player News

McCann is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Reds, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

McCann will get the night off with the Tigers scheduled for an afternoon game Wednesday. In his place, Grayson Greiner will start behind the dish and hit sixth.

Herrera (suspension) was reinstated from the inactive list Sunday and has served as the designated hitter the last two games for short-season Hillsboro, going 0-for-6 in those contests.

Herrera appeared in one game for Low-A Kane County earlier this season before getting hit with a 50-game suspension for a positive drug test. Now that he's served the ban, the 21-year-old should play regularly with the short-season club, with an eye on eventually earning a promotion back to the Midwest League affiliate.

Mesoraco went 1-for-3 with a walk, a home run, two runs scored and three RBI in Monday's rout of the Rockies.

The homer was his first since May 28 and seventh of the season. Mesoraco has been alternating starts behind the plate with Kevin Plawecki over the last week, and the former Red's .221/.307/.426 slash line on the year isn't going to encourage manager Mickey Callaway to write Mesoraco's name on the lineup card any more often.

Contreras is out of the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Dodgers.

Contreras was excluded from the lineup the Cubs had posted Monday before that game was postponed due to rain. Manager Joe Maddon will stick with that same starting nine for Game 1 of the twin bill, but expect Contreras to check back in behind the plate for the nightcap. Chris Gimenez will catch for starting pitcher Tyler Chatwood in the afternoon contest.

Trevino was optioned to Double-A Frisco on Monday.

Trevino was up for the Rangers' weekend series against the Rockies, appearing in all three games and going 2-for-8. He'll be sent back to Double-A, the level he was at when originally promoted. Reliever Ricardo Rodriguez was called up in a corresponding move.

Stallings was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday.

Stallings didn't make an appearance during his one-week stay with the big club, so he'll head back to the minors for more consistent work. Jose Osuna will take his place on the active roster.

Thaiss (personal) was activated from the temporary inactive list at Triple-A Salt Lake and appeared in three games for the club over the weekend, going a combined 1-for-11.

Thaiss was away from the team for three days while attending to the personal matter. The 23-year-old first baseman is slashing .308/.357/.549 across 98 plate appearances with Salt Lake since being promoted from Double-A Mobile in late May.

Contreras is not in the lineup Monday against the Dodgers.

Contreras will head to the bench for what appears to be a regular day off following a string of three straight starts. The backstop has just four homers on the season, but he's hitting a solid .276/.369/.434. Chris Gimenez will start behind the dish and hit eighth in his stead.

Gomes is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the White Sox, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Gomes will get the day off after making four straight starts behind the plate. Roberto Perez will get the nod in his place.

Gomes went 1-for-4 with a double and three RBI in Sunday's 4-1 victory over the Twins.

Gomes came through with a clutch three RBI double in the third inning to break a 1-1 tie, which would ultimately be enough to get his team the win. He sits with 11 doubles on the season, to go with nine homers and 24 RBI through 50 games as Cleveland's primary backstop.