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  • Giants' Patrick Bailey: Clear to resume baseball activities

    Bailey (concussion) was evaluated Friday by Dr. Mickey Collins, a concussion expert in Pittsburgh, and was cleared for baseball activities this weekend, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

    Bailey has been on the 7-day concussion list twice this month. The catcher is expected to be evaluated by the Giants again next week, so a return is not imminent. Blake Sabol and Curt Casali will continue to share the catching duties until Bailey is activated.

  • Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Resting Saturday

    Grandal isn't in the Pirates' lineup for Saturday's game against the Cubs.

    Grandal will get a breather Saturday after going 2-for-5 with three RBI and a run scored during Friday's win. Joey Bart will replace the 35-year-old veteran behind the plate, batting seventh.

  • Miguel Amaya C | CHC

    Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Day off Saturday

    Amaya isn't in the Cubs' lineup Saturday against Pittsburgh.

    After belting a solo homer in Friday's loss, Amaya will sit down for the third game of Chicago's series with the Pirates. Yan Gomes will fill in behind the dish and bat ninth.

  • Nick Fortes C | TB

    Marlins' Nick Fortes: Swats second homer

    Fortes went 2-for-3 with a walk, a three-run home run and two additional runs scored in Friday's 8-0 romp over the Mets.

    The catcher turned on a Christian Scott sweeper up in the zone and drove it over the wall in left-center field to cap a four-run second inning for the Marlins. It was only Fortes' second homer of the season, and while he tied his career high by reaching base four times in the victory, his .159/.198/.256 slash line on the season keeps him far from fantasy consideration. It's his work behind the plate that's kept him in the lineup -- Miami's produced three straight shutouts, and Fortes has caught all of them.

  • Reds' Tyler Stephenson: Smacks homer in loss

    Stephenson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 7-3 loss to the Dodgers.

    Stephenson has four multi-hit efforts over his last five games, and each of those two-hit games has included one knock for extra bases. His homer Friday was his second of the month and fifth of the season. The catcher is up to a .264/.342/.472 slash line with 14 RBI, 18 runs scored, one stolen base and seven doubles through 120 plate appearances on the year.

  • Sean Murphy C | ATL

    Braves' Sean Murphy: Beginning assignment Tuesday

    Murphy (oblique) will likely begin a rehab assignment Tuesday, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

    Murphy has been on the injured list since Opening Day, but he has now been cleared to test his strained left oblique in a competitive environment. Considering the 29-year-old backstop has missed nearly two months, he will likely require an extended stay in the minors, but he should reclaim his role as Atlanta's everyday catcher once he returns.

  • Braves' Travis d'Arnaud: Diagnosed with bruised head

    D'Arnaud was diagnosed with a head contusion after leaving Friday's game against the Padres in the sixth inning, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

    D'Arnaud reported dizziness after taking a foul ball off his facemask during the fifth inning. Manager Brian Snitker said that d'Arnaud passed all the initial tests for a potential concussion, but the team will evaluate him again Saturday before making a decision on his status.

  • Braves' Travis d'Arnaud: Exits with dizziness

    D'Arnaud was removed from Friday's game against San Diego due to dizziness.

    D'Arnaud took a foul ball off his facemask in the fifth inning and did not take the field for the sixth. He'll be evaluated for a possible concussion, but even if he's cleared it wouldn't be a surprise if Chadwick Tromp got the start Saturday.

  • Padres' Luis Campusano: Getting breather Friday

    Campusano is not in the lineup for Friday's game in Atlanta.

    Campusano had been behind the plate for the Padres in each of the previous four contests, but he'll begin this one on the bench. Kyle Higashioka will do the catching for knuckleballer Matt Waldron.

  • Reds' Tyler Stephenson: Two hits, two RBI in win

    Stephenson went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Thursday's 7-2 win over the Dodgers.

    Stephenson produced runs in his first two plate appearances, singling in the first inning then doubling home the eventual game-winning run in the third. Both runs were scored by Elly De La Cruz, who had stolen bases prior to each of Stephenson's at-bats. The backstop has multiple hits in three straight games, going 7-for-13 with three doubles, two RBI and three runs scored. A lack of production from the middle of the order early in the season prompted Reds manager David Bell to move Stephenson up, and he has slotted in anywhere from third to sixth over his last 13 starts.

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