MLB Player News

Contreras isn't starting Saturday's game against the Marlins.

Contreras has gone 0-for-7 with a walk and two strikeouts across his last three appearances, and he'll retreat to the bench for the second time in the last four games. Jose Lobaton will start at catcher and bat eighth.

Marchan will be recalled by the Phillies on Saturday, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Marchan will provide depth behind the plate since Andrew Knapp will enter the concussion protocol after he exited Friday's game against the Giants. The 22-year-old has appeared in five major-league games this year and has gone 3-for-13 with a double, two runs, a walk and four strikeouts.

Gomes isn't in the lineup for Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Mets.

Gomes went 4-for-11 with two homers, six RBI and three runs across the last three games, and he'll get a breather for Saturday's matinee. Alex Avila will start behind the plate and bat seventh.

McCann isn't starting Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Nationals.

McCann will retreat to the bench for the third time in the last four games. Tomas Nido will start behind the dish in the matinee and bat eighth.

Contreras went 2-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 9-1 win over the Cardinals.

His blast to lead off the second inning against Carlos Martinez put Atlanta ahead 2-1, and the team never looked back. Contreras has been hit-or-miss lately, recording three multi-hit performances in his last seven starts but going just 1-for-16 in the other four. The rookie is batting .243 on the year with seven homers and 21 RBI through 34 contests.

Realmuto isn't starting Friday's game against the Giants.

Realmuto had reached base safely in each of the last five games, and he went 5-for-20 with a double, three RBI, two runs, two walks and four strikeouts during that time. Andrew Knapp will take over at catcher and bat eighth.

Nola is progressing in his recovery from a sprained left knee, the Associated Press reports.

Nola has been said to be showing improvement for over a week, though he has yet to progress to a rehab assignment. Manager Jayce Tingler indicated earlier this week that such an assignment is unlikely to happen until closer to the end of the month. While Nola is out, Victor Caratini will continue to function as the Padres' primary catcher.

McCann is not in the lineup Friday against the Nationals, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

McCann has a .920 OPS through 13 games in June and will head to the bench for the second time in the past three games. Tomas Nido will work behind the plate Friday.

Casali went 3-for-5 with a home run, a triple, four RBI and two runs scored Thursday against Arizona.

Casali finished just a double shy of the cycle to record his third multi-RBI game of the season. The highlight of his performance came in the second inning, when he took Zac Gallen deep for his first home run of the season. He drove in a run on each of his other two hits and now has 10 RBI on the campaign. Casali has yet to get on track with the bat across 93 plate appearances, as he's hitting just .165/.290/.241.

Caratini went 2-for-4 with a walkoff two-run home run in Thursday's 6-4 win over Cincinnati.

Caratini took Cincinnati reliever Amir Garrett deep with one out in the ninth inning. The homer was Caratini's fifth of the season. The catcher has added 25 RBI, 19 runs scored and a pair of stolen bases while slashing .218/.310/.361 through 168 plate appearances. The 27-year-old will continue to see the majority of the catching duties while Austin Nola (knee) remains on the injured list.