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  • Yainer Diaz C | HOU

    Astros' Yainer Diaz: Pops fifth homer

    Diaz went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Sunday against the Rangers.

    Diaz popped his fifth home run of the season, three of which have come in May. He's provided well-rounded production across 16 games in the month, as he's hitting .292 with 10 RBI and seven runs scored. All of Diaz's overall numbers are lagging relative to expectations, but he has gotten on track at the plate after a poor start to the campaign.

  • Will Smith C | LAD

    Dodgers' Will Smith: Goes yard Sunday

    Smith went 1-for-2 with a three-run home run during Sunday's 6-4 loss to the Angels.

    Smith swatted a game-tying three-run home run with two outs in the seventh inning, but his efforts weren't enough to avoid the sweep. Smith also walked twice. In his last 15 appearances, Smith is 18-for-47 (.383) with nine RBI, seven runs scored and an 11:7 BB:K.

  • Angels' Travis d'Arnaud: Hits clutch homer

    D'Arnaud went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and an RBI single during Sunday's 6-4 win over the Dodgers.

    D'Arnaud lifted a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning off Anthony Banda, helping the Halos pull off the series sweep of their Los Angeles counterparts. The performance snapped a four-game hitting drought for d'Arnaud, who went 0-for-15 with seven strikeouts during that stretch. D'Arnaud is slashing .200/.250/.317 in 64 plate appearances this season while operating as Logan O'Hoppe's backup.

  • Liam Hicks C | MIA

    Marlins' Liam Hicks: Goes yard Sunday

    Hicks went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 5-1 win versus Tampa Bay.

    The Miami backstop stretched the lead to 5-1 with a 370-foot home run off Rays starter Shane Baz in the sixth inning. With this two-hit performance, Hicks is now riding a five-game hit streak over which he's batted .438 (7-for-16). The Marlins have been trying to find ways to work Hicks' bat into the lineup more often, as he's slashing .282/.352/.487 with four homers and 20 RBI through 90 plate appearances.

  • Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Getting Sunday off

    O'Hoppe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

    O'Hoppe started the first two games of the series but will sit for the finale in Los Angeles after going 2-for-5 with a home run and five RBI in Saturday's high-scoring victory. Travis d'Arnaud will step in behind the plate to catch for lefty Yusei Kikuchi on Sunday.

  • Giants' Patrick Bailey: Resting Sunday

    Bailey isn't part of the Giants' starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

    Bailey caught Games 1 and 2 of the three-game set against the A's, and he'll get a much-deserved day off Sunday. In his place, Sam Huff will catch and bat seventh.

  • Sean Murphy C | ATL

    Braves' Sean Murphy: Out of lineup again Sunday

    Murphy is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against Boston.

    Murphy is sitting for a second straight game while the red-hot Drake Baldwin gets another start at catcher. Prior to Sunday, the pair had alternated starts behind the plate for each of Atlanta's previous eight contests. Baldwin has made it difficult for manager Brian Snitker to take his bat out of the lineup -- through 11 games in May, the rookie catcher is batting .556 (15-for-27) with three homers and eight RBI.

  • Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Getting rest Sunday

    Realmuto is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against Pittsburgh.

    Realmuto will begin on the bench after starting each of the previous two days and going 1-for-7 with an RBI in that span. Rafael Marchan will get the start behind the plate in Realmuto's stead Sunday.

  • Red Sox's Carlos Narvaez: Getting breather Sunday

    Narvaez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

    The 26-year-old appears to have taken hold of the starting gig behind the plate in Boston, as he has a .991 OPS through 11 games in May and had started four straight games coming into Sunday. Connor Wong will catch for Brayan Bello in the series finale versus Atlanta.

  • Hunter Goodman RF | COL

    Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Plates four runs in victory

    Goodman went 3-for-6 with a home run, a double, two total runs and four total RBI in a 14-12 win against the Diamondbacks on Saturday.

    Goodman smashed a two-run homer to left field in the first inning and added a two-run single in the sixth. The 25-year-old backstop has been swinging a hot stick of late, batting .429 (15-for-35) with two homers, eight runs and 11 RBI over his past eight games. Goodman has emerged as one of the league's better offensive catchers this season, and he ranks second at the position with 29 RBI while slashing .300/.354/.506 with seven long balls through 43 contests.

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