MLB Player News

Naylor is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

Naylor will remain on the bench for a second day in a row, this time sitting out against lefty Matthew Liberatore after the Cardinals sent right-hander Miles Mikolas to the bump Saturday. Naylor should still see the bulk of the starts versus righties, but his playing time could be starting to slip after going just 1-for-31 with 13 strikeouts and one walk over his previous 12 games.

Thaiss went 1-for-4 with a triple and two RBI on Saturday against the Orioles.

Thaiss remains the backup to Danny Jansen behind the plate for the Rays, though Saturday marked Thaiss' fourth start in the last eight games. He delivered a two-RBI triple in the seventh inning to record his third multi-RBI performance of the campaign and second in his last four starts.

Jansen is not in the Rays' starting lineup against the Orioles on Saturday, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.

Jansen has logged at least one RBI in each of his last five starts and has gone 5-for-18 (.278) with four runs scored, two home runs and seven RBI over that span. He'll get a breather Saturday while Matt Thaiss serves behind home plate and bats ninth.

Naylor is not in the Guardians' starting lineup against the Cardinals on Saturday.

Naylor has gone 0-for-10 with three strikeouts over his last three starts, and he will get a breather while Austin Hedges starts behind home plate and bats ninth.

Teel is not in the White Sox's starting lineup against the Giants on Saturday.

Teel will get a breather while Edgar Quero serves behind home plate and bats fifth. Teel has started his major-league career slashing .279/.396/.349 with one steal, three doubles and two RBI across 53 plate appearances.

Kirk went 2-for-4 with two walks, a double, a run scored and an RBI in Friday's 9-0 win over Boston.

The 26-year-old backstop has been on fire for most of June. Through 21 games on the month, Kirk is slashing .354/.398/.561 with five doubles, four homers, 11 runs and a whopping 17 RBI.

Dingler is not in Detroit's starting lineup against Minnesota on Saturday.

Dingler will be rested for the second time in three games as Jake Rogers starts behind home plate and bats ninth. Dingler has slashed .190/.224/.349 with three home runs and 12 RBI in 67 plate appearances since the beginning of June.

Diaz went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's 7-4 win over the Cubs.

Diaz has had some struggles at the plate recently, going just 3-for-20 with one RBI and six strikeouts over his last five games. He's started just three of the last five games while batting seventh or eighth in those games after spending much of the first three weeks of June hitting between second and sixth in the order. Houston hasn't settled on one particular cleanup hitter for much of the season, and much of the lineup is in flux against right-handed pitchers. Diaz has had some struggles this year -- he's slashing .245/.276/.396 with 10 homers, 34 RBI and 30 runs scored over 71 contests.

Sanchez went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run, two additional RBI and three runs scored during Friday's 22-8 win over the Rays.

Sanchez contributed to seven of the Orioles' 22 runs in Friday's blowout, including a two-run home run off Eric Orze in the fifth inning to give Baltimore a one-run lead. Sanchez tied a season high with four RBI and has recorded at least one hit in eight of 10 games since returning from the injured list in mid-June. He'll continue to serve as the Orioles' primary backstop until Adley Rutschman (oblique) returns from the IL, which isn't expected to happen until after the All-Star break.

Garver (jaw) didn't sustain any structural damage after being hit in the face by a ball Thursday, Tim Booth of The Seattle Times reports.

Garver exited Thursday's game against Minnesota, but he's feeling better and didn't suffer any structural damage. He should be considered day-to-day going forward.