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  • Pedro Pages C | STL

    Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Delivers winning hit Saturday

    Pages went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 2-0 win over the Mariners.

    Pages came through in the eighth inning, launching a Logan Gilbert slider over the left-field fence for the only scoring play of the game. Pages has gone 4-for-14 (.286) over four games in September, but three of those hits have been homers. The catcher is up to six long balls, 22 RBI, 17 runs scored, one stolen base and a .245/.287/.396 slash line through 172 plate appearances this season.

  • Brewers' William Contreras: Smacks 21st home run

    Contreras went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Rockies.

    Contreras took Ty Blach deep for a two-run homer in the third inning and set a new career high for homers in a season after he hit 20 in 2022 with Atlanta. Contreras' multi-hit effort broke him out of a 0-for-19 slump over his last six games. The 26-year-old catcher has found his power stroke as of late with 10 home runs since the beginning of August, including four in his last 10 starts.

  • Bo Naylor C | CLE

    Guardians' Bo Naylor: Sitting down Saturday

    Naylor isn't in the Guardians' lineup for Saturday's game versus the Dodgers.

    After going 0-for-5 across his last two games, Naylor will take a seat Saturday while Austin Hedges catches for Gavin Williams and bats ninth.

  • Will Smith C | LAD

    Dodgers' Will Smith: Not starting Saturday

    Smith isn't in the Dodgers' lineup for Saturday's game against the Guardians.

    After going 0-for-8 with four strikeouts across his last two games, Smith will get a breather Saturday against Gavin Williams and the Guardians. Austin Barnes will start behind the plate instead and bat ninth.

  • Joey Bart C | PIT

    Pirates' Joey Bart: Sitting for nightcap

    Bart isn't in the Pirates' lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader versus Washington.

    Bart went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored during a loss in Game 1, and he'll now take a seat to conclude Saturday's festivities. Yasmani Grandal will fill in behind the plate and bat seventh.

  • Padres' Kyle Higashioka: On bench Saturday

    Higashioka is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against San Francisco.

    Higashioka will take a seat Saturday against Logan Webb and the Giants. In his place, Luis Campusano will catch and bat seventh.

  • Ivan Herrera C | STL

    Cardinals' Ivan Herrera: Resting Saturday

    Herrera isn't in the Cardinals' lineup for Saturday's game against the Mariners, Lynn Worthy of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

    Herrera has gone 5-for-15 with three RBI across his last five games, but he'll sit down for a second consecutive contest Saturday while Pedro Pages catches for Kyle Gibson and bats seventh.

  • Korey Lee C | CHW

    White Sox's Korey Lee: Sitting again

    Lee (back) is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox.

    Lee was scratched from Friday's lineup with back tightness, and he'll get the night off Saturday as well. Chuckie Robinson will fill in for Lee behind the dish.

  • Phillies' Aramis Garcia: Joining big-league club

    The Phillies selected Garcia's contract from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Saturday.

    J.T. Realmuto suffered a knee injury Friday against the Marlins and Garcia will come up to provide depth behind the plate. If Realmuto is forced to miss time, Garcia would be in line to share catching duties with Garrett Stubbs. That said, Garcia hasn't appeared in an MLB game since 2022 and is slashing .161/.215/.282 with Lehigh Valley this season.

  • Rays' Ben Rortvedt: Idle Saturday

    Rortvedt isn't in the Rays' lineup for Saturday's game against Baltimore, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

    Rortvedt will take a seat Saturday after going 0-for-3 with a walk during Friday's series opener. Logan Driscoll will start behind the dish instead and bat sixth.

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