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  • Will Smith C | LAD

    Dodgers' Will Smith: Two homers in rout of Mets

    Smith went 3-for-5 with a double, two solo home runs and a third run scored in Wednesday's 10-2 win over the Mets.

    The catcher took David Peterson deep in the second inning before getting a hold of an Adam Ottavino sweeper in the eighth. It was Smith's first multi-homer game of the season, and the pair of blasts gave the 29-year-old 100 for his career -- making him the fourth catcher in history to reach triple digits in a Dodgers uniform along with Mike Piazza, Roy Campanella and Steve Yeager. On the season, Smith is slashing .296/.360/.516 with nine long balls and 36 RBI through 49 contests.

  • Miguel Amaya C | CHC

    Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Taking seat Wednesday

    Amaya is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Milwaukee.

    Amaya caught the last two games and six of the previous eight contests, but he'll receive some rest Wednesday. Yan Gomes will be behind the plate for the Cubs.

  • Sean Murphy C | ATL

    Braves' Sean Murphy: Not in lineup Wednesday

    Murphy is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Nationals.

    Murphy started the first two games of the series against the Nationals in his return from the injured list, going 2-for-7 with an RBI. He will give way to Travis d'Arnaud behind the plate on Wednesday.

  • Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Sitting out second game

    Grandal is out of the lineup for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Tigers.

    Grandal caught Jared Jones in the Pirates' 8-0 loss in the opening game of the day and went 1-for-3 with a single. He will yield the catching duties in the second game to Grant Koch, who will be making his first MLB start.

  • Giants' Patrick Bailey: Getting breather Wednesday

    Bailey is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Bailey will be getting some routine maintenance in the series finale after he had started at catcher or designated hitter in each of the Giants' last five games. Curt Casali will fill in for Bailey behind the plate.

  • Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Getting afternoon off

    Realmuto is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.

    Realmuto will get a breather for the afternoon game after he started behind the plate each of the previous three days while going 3-for-13 with eight strikeouts. He recorded exactly one hit in each of those contests to extend his hitting streak to 17 games. Unless he's deployed off the bench Wednesday, Realmuto will look to extend the streak to 18 when he likely returns to the lineup for Friday's series opener versus the Cardinals.

  • Will Smith C | LAD

    Dodgers' Will Smith: Plays both games in twin bill

    Smith went 1-for-9 with a solo home run in Tuesday's doubleheader versus the Mets.

    Smith caught all 10 innings during Game 1 of the twin bill, then remained in the lineup as the Dodgers' DH in Game 2. He produced one of the team's three runs in the nightcap with a solo homer to left field. Smith's use as the designated hitter after catching in Game 1 highlights how valuable his bat is to the team, though his opportunities to fill the DH role have been more limited this season with Shohei Ohtani in the fold.

  • Reds' Tyler Stephenson: Resting Wednesday

    Stephenson is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds.

    Stephenson will take a seat for the day game after he went 0-for-4 with a strikeout while catching all nine innings of Tuesday's 7-1 loss to St. Louis. Luke Maile gets the starting nod behind the dish in the series finale.

  • Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Taking seat Wednesday

    Moreno is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Rangers.

    Moreno started the last two contests at catcher but will get a breather for Wednesday's afternoon game. Tucker Barnhart and Ryne Nelson will form the Diamondbacks' battery.

  • Ivan Herrera DH | STL

    Cardinals' Ivan Herrera: Posts three hits in win

    Herrera went 3-for-5 with one RBI and one run scored in Tuesday's 7-1 win over the Reds.

    Herrera went 1-for-11 over his previous three games before breaking out of the slump Tuesday. All three of his hits were singles in this contest. The catcher is up to a .276/.344/.362 slash line with three home runs, 16 RBI, 15 runs scored and one stolen base across 131 plate appearances.

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