MLB Player News

Ruiz isn't in the Nationals' lineup Saturday against Miami, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Ruiz will catch a breather Saturday after going 3-for-20 with a homer and three RBI across his last six games. Riley Adams will fill in for Ruiz behind the plate, batting seventh.

Stephenson isn't in the Reds' lineup Saturday against the Cubs.

Stephenson went 1-for-3 with a walk in Game 1 of Friday's doubleheader before sitting out the nightcap, and he'll get a breather Saturday as well. Luke Maile will fill in behind the dish and bat ninth.

Moreno went 2-for-4 with a double in Friday's 4-2 win over Baltimore.

Moreno's hot bat continues to flourish as the season heads into September. The catcher has multiple hits in seven of the last 11 games and batted .375 (15-for-40) with six extra-base hits, 10 RBI and eight runs scored during that stretch.

D'Arnaud went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Dodgers.

The catcher snapped a 17-game homer drought dating back to July 23 during which he hit a meager .190 with five doubles and nine RBI. For the season, d'Arnaud is up to a .246/.304/.441 slash line with 10 long balls, 34 RBI, 28 runs scored and 11 doubles through 58 contests while splitting time behind the plate with Sean Murphy.

Campusano went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Friday's 7-3 win over the Giants.

Campusano has logged multiple hits in consecutive games for the second time this season. The backup catcher has maintained a .311/.351/.505 slash line with 15 RBI, 18 runs scored, five home runs and five doubles over 111 plate appearances. While Campusano is hitting well, Gary Sanchez has batted .250 with six homers over 19 games in August. San Diego could begin to give the younger backstop more work once the team resigns itself to missing the playoffs, however.

Contreras went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 4-2 extra-inning loss to the Pirates.

Contreras recorded a single in the bottom of the second inning before taking Mitch Keller deep for a game-tying solo homer in the bottom of the sixth. The long ball was his 16th of the season and third over the last three games. Contreras has produced a .280 batting average with five homers, 15 RBI, 11 runs scored and a stolen base in 24 games since the beginning of August.

The Padres recalled Sullivan from Triple-A El Paso on Friday.

After being optioned to Triple-A on Aug. 2, Sullivan will return to the majors as extra catcher depth behind Gary Sanchez and Luis Campusano. Sullivan has slashed just .170/.184/.298 in 49 major-league plate appearances and is unlikely to see consistent playing time.

Sanchez is not in the lineup Friday versus the Giants.

Luis Campusano will start at catcher while Manny Machado takes a turn as the Padres' designated hitter and Matthew Batten covers third base. Sanchez is sitting on a four-game hitting streak and has tallied 18 homers and 44 RBI in 68 games for San Diego.

Murphy is not in the lineup Friday against the Dodgers.

Travis d'Arnaud will do the catching for Atlanta and bat sixth. Murphy has been getting more rest in recent weeks as the runaway NL East leaders look ahead to October.

Stephenson is not in the starting lineup for the second game of Friday's doubleheader with the Cubs.

Stephenson will head to the bench after he went 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout in the team's 6-2 loss to Chicago in the matinee. Luke Maile will start behind the plate and bat ninth in the nightcap.