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  • Ethan Salas C | SD

    Padres' Ethan Salas: Cleared for baseball activity

    Salas (back) has been cleared for baseball activities, but he may not be ready for game action before the end of the minor-league season, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

    Salas hasn't played in a game since April 17, so he'll need a lengthy ramp-up period and the Padres won't rush him back from this stress fracture in his back that was slower to heal than anticipated. Regardless of whether Salas makes it back before the end of the minor-league season, he'll likely play either fall or winter ball to make up for what has essentially been a lost season.

  • Will Smith C | LAD

    Dodgers' Will Smith: Getting rest Saturday

    Smith isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Blue Jays.

    Smith will watch the beginning of Saturday's contest from the dugout after going 0-for-10 with two walks and an RBI over his last three games. Dalton Rushing will catch instead for starter Blake Snell and bat ninth.

  • Liam Hicks C | MIA

    Marlins' Liam Hicks: Resting during Game 2

    Hicks isn't in the lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader versus Atlanta.

    After going 1-for-4 with a strikeout during a loss to begin the day, Hicks will retreat to the bench for Saturday's final game. Agustin Ramirez will work as Miami's catcher, and Eric Wagaman will pick up a start at first base.

  • Henry Davis RF | PIT

    Pirates' Henry Davis: Idle Saturday

    Davis isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Reds.

    Davis will take a seat on the bench Saturday after going 2-for-7 with a two-run homer through the first two games of the series. Joey Bart will take his place behind the dish and bat seventh for the Pirates.

  • James McCann C | ARI

    Diamondbacks' James McCann: Getting breather Saturday

    McCann isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game versus Colorado.

    McCann will get a day to clear his head Saturday after going just 1-for-17 with a walk and five strikeouts over his last six games. Jose Herrera will catch instead for starter Eduardo Rodriguez and bat ninth.

  • Giants' Patrick Bailey: Taking seat Saturday

    Bailey isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Washington, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Bailey has gone 5-for-9 with four RBI and two runs scored over his last three games, but he'll begin Saturday's contest on the bench while Andrew Knizner catches for left-handed starter Carson Whisenhunt.

  • Riley Adams C | WAS

    Nationals' Riley Adams: Idle Friday

    Adams isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Giants, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

    After going 2-for-6 with a homer during Washington's last series against the A's, Adams will move to the bench for Friday's series opener in San Francisco. Drew Millas will pick up a start at catcher and bat seventh.

  • Sean Murphy C | ATL

    Braves' Sean Murphy: Sitting again Friday

    Murphy is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Marlins.

    Rookie Drake Baldwin will get another start behind the plate following his first career two-homer game Thursday. With Marcell Ozuna's bat coming alive again from the DH spot, Murphy may be squeezed out of the lineup more often moving forward.

  • Henry Davis RF | PIT

    Pirates' Henry Davis: Cracks needed homer

    Davis went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and two runs scored Thursday against the Reds.

    Davis entered Thursday with only one hit across his previous 39 at-bats while striking out at a 30.6 percent clip. That drought ended when he led off the fourth inning with a single before coming around to score, and he then went yard three frames later. While Davis managed to tally his fifth home run of the campaign, he is still hitting only .172/.254/.290 across 193 plate appearances.

  • Braves' Drake Baldwin: Impresses with two-homer night

    Baldwin went 3-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI in Thursday's win over the Marlins.

    Baldwin opened the scoring with a solo blast off Eury Perez, Baldwin's first long ball since July 9, before adding a three-run shot in the sixth for his first multi-homer game in the majors. The rookie backstop is heating up in August, batting 8-for-21 (.381) with three multi-hit performances. As Atlanta furthers from playoff contention, Baldwin could see more at-bats versus left-handed pitching down the stretch.

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