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Maldonado went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, three RBI and one run scored Wednesday against the Rangers.

Maldonado capped off a six-run first inning for the Astros with a two-RBI double. He then led off the fourth frame by going yard to tally his fifth home run of the season. Maldonado has now recorded multiple hits in three of his last four starts, but he is still hitting just .160/.228/.306 across 160 plate appearances on the season.

Rutschman went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a double in Wednesday's 7-6 extra-inning loss to the Blue Jays.

Rutschman checked off a couple of milestones Wednesday, hitting his first career homer and his first two RBI in the fourth inning. This was the catcher's fourth multi-hit effort in 21 contests this season. He's still slashing a shaky .192/.267/.321 while adding nine runs scored, five doubles and a triple through 86 plate appearances, but perhaps this is the spark he needs to up his game at the major-league level.

Stassi is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.

Stassi has started four of the past five games and will receive Wednesday off. Kurt Suzuki will start behind the plate and bat seventh.

Hedges is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game at Colorado.

Hedges started the past two games and will receive a breather Wednesday. Luke Maile will take over behind the dish for Cleveland.

Vazquez isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

Vazquez drew the start in Tuesday's series opener against Oakland and went 1-for-4 with a run. He'll be out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games while Kevin Plawecki starts behind the dish and bats eighth.

Moreno isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Orioles.

Moreno went 3-for-4 with two RBI in Tuesday's loss to Baltimore but will be out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games. Alejandro Kirk is starting behind the plate while Raimel Tapia enters the lineup in right field.

Mejia is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

After catching in both of the Rays' past two games, Mejia will get a breather while Rene Pinto checks in behind the dish. With Mike Zunino still stuck on the 10-day injured list and not progressing as quickly as anticipated in his recovery from a left shoulder injury, Mejia looks like he could have a clear path to an extended run as Tampa Bay's No. 1 backstop.

Trevino isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.

Trevino returned to the lineup Tuesday and went 0-for-3 during the series opener against Tampa Bay. He'll retreat to the bench against left-hander Shane McClanahan while Kyle Higashioka starts behind the plate and bats ninth.

Raleigh isn't starting Wednesday against the Twins.

Raleigh went 2-for-8 with a double and a strikeout over the last two games and will get a breather in Wednesday's series finale against the Twins. Luis Torrens is starting behind the plate and batting seventh.

McGuire is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

McGuire will take a seat for the day game after he went 1-for-4 while playing all nine innings behind the dish in Tuesday's 5-1 win. Seby Zavala will catch for starting pitcher Vince Velasquez in Wednesday's series finale, but McGuire still looks to be locked in as Chicago's No. 1 backstop while Yasmani Grandal (back) is on the injured list.