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  • Cubs' Reese McGuire: Drawing start for day game

    McGuire will start at catcher and bat ninth in Thursday's game against the Brewers.

    Carson Kelly caught all nine innings of the Cubs' 4-3 win Wednesday night, so he'll get a breather for Thursday's matinee and give way to McGuire behind the plate. McGuire looked to be at risk at losing out on the top backup catcher role when Miguel Amaya was activated from the 60-day injured list Aug. 12 after a lengthy absence due to an oblique injury, but Amaya sustained a sprained left ankle in his first game back in action and went back on the IL two days later.

  • Luis Torrens DH | NYM

    Mets' Luis Torrens: Grabbing seat Thursday

    Torrens is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Nationals.

    Torrens is the Mets' new starting catcher indefinitely while Francisco Alvarez (thumb) is shelved, but he'll begin Thursday's matinee on the bench. Hayden Senger is behind the dish and batting ninth.

  • Hunter Goodman RF | COL

    Rockies' Hunter Goodman: On bench for series finale

    Goodman is out of the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Dodgers.

    Goodman will receive a routine day off after he started each of the first three games of the four-game set. Braxton Fulford will fill in at catcher and bat sixth.

  • Carson Kelly C | CHC

    Cubs' Carson Kelly: Out of Thursday's lineup

    Kelly is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Brewers.

    Kelly started at catcher in the Cubs' 4-3 win Wednesday night, so he will get a break for Thursday's matinee. Reese McGuire will fill in behind the dish and bat ninth for the Cubs.

  • Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Looks ready to return

    Moreno (finger) started at catcher and went 1-for-3 with a solo home run for Triple-A Reno on Wednesday.

    Moreno caught for a second straight game and homered in each contest. The Diamondbacks, who are off Thursday, planned this back-to-back action to be Moreno's final test before an activation from the 60-day injured list ahead of a three-game set against the Reds beginning Friday.

  • Hunter Goodman RF | COL

    Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Plates three runs in win

    Goodman went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBI in an 8-3 win against the Dodgers on Wednesday.

    Goodman's RBI all came in the latter stages of the contest -- he knocked a run-scoring single in the sixth inning and added a two-run double in the eighth. The talented young catcher finished with his first multi-hit game since Aug. 5 and his seventh three-hit game of the campaign. Among MLB backstops, Goodman ranks second with 72 RBI and is tied for fourth with 22 doubles.

  • Braves' Drake Baldwin: Resting against lefty

    Baldwin is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

    With lefty Martin Perez toeing the rubber for the White Sox, the left-handed-hitting Baldwin will cede catching duties to Sean Murphy in the series finale. Baldwin was behind the dish for the first two games of the three-game set with Chicago and went 1-for-9 with a walk, three RBI and one run.

  • Riley Adams C | WAS

    Nationals' Riley Adams: Resting up Wednesday

    Adams is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.

    Drew Millas will pick up a start behind the plate while Adams sits for the second time in three games. Adams is slashing .302/.388/.419 since the beginning of August and is still projected to see the bulk of the playing time at catcher until Keibert Ruiz (concussion) is activated from the 7-day injured list.

  • Luis Torrens DH | NYM

    Mets' Luis Torrens: Takes back over as top backstop

    Torrens will start at catcher and bat ninth in Wednesday's game against the Nationals.

    Torrens will stay in the lineup for a second straight game and is poised to serve as the Mets' primary backstop after Francisco Alvarez was diagnosed earlier this week with a UCL sprain in his right thumb, which could threaten his availability for the rest of the season. Though Torrens should provide an upgrade defensively behind the plate, he'll likely struggle to match the production Alvarez provided as a hitter. Over 229 plate appearances on the season, Torrens has contributed a .214/.279/.305 slash line with two home runs, 16 RBI and 10 runs across 77 games.

  • Pedro Pages C | STL

    Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Taking seat Wednesday

    Pages is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Miami.

    Pages started at catcher in both of the first two games of the series but will get a breather for Wednesday's finale. Yohel Pozo will fill behind the dish and bat seventh as the Cardinals go for the series sweep.

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