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  • Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Absent from lineup

    Realmuto (groin) is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Toronto.

    Realmuto's absence for Thursday's matinee game comes as little surprise after he departed Wednesday's 2-1 loss following a foul tip to the groin area. Per Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Realmuto downplayed the groin issue Thursday and said he's hopeful that he'll have to miss only one start, though he acknowledged he hasn't tried to swing a bat since suffering the injury and will likely be available for the series finale in Toronto only in an emergency situation. Rafael Marchan will start at catcher and bat ninth for the Phillies on Thursday.

  • Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Sitting out day game

    Moreno is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest in Atlanta.

    Moreno started the first two games of the series, so he'll get a breather in Thursday's matinee. Jose Herrera will catch and bat ninth as the Diamondbacks go for the sweep.

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    Reds' Jose Trevino: Scores lone run in loss

    Trevino went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored in Wednesday's 9-1 loss to Milwaukee.

    Trevino collected his ninth multi-hit performance of the season and is up to a team-high tying 14 doubles through 40 games. The backup catcher's production dropped off since Tyler Stephenson made his season debut May 2. Trevino, who was hitting .324 at the time of Stephenson's activation, is batting .255 (12-for-47) with eight doubles and three RBI over his last 14 contests.

  • Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Exits early Wednesday

    Realmuto was removed from Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays with a groin injury, Jordan Horrobin of MLB.com reports.

    A foul tip hit Realmuto below the belt during the ninth inning of Wednesday's contest, forcing him to leave the game early alongside an athletic trainer. His status for the Phillies' next few games remains unknown, though any missed time for the 34-year-old would result in Rafael Marchan picking up reps behind the dish.

  • Mets' Francisco Alvarez: Idle Wednesday

    Alvarez isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.

    Alvarez will grab a seat on the bench Wednesday after going 2-for-7 with an RBI across the first two games of the series. Luis Torrens will take over behind the plate and bat ninth.

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    Dodgers' Will Smith: Sitting Wednesday

    Smith is not in the Dodgers' starting lineup against the Mets on Wednesday.

    Smith will not start for the second time in three games while Dalton Rushing serves behind home plate and bats eighth. Smith has gone 0-for-9 with one RBI over his last three games after going 8-for-17 with one home run and three RBI across the four prior contests.

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    Cubs' Carson Kelly: Moves up to third in order

    Kelly is starting at catcher and batting third in Wednesday's game against the Nationals.

    Kelly had been batting cleanup recently but will now move up to the No. 3 spot for the first time all season. The veteran has had a fantastic start to the year with a .927 OPS and nine home runs through 37 games. While Miguel Amaya is still in the mix behind the plate, Kelly has emerged as the team's top option due to his strong offensive production.

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    Pirates' Joey Bart: Still in concussion protocol

    Senior director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Wednesday that Bart has returned to full baseball activities but remains in the concussion protocol, Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

    Bart is progressing in his recovery from a concussion, but he'll need to clear the league's protocol before returning. He was placed on the 7-day injured list May 28 after being struck in the head by a backswing. Henry Davis and Endy Rodriguez will continue to work behind home plate for the Pirates while Bart is sidelined.

  • Braves' Drake Baldwin: Sitting against righty

    Baldwin is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks.

    The Diamondbacks are sending Merrill Kelly to the bump Wednesday, but the left-handed-hitting Baldwin will take a seat for the second time in Atlanta's last four matchups with a righty. After he previously appeared content to deploy Baldwin and Sean Murphy in a platoon behind the plate, Atlanta manager Brian Snitker may be favoring more of a timeshare arrangement between the two backstops to keep both fresh. Baldwin and Murphy have now alternated starts over the last six games.

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    Pirates' Henry Davis: Idle Wednesday

    Davis is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.

    With Joey Bart (concussion) going on the injured list last week, Davis started behind the plate in four of the past five games, but the former might move into more of a timeshare at catcher as Endy Rodriguez becomes further removed from the index finger laceration that recently kept him on the shelf. Davis has supplied a middling .255/.326/.325 slash line since the beginning of May and could need to improve his production in order to gain more separation from Rodriguez in the battle for playing time between the two.

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