MLB Player News

D'Arnaud went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Monday in a 2-1 win against San Francisco.

D'Arnaud got the Braves on the board with his second-inning solo shot off Logan Webb. The long ball was his second in as many games and fourth across his past five contests. Over the productive stretch, d'Arnaud is slashing .286/.318/.857 with four homers, eight RBI and six runs.

Gomes isn't starting Monday against the Pirates.

Gomes went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts during Sunday's series finale against Atlanta and will be held out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games. Willson Contreras is starting behind the dish while Rafael Ortega serves as the designated hitter.

Wynns is out of the lineup for Monday's game against Atlanta, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Wynns will take a seat after starting each of the past three games at either catcher or designated hitter while going 0-for-6 with a walk. Now that top backstop Curt Casali is more than a week removed from the hamstring issue that cost him a few games, Wynns should see his opportunities dwindle moving forward.

Contreras is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Giants.

Contreras made consecutive starts to close out the weekend series with the Cubs, going 2-for-8 with a double between those games. Travis d'Arnaud and Marcell Ozuna will pick up starts at catcher and designated hitter, respectively, in Monday's contest, and Contreras looks like he'll be behind both on the depth chart for the time being. Even so, Contreras should continue to pick up a handful of starts per week while he keeps swinging the bat well.

Diaz went 2-for-3 with a solo homer and three total RBI in Sunday's victory over the Padres.

Diaz sent C.J. Cron home on a second-inning single, launched a solo shot in the sixth, then walked with the bases loaded in the seventh. The homer was his third of the season and his first since April 29. Diaz struggled in May, but has picked things up in June with seven hits in 10 games this month. Even so, Diaz still looks to have fallen behind the hot-hitting Brian Serven for the No. 1 catcher role in Colorado.

Nola went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's loss to the Rockies.

Nola sent Luke Voit home on a two-run shot in the eighth inning, but the Padres were two far behind and ended up with the loss. The home run was Nola's second of the year and his first since April 11. Perhaps things are turning around for the catcher as he is on a five-game hitting streak and has raised his batting average from .219 to .229 during that span.

d'Arnaud went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Sunday's win over the Cubs.

d'Arnaud launched a first-inning blast off Kyle Hendricks that sent Dansby Swanson and Matt Olson home and gave the Braves an early 3-0 lead. The catcher has 10 hits in nine games this month and bounced back well Sunday after ending a four-game hitting streak in his previous appearance. d'Arnaud is slashing .257/.302/.474 this season to go along with nine home runs.

Caratini went 2-for-2 with a homer, a walk, a hit-by-pitch and two RBI in a 6-3 win Sunday in Cincinnati.

Caratini reached base all four times he came to the plate and delivered a two-out, two-run homer in the fourth inning to give Milwaukee an early 3-0 lead. Over his last four starts, he is 8-for-13 with three extra-base hits and three walks. While he's primarily starting against left-handed pitching, the 28-year-old is making the most of his opportunities and has posted a career-high .843 OPS through 30 contests.

Serven is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.

Elias Diaz will receive a turn behind the dish after Serven caught in five of the Rockies' previous six contests. Serven went 7-for-16 with two extra-base hits and three walks during that stretch to boost his season OPS to .923. So long as he's wielding a hot bat, Serven should continue to play regularly over Diaz.

Narvaez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

The lefty-hitting Narvaez will retreat to the bench for the series finale, allowing Victor Caratini to pick up a turn behind the plate while southpaw Mike Minor takes the hill for the Reds. Narvaez went 1-for-12 with a walk, two RBI and a run while starting in each of the Brewers' past three games.