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  • Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Drawing second straight start

    Dingler will start at catcher and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Giants.

    Dingler will pick up a second straight start and could see the larger portion of the work behind the plate while fellow backstop Jake Rogers has fallen into a skid at the plate over his last seven contests (1-for-23, 11 strikeouts). Though he hasn't been especially productive in his own right since getting called up on July 29 (.150 average, .477 OPS through 22 plate appearances), Dingler turned in a .938 OPS over a larger sample of 71 games at Triple-A Toledo and would seem to bring more upside to the table.

  • Jake Rogers C | DET

    Tigers' Jake Rogers: Sitting again Sunday

    Rogers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.

    Rogers is on the bench for the second day in a row while the Tigers go with Dillon Dingler behind the dish. The back-to-back absences from the lineup come while Rogers has gone just 1-for-23 with 11 strikeouts over his last seven games.

  • Elias Diaz C | SD

    Rockies' Elias Diaz: Resting up Sunday

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

    He'll get a breather for the matinee contest after he started behind the dish in both of the first two games of the series. Jacob Stallings will draw the start at catcher Sunday.

  • Sean Murphy C | ATL

    Braves' Sean Murphy: Receiving breather Sunday

    Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.

    Murphy started the first two games of the series at Coors Field and will sit for Sunday's matinee. Travis d'Arnaud will step in behind the plate to catch rookie righty Spencer Schwellenbach.

  • Ryan Jeffers C | MIN

    Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Out of Sunday's lineup

    Jeffers is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

    Jeffers and Christian Vazquez continue to split playing time behind the plate, and Jeffers will sit Sunday after going 1-for-3 during Saturday's contest.

  • Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Not in Sunday's lineup

    Rutschman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

    Rutschman went 3-for-5 with two doubles, an RBI and a run during Saturday's contest but will sit Sunday for the second time in the series. James McCann will step in behind the plate to catch for righty Albert Suarez.

  • Kyle McCann C | OAK

    Athletics' Kyle McCann: Checking into starting nine Sunday

    McCann will start at catcher and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

    With top backstop Shea Langeliers getting a breather for the series finale, McCann will step in behind the dish Sunday, catching for starting pitcher JP Sears. McCann has appeared in four games since the All-Star break, going 2-for-13 with seven strikeouts.

  • Padres' Kyle Higashioka: On bench Sunday

    Higashioka is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.

    Higashioka went 1-for-4 with a strikeout in Saturday's contest but will take a seat for the series finale in Miami. Luis Campusano is starting behind the plate and batting ninth Sunday.

  • Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Resting up Sunday

    Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

    Langeliers will get a breather for the series finale after he starred in Saturday's 1-0 win, going 4-for-4 with four singles. Kyle McCann will spell Langeliers behind the plate.

  • Jonah Heim C | TEX

    Rangers' Jonah Heim: Getting afternoon off

    Heim is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

    Though he started in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader before bowing out of the lineup for the nightcap, Heim will get another breather Sunday as the Rangers wrap up their series in New York. Carson Kelly will handle the catching duties, forming a battery with starting pitcher Andrew Heaney.

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