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  • Luis Torrens C | NYM

    Mets' Luis Torrens: Sticks around as No. 2 catcher

    Torrens is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.

    Torrens will take a seat for the second day in a row after closing out the weekend with his third consecutive start, but the 28-year-old journeyman has performed well enough since joining the team May 31 to stick around with the big club over fellow backstop Tomas Nido, who was designated for assignment Tuesday. Francisco Alvarez came off the 10-day injured list Tuesday and should see the bulk of the starts at catcher moving forward, even though Torrens has produced three extra-base hits through his first 18 plate appearances with the Mets.

  • Phillies' Garrett Stubbs: Taking seat Wednesday

    Stubbs is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.

    Stubbs is expected to see increased playing time at catcher for the foreseeable future after J.T. Realmuto (knee) was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday, but Rafael Marchan will get the nod behind the plate Wednesday in what represents his first big-league action since 2021. While making his first start since Realmuto landed on the shelf in Tuesday's 4-1 win, Stubbs went 1-for-4 and nabbed his fourth stolen base of the season.

  • Braves' Travis d'Arnaud: Limited use since Murphy's return

    D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.

    D'Arnaud will probably get the start at catcher in Thursday's series finale in Baltimore -- which is a day game after a night game -- but the veteran backstop has seen his playing time take a steady dip since Sean Murphy returned from the injured list May 27. Murphy will get his 11th start in 15 games since his return, with d'Arnaud getting the nod at catcher for the four other contests.

  • Will Smith C | LAD

    Dodgers' Will Smith: Homers in blowout win

    Smith went 3-for-4 with a three-run homer, a walk and two runs scored in Tuesday's 15-2 win over the Rangers.

    Smith got off to a quick start by taking Dane Dunning deep in the first inning to put the Dodgers up 3-0. He'd wind up reaching base three more times before all was said and done and racked up his seventh game of at least three hits this year. Smith has eight hits and six RBI in seven games so far this month. He's now slashing .296/.364/.509 with 10 homers, 42 RBI, 35 runs and a 23:38 BB:K in 247 plate appearances and is trending toward a second-career All-Star appearance this summer.

  • Rockies' Jacob Stallings: Filling in for banged-up Diaz

    Stallings will start at catcher and bat fifth in Wednesday's game against the Twins.

    Stallings will be getting his second straight start while Elias Diaz remains day-to-day after straining his left calf in Monday's 5-0 loss to Minnesota. Though he's seen light usage for much of the season while Diaz has largely stayed healthy, Stallings has produced well in his limited opportunities, producing an .802 OPS over 104 plate appearances.

  • Elias Diaz C | SD

    Rockies' Elias Diaz: Remains out Wednesday

    Diaz (calf) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Minnesota.

    As expected, Diaz will get another day to rest his left calf injury. The hope is that he will be ready to play Friday in Denver versus the Pirates following the Rockies' off day Thursday, but his availability for the weekend isn't guaranteed. Jacob Stallings will start at catcher Wednesday.

  • Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Three hits Tuesday

    Moreno went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's win over the Angels.

    Both of Moreno's doubles were scorched off the bat at 106 MPH. The second one traveled 407 feet to center and would have gone out in 18 other ballparks. It was the second time this season that he's tallied at least three hits in a game and also his second time with multiple extra-base hits. The 24-year-old backstop now has five extra-base hits this month after tallying just eight over his first 46 games of the year. He's slashing .240/.314/.345 with two homers, 22 RBI, 20 runs and an 18:30 BB:K in 191 plate appearances.

  • Phillies' Garrett Stubbs: Swipes bag in Tuesday's start

    Stubbs went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Red Sox.

    The 31-year-old got the start with J.T. Realmuto (knee) headed for an extended absence, and Stubbs took advantage by pilfering his career-high fourth bag of the season. While he's batting just .179 on the year, six of his 10 hits this season have come in his last five starts. Stubbs is expected to work on the strong side of a platoon with Rafael Marchan while Realmuto recovers from knee surgery that could keep him sidelined until the All-Star break.

  • Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Delivers walk-off homer

    Higashioka went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Athletics.

    Higashioka came up clutch, taking Scott Alexander deep for a walk-off homer in the ninth inning. This was Higashioka's fourth homer in his last five games, all of which have been of the solo variety. The catcher is up to a .188/.212/.453 slash line with five long balls, seven RBI and seven runs scored across 66 plate appearances. He could continue to challenge Luis Campusano for playing time, but Higashioka is more likely to remain in a backup role.

  • Padres' Luis Campusano: Idle Tuesday

    Campusano isn't in the Padres' lineup Tuesday versus the Athletics, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

    Campusano will sit down Tuesday after going 5-for-12 with three RBI and a run scored during his last three contests. Kyle Higashioka will fill in behind the dish and bat ninth.

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