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  • Carson Kelly C | CHC

    Cubs' Carson Kelly: Knocks 12th homer

    Kelly went 2-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run during Saturday's 5-2 win over the Yankees.

    Kelly continued his great first half Saturday, reaching in three out of four plate appearances and clubbing his 12th home run of the season. With one game to go before the All-Star break, the 30-year-old Kelly is slashing .272/.374/.518 with 12 home runs and 33 RBI, putting him on pace for a career-best campaign in all those categories. He's also off to a strong start in July with a 1.180 OPS in seven games.

  • Reds' Tyler Stephenson: Sitting out Saturday

    Stephenson is not in Saturday's lineup against the Rockies.

    Stephenson continues to alternate starts with Jose Trevino, with this being Stephenson's third absence in the last seven games. Trevino will hit eighth in the order Saturday.

  • Will Smith C | LAD

    Dodgers' Will Smith: Not starting Saturday

    Smith is not in the lineup Saturday against the Giants.

    Smith had started two straight games, but his day off Saturday should set him up to be in the lineup Sunday as the Dodgers head into the All-Star break. Dalton Rushing will take over at catcher and hit ninth.

  • Pedro Pages C | STL

    Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Resting Saturday

    Pages isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Atlanta.

    After going 1-for-2 with two RBI during Friday's loss, Pages will give way to Yohel Pozo behind the dish.

  • Braves' Drake Baldwin: Sitting Saturday

    Baldwin isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against St. Louis.

    Baldwin will get a chance to catch his breath Saturday after going 2-for-4 with an RBI in Friday's series opener. Sean Murphy will pick up another start at catcher and bat fourth.

  • Riley Adams C | WAS

    Nationals' Riley Adams: Belts fourth homer

    Adams went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, a solo home run and a second run scored in Friday's loss to the Brewers.

    Getting another start behind the plate and batting ninth, Adams led off the seventh inning by lofting a Quinn Priester slider over the left-field fence for his fourth homer of the year. Adams has started four of five games since Keibert Ruiz (concussion) was placed on the IL, going 3-for-15 with five strikeouts, and his fantasy upside remains limited even with the extra playing time.

  • Brewers' William Contreras: Rips two doubles Friday

    Contreras 2-for-4 with two RBI, two doubles and a run scored in Friday's 8-3 win over Washington.

    It's been a disappointing first half overall for Contreras -- his .348 slugging percentage in 2025 is well short of his .446 mark for his career -- but he's at least fared better in a small sample lately. Across his last seven outings, the star backstop is hitting .310 (9-for-29) with three RBI, four extra-base hits and four runs scored. That said, Contreras has just two outings with multiple extra-base knocks this year, and he hasn't gone deep since June 14.

  • Sean Murphy C | ATL

    Braves' Sean Murphy: Posts sixth career multi-homer game

    Murphy went 3-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI in Friday's 6-5 win over the Cardinals.

    It was the sixth career multi-homer effort by Murphy, who is beginning to make a case for more playing time behind the plate with a recent power surge. The veteran backstop's slugging percentage stood at .423 as of June 26, but he's since raised that figure to .513 for the season. Over his last 10 outings, Murphy is hitting .314 (11-for-35) with six long balls, three doubles and 13 RBI.

  • Padres' Martin Maldonado: Resting Friday

    Maldonado is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Phillies.

    Maldonado has not caught more than two games in a row this season, and after catching back-to-back games, Maldonado will yield to Elias Diaz behind the plate Friday. Maldonado has four home runs and a .512 OPS in 138 plate appearances during 2025.

  • Braves' Drake Baldwin: Not starting Thursday

    Baldwin isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Athletics.

    Baldwin will get a day off Thursday after going 2-for-5 with a three-run homer during Wednesday's win over the A's. Sean Murphy will get the nod to start at catcher instead while batting fourth in the series finale.

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