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Dingler is starting at catcher and batting fifth in Saturday's game against the Royals.

Dingler got a breather Friday with Tomas Nido picking up the start, but the former will return to the lineup Saturday. Dingler is Detroit's top catching option at the moment with Jake Rogers (oblique) on the injured list, and he's done well with the expanded opportunity, posting a .306 average and .830 OPS across 14 games.

Heim isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Dodgers.

Heim will get a day off Saturday after going 0-for-3 with two strikeouts during Friday's series opener. Kyle Higashioka will do the catching instead for Nathan Eovaldi.

Nido went 3-for-4 with an RBI in Friday's 7-3 win over the Royals.

Making just his third appearance for Detroit, Nido posted his first multi-hit effort of the season. The veteran catcher is getting a chance to back up Dillon Dingler while Jake Rogers (oblique) is on the 10-day injured list. Once Rogers is able to return, Nido figures to return to Triple-A Toledo, and he has limited fantasy appeal in the meantime.

Naylor went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run and three RBI in Friday's 10-7 win over the Pirates.

The 25-year-old backstop took Carmen Mlodzinski deep for a solo shot in the third inning before bringing home two more runs in the next frame with a double. Naylor has had a sluggish start to the season overall, but over his last seven games he's batting .318 (7-for-22) with both his long balls on the year, as well as five runs, five RBI and a sharp 4:3 BB:K.

Narvaez went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored in Friday's win over the White Sox.

Narvaez lined his fourth double already this season in the fourth inning, later crossing the plate on Ceddanne Rafaela's two-run blast. Top backstop Connor Wong is still recovering from a fractured finger, so Narvaez should at least remain Boston's primary catcher for the time being. Narvaez is slashing just .208/.269/.354 with one home run, five RBI and six runs scored over 52 plate appearances (14 games), and his fantasy appeal will remain restricted by his consistent placement near the bottom of Boston's batting order.

Wong (finger) has progressed to hitting off a tee, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

Recovering from a fractured left pinky finger, Wong hasn't done much catching yet but is expected to be cleared for that soon. Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Friday that Wong could return in around two-and-a-half weeks, while the catcher believes it'll be sooner than that.

Wells is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Rays due to food poisoning, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Wells received a routine day off Thursday and will miss a second straight game after he woke up ill overnight. Consider him day-to-day. J.C. Escarra will do the catching and bat sixth for the Yankees on Friday.

Quero is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in Boston.

Quero was summoned for his major-league debut Thursday and started at catcher versus the Athletics, but he'll be on the bench as the White Sox begin a weekend series versus the Red Sox. The 22-year-old should still ultimately see the bulk of the playing time at catcher on the South Side, but Matt Thaiss is drawing the start Friday.

Dingler is not in the Tigers' starting lineup against the Royals on Friday.

Dingler will take a seat for the second game of the series, with Tomas Nido starting behind home plate and batting eighth against Royals southpaw Cole Ragans. Dingler is slashing .306/.320/.510 with five runs scored, two home runs and nine RBI across 50 plate appearances this season.

Raleigh went 1-for-5 with a solo home run and a stolen base in Thursday's 11-7 win over the Reds.

Raleigh got Seattle's comeback started in the ninth inning with a 422-foot blast off Emilio Pagan to lead off the frame. It's the third homer in two games for Raleigh and his eighth of the year, good for second most in the majors. The 28-year-old catcher is slashing .216/.310/.581 with 12 runs scored, 11 RBI and three stolen bases through his first 84 plate appearances this season.