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  • Pedro Pages C | STL

    Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Getting bulk of starts at catcher

    Pages is starting at catcher and batting eighth in Sunday's game versus the Rangers.

    Pages had seemed destined for a reserve role once Ivan Herrera returned from the 10-day injured list back on May 9. However, Herrera has been used as the Cardinals' primary designated hitter, while Pages has started at catcher in 14 of 21 contests over that span. Despite the regular playing time, Pages isn't much of a fantasy option even in two-catcher leagues, as most of his value to St. Louis comes from his defense.

  • Blake Sabol C | BOS

    Red Sox's Blake Sabol: Loses roster spot

    The Red Sox designated Sabol for assignment Sunday.

    He was cast off Boston's 40-man roster to clear room for utility player Nate Eaton, whose contract was selected from Triple-A Worcester. Sabol was up with the big club for just over three weeks earlier this season while Connor Wong was on the injured list but appeared in just eight games and went 2-for-16 at the plate. He hadn't been especially productive over a larger sample of 102 plate appearances with Worcester this season, slashing .193/.304/.341 with three home runs and four stolen bases.

  • Red Sox's Carlos Narvaez: Getting Sunday off

    Narvaez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.

    Narvaez will get a breather for Sunday's matinee after he started behind the plate Friday and Saturday. Connor Wong will get the nod at catcher in the series finale, forming a battery with starting pitcher Garrett Crochet.

  • Dodgers' Dalton Rushing: Slugs first big-league homer

    Rushing went 1-for-2 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 18-2 rout of the Yankees.

    Things got so out of hand score-wise that Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts brought in Rushing to pinch hit for reigning NL MVP Shohei Ohtani in the sixth inning. The Yankees essentially waved the white flag when they called upon position player Pablo Reyes to pitch in the eighth, and Rushing took advantage by blasting a three-run home run for his first long ball as a major leaguer. Since being called up from the minors May 14, Rushing has been routinely starting every third game behind the plate, and he's compiled a .273/.304/.455 slash line with seven RBI through 23 plate appearances.

  • Cal Raleigh C | SEA

    Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Clubs 22nd homer

    Raleigh went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 5-4 extra-innings win over the Twins.

    Raleigh has five homers among seven hits over his last five games, giving him 22 long balls on the year. Through Saturday's action, he is tied for first in the majors in homers with the Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani. Raleigh has added 44 RBI, 38 runs scored, six stolen bases and a .264/.382/.630 slash line through 57 contests. While he struck out 31 times over 27 games in May, Raleigh has more than made up for his misses by delivering with power when he puts bat to ball.

  • Brewers' William Contreras: Reaches four times in win

    Contreras went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, one RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 17-7 win over the Phillies.

    Contreras reached safely in his first four plate appearances before flying out in the sixth inning. The catcher closed out May with back-to-back three-hit performances, a strong finish after entering the weekend mired in a 1-for-19 slump. On the season, he's slashing .253/.366/.364 with five homers, 26 RBI, 33 runs scored and five stolen bases across 235 plate appearances.

  • Elias Diaz C | KC

    Padres' Elias Diaz: Sitting Saturday

    Diaz isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Pirates, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

    Diaz will give way to Martin Maldonado behind the plate after making three consecutive starts and going 1-for-11.

  • Jake Rogers C | DET

    Tigers' Jake Rogers: Out again Saturday

    Rogers is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Royals.

    Rogers has clearly fallen behind Dillon Dingler as Detroit's top catching option, with the latter starting for the fifth time in six days Saturday. Dingler, who is sporting a .794 OPS, took advantage of Rogers missing about six weeks with an oblique strain to emerge as a viable offensive threat and a regular starter. By comparison, Rogers has just a .449 OPS, which should keep him entrenched as the backup for the time being.

  • Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Idle Saturday

    O'Hoppe is not in the Angels' starting lineup against the Guardians on Saturday.

    O'Hoppe will get a day off after going 2-for-5 with three strikeouts against Cleveland on Friday. With Mike Trout serving as the designated hitter, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register relays that Travis d'Arnaud will likely start behind home plate ahead of O'Hoppe in games where Yusei Kikuchi or Kyle Hendricks are on the mound for the Halos. D'Arnaud will start at catcher and bat seventh while forming a battery with Hendricks on Saturday.

  • Ryan Jeffers C | MIN

    Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Resting Saturday

    Jeffers is not in the Twins' starting lineup against the Mariners on Saturday.

    Jeffers will get a breather while Christian Vazquez starts behind home plate and bats ninth. Jeffers has slashed .247/.341/.390 with five doubles, two home runs and eight RBI in 88 plate appearances since the beginning of May.

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