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Raleigh isn't starting Wednesday against the White Sox, Shannon Drayer of Seattle Sports 710 AM reports.

Raleigh has been one of the hottest hitters in baseball over the last week, posting a 1.430 OPS with five home runs, a double, 11 RBI and eight runs over his last seven games. However, he'll get a breather while Curt Casali starts behind the dish and bats eighth.

Trevino isn't starting the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Twins, Max Goodman of SI.com

Trevino started four of the last five games but went just 1-for-14 over that stretch. Kyle Higashioka will take over behind the dish and bat eighth for the first game of the twin bill.

Huff started at catcher and went 1-for-3 with a walk in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Astros.

Huff made his first appearance since being called up Monday. He could get ample opportunities over the final weeks of the season, as it appears Jonah Heim has hit a wall, batting just .067 (3-for-44) over his last 16 games.

Bethancourt went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Tuesday against the Red Sox.

Bethancourt took Eduard Bazardo yard in the sixth inning to tally his 10th home run of the season. That continued his recent binge of power, as he now has five homers across his last 11 starts. Also of note, Bethancourt started at first base over Ji-Man Choi, and he could pick up extra plate appearances moving forward if that usage continues. For the season, Bethancourt has a .240/.275/.403 line across 277 plate appearances.

Raleigh went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the White Sox.

Raleigh continued his recent power surge with his eighth-inning blast. Over his last seven contests, he's gone 7-for-22 (.318) with five homers, 11 RBI and eight runs scored. The catcher's breakout season has him up to a .210/.283/.492 slash line with 23 long balls, 54 RBI, 40 runs scored, a steal, 18 doubles and one triple through 102 games.

Haase is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Angels.

Haase is slashing .188/.188/.250 over the past week and has seen his OPS slowly decline below .700 as a result. He has split time behind the plate all season with Tucker Barnhart, who will get the start Tuesday and bat eighth in the lineup.

Jansen is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Orioles.

Jansen is hitting .258 with two home runs and one steal in his last 10 games. Alejandro Kirk is starting behind the dish while Vladimir Guerrero shifts to designated hitter and Cavan Biggio starts at first base.

Heim is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against Houston.

Heim has recorded just two hits since Aug. 24, and Tuesday marks his second time on the bench in four games. Sam Huff will start in his place, batting eighth.

Maldonado went 1-for-3 with an RBI on Monday against the Rangers.

Maldonado was back in the lineup after being scratched Sunday due to an illness. He connected for an RBI single in the second inning, the lone run scored by either team in the game. Maldonado has only three hits across his last 10 starts and 26 at-bats and has a .177/.243/.341 line across 325 plate appearances on the campaign.

Rutschman went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run and two RBI in the second game of Monday's doubleheader against the Blue Jays.

After going 2-for-4 with a run in the matinee, Rutschman found another gear in the nightcap, although his efforts at the plate didn't stop Baltimore from getting swept. The rookie catcher is slashing an impressive .292/.381/.514 over his last 20 games with four of his 10 homers on the season.