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Guardians' Patrick Bailey: Blasts sixth home run Sunday
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Bailey went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 5-0 win over the Diamondbacks.
Bailey opened the scoring by taking Merrill Kelly deep for a solo shot in the third inning. Four of the catcher's six home runs this season have come over his last 15 games, though he's collected just 11 hits during that stretch. Through 76 games, Bailey is slashing .193/.247/.311 with six home runs, five doubles, one triple, 22 RBI, 21 runs scored and two stolen bases.
Bailey isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Arizona.
After going 0-for-10 with a walk and three strikeouts across his last four games, Bailey will move to the bench for a second straight game while Austin Hedges handles catching duties.
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Guardians' Patrick Bailey: Receiving breather Sunday
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Bailey is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.
The Guardians will close out their series at Tampa Bay with a day game, so Bailey will receive a breather after catching seven innings of a 3-0 loss Saturday night. Austin Hedges will step in behind the plate and form a battery with starting pitcher Parker Messick.
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Guardians' Patrick Bailey: Resting Tuesday
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Bailey is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Twins.
Austin Hedges will receive the nod behind the plate Tuesday while Bailey rests for the second game of the series. In Monday's 13-4 victory, Bailey caught all nine innings while producing a season-high four hits, including his fourth home run of the campaign.
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Guardians' Patrick Bailey: Season-high four hits vs. Twins
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Bailey went 4-for-5 with a solo home run, an RBI single and an additional run scored during Monday's 13-4 win over Minnesota.
Bailey contributed to the Guardians' blowout win with an RBI single in the fifth before belting a solo homer in the seventh. His four hits were a season high and tied a career best he set three times prior to Monday's contest. Bailey has gone 11-for-33 with two home runs, five RBI and five runs scored over his last 10 games.
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Guardians' Patrick Bailey: Sitting out Game 2
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Bailey isn't in the lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against Pittsburgh.
Bailey will move to the bench after going 0-for-3 during the first of Saturday's two games. Austin Hedges will replace him behind the plate and bat eighth during the nightcap.
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Guardians' Patrick Bailey: Resting Wednesday
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Bailey is not in Cleveland's starting lineup against Minnesota on Wednesday.
Bailey will get a breather while Austin Hedges starts behind home plate to do the catching for right-hander Slade Cecconi. Bailey is slashing .179/.232/.250 with two home runs and 12 RBI across 182 plate appearances this season.
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Guardians' Patrick Bailey: Idle Saturday
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Bailey is not in the Guardians' starting lineup against the White Sox on Saturday, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.
Bailey will be out of the lineup for a second consecutive game, with Austin Hedges starting behind home plate and batting eighth while forming a battery with Parker Messick on Saturday. Bailey has gone 3-for-19 (.158) with two RBI and five strikeouts over his last eight outings.
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Guardians' Patrick Bailey: Hitting bench Wednesday
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Bailey is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.
Bailey will get a breather for the Wednesday afternoon game after playing nine innings behind the plate in a 4-2 loss Tuesday night. Austin Hedges will handle catching duties for the Guardians.
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Guardians' Patrick Bailey: Taking seat Monday
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Bailey is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rangers.
Bailey made three straight starts behind the dish before being left out of the lineup in Sunday's 6-5 win over Seattle. He ended up entering Sunday's contest as a pinch hitter, striking out in his lone at-bat while catching the game's final three innings. The Guardians may be looking to give Bailey a proper rest day Monday while Austin Hedges receives the starting nod at catcher in the series opener.
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Guardians' Patrick Bailey: Resting up Sunday
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Bailey is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.
Bailey will get a breather for Sunday's matinee after he started behind the plate the last three games. Austin Hedges will handle catching duties for Cleveland in the series finale.
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Guardians' Patrick Bailey: Exiting starting nine
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Bailey is not in the lineup for Monday's contest against the White Sox.
Bailey started all three games at catcher for the Guardians this past weekend in Houston, so he'll get a breather for the series opener versus the White Sox. Austin Hedges will be behind the dish.
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Guardians' Patrick Bailey: Absent from lineup
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Bailey is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Milwaukee.
Bailey started Wednesday's night game at catcher, so he'll get a breather during Thursday's afternoon tilt. Austin Hedges will grab a start behind the dish as the Guardians look to avoid the sweep.
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Guardians' Patrick Bailey: Bat showing life
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Bailey went 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI in Friday's 3-2 win over the Tigers.
Bailey had a two-out, run-scoring single in the second inning to give the Guardians an early lead. The catcher has never been known for his offense, but his bat has come around of late with hits in three straight starts (5-for-12). Overall, Bailey is slashing .196/.236/.353 over 18 games in a Guardians uniform.
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Guardians' Patrick Bailey: Idle for series finale
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Bailey is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.
After a string of three straight starts behind the plate, Bailey will end up hitting the bench for a second consecutive game to close out the series with New York. Austin Hedges will get the nod at catcher over Bailey, who is batting .167/.196/.333 with one home run, four RBI and four runs in 17 games for Cleveland since being acquired from San Francisco on May 9.
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Guardians' Patrick Bailey: Taking seat Tuesday
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Bailey is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Yankees.
Bailey started behind the dish for each of the Guardians' last three contests but will begin Tuesday's game on the bench. Austin Hedges will start at catcher and hit eighth as Cleveland looks to even the series.
Bailey is not in the lineup for Thursday's tilt versus the Yankees.
Bailey started at catcher in the first two games of the series, so it will be Austin Hedges behind the dish for the Guardians on Thursday afternoon. Since arriving in Cleveland via trade, Bailey has made 12 starts at catcher, while Hedges has started 11 games and David Fry has started one.
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Guardians' Patrick Bailey: On bench again Sunday
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Bailey is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
After making consecutive starts behind the plate to begin the week, Bailey will now hit the bench for the third time in four contests. Austin Hedges will get the nod at catcher over Bailey once again Sunday. Since he was acquired from the Giants on May 9, Bailey has slashed .148/.200/.333 with a home run and four RBI in 10 games.
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