MLB Player News

Naylor went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Twins.

Naylor's sixth-inning blast gave the Guardians just enough breathing room for the win. The catcher has gone just 6-for-28 (.214) over his last 10 games, though he has five extra-base hits and eight RBI in that span while sharing the catching duties with Austin Hedges. For the year, Naylor is slashing .203/.264/.363 with nine homers, 33 RBI, 33 runs scored, four stolen bases, 10 doubles and two triples over 88 contests.

Perez went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in an 8-3 win against St. Louis on Saturday.

Perez's seventh-inning, two-run blast gave the Royals a 6-2 lead. It was the catcher's second homer thus far in August, and he's batting .303 with five RBI through nine contests on the month. Perez is up to 21 long balls on the campaign, tied for second most among MLB backstops behind Cal Raleigh (24).

Rutschman went 3-for-5 with two doubles, one RBI and one run scored in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Rays.

Rutschman has rebounded from a quiet end to July by going 9-for-28 (.321) over his first eight games in August. The catcher has added three extra-base hits and seven RBI this month, though he hasn't hit a home run since July 19. Rutschman is at a .267/.335/.429 slash line with 17 homers, 68 RBI, 58 runs scored, 16 doubles and one stolen base over 108 contests this season.

Rortvedt isn't in the Rays' lineup Saturday against the Orioles, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Rortvedt will get a chance to regroup Saturday after going 5-for-22 with nine strikeouts to begin the month of August. Alex Jackson will start instead behind the plate and bat ninth.

Wells isn't in the Yankees' lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Rangers.

Wells went 2-for-5 and drove in four runs during a win in Game 1, and he'll get a chance to rest to end the day while Carlos Narvaez starts behind the plate and bats eighth.

Heim isn't in the Rangers' lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Yankees.

Heim will take a seat for the second half of Saturday's festivities after going 0-for-3 with a walk during Game 1. Carson Kelly will do the catching for Cody Bradford and bat ninth.

Rogers isn't in the Tigers' lineup Saturday versus the Giants.

Rogers has split time evenly behind the plate with Dillon Dingler ever since the latter arrived in the majors in late July. He'll step aside once again Saturday while Dingler catches for opener Alex Faedo.

Wong isn't in the Red Sox's lineup for Saturday's game against the Astros, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

Wong will give way to Danny Jansen behind the plate Saturday after going 0-for-9 with five strikeouts over his last two games.

Kirk isn't in the Blue Jays' lineup for Saturday's game against the Athletics.

Kirk had his five-game hitting streak snapped with an 0-for-4 performance Friday, and he'll now get a chance to rest Saturday while Brian Serven catches for Yariel Rodriguez.

Raleigh went 1-for-4 with a two-run single in a win over the Mets on Friday.

Raleigh provided the final runs of the night via his eighth-inning knock, which plated Leo Rivas and Victor Robles. The slugging backstop crossed the 70-RBI threshold for the second consecutive season in the process, and he's now knocked in multiple runs on six occasions in the last calendar month. Raleigh also extended his on-base streak to eight games with his single, and he's reached safely in 15 of the last 16 contests overall.