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  • Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Sitting Sunday

    O'Hoppe is not in Sunday's lineup against the Rangers.

    Matt Thaiss will start behind the dish in O'Hoppe's place, batting sixth. O'Hoppe ended the season on a high note, batting .478 (11-for-23) with three doubles and a homer over his last six games.

  • Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Getting breather Sunday

    Higashioka is absent from Sunday's lineup against Arizona.

    Elias Diaz will be behind home plate and bat seventh in Sunday's regular-season finale. Unless he comes in to pinch hit, Higashioka will end the regular season having slashed .220/.263/.476 with 17 home runs and 45 RBI over 2673 plate appearances.

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    Dodgers' Will Smith: Resting in finale

    Smith is not in Sunday's lineup against the Rockies.

    Smith only got one start in the weekend series in Coors Field as the Dodgers look to keep him fresh for the postseason. Austin Barnes is starting behind the dish, batting ninth.

  • Brewers' William Contreras: Resting Sunday

    Contreras is absent from Sunday's lineup against the Mets.

    Contreras will rest for the regular-season finale, as Eric Haase starts behind home plate and bats fifth. Unless he pinch hits Sunday, Contreras will end his second regular season with the Brewers having slashed .281/.365/.466 with 23 home runs and 92 RBIs (both career highs) across 679 plate appearances.

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    Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Not starting Sunday

    Amaya is absent from Sunday's lineup against the Reds.

    Christian Bethancourt will start behind home plate and bat seventh in the Cubs' regular-season finale. If he doesn't come off the bench Sunday, Amaya will end the 2024 regular season having slashed .232/.288/.357 with eight home runs and 47 RBI across 363 plate appearances.

  • Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Sitting Sunday

    Realmuto is absent from Sunday's lineup against the Nationals.

    Realmuto will rest for the Phillies' regular-season finale as Garrett Stubbs starts behind home plate and bats ninth. Barring a pinch-hit appearance, Realmuto will end the regular season with a slash line of .266/.322/.429, 14 home runs and 47 RBI across 413 plate appearances.

  • Astros' Victor Caratini: Sitting Sunday

    Caratini is absent from Sunday's lineup against Cleveland.

    Cesar Salazar will start behind home plate and bat ninth in the Astros' regular-season finale while Yainer Diaz is the DH. Since Sept. 1, Caratini has slashed .261/.329/.377 with two home runs and eight RBI across 76 plate appearances.

  • Braves' Travis d'Arnaud: Resting Sunday

    D'Arnaud is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

    D'Arnaud will get a breather Sunday after hitting a walk-off solo home run in Saturday's 2-1 win over Kansas City. Sean Murphy will start behind home plate and bat seventh.

  • Royals' Salvador Perez: Absent from lineup

    Perez is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.

    Freddy Fermin will start behind home plate and bat seventh in the Royals' regular-season finale. Unless Perez comes in to pinch hit Sunday, he'll end the regular season with a slash line of .271/.330/.456 with 27 home runs and 104 RBI across 651 plate appearances.

  • Mets' Francisco Alvarez: Back in lineup

    Alvarez (back) is starting at catcher and batting eighth for Sunday's game against the Brewers, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

    Alvarez left Friday's game against Milwaukee due to back spasms. That kept him out of Saturday's lineup, though he did manage to pinch hit for Luis Torrens in the top of the eighth inning. Since Sept. 1, Alvarez has slashed .231/.355/.538 with five home runs and 14 RBI over 62 plate appearances.

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