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  • Riley Adams C | WAS

    Nationals' Riley Adams: Getting rare start

    Adams will start at catcher and bat seventh in Wednesday's game against the Cubs, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

    Adams will be making just his 10th start of the season while top backstop Keibert Ruiz receives a rare day off. The lack of consistent playing time could be a factor in Adams' lackluster production at the dish; he heads into Wednesday's game with a .135/.135/.324 slash line and a 45.9 percent strikeout rate over 37 plate appearances.

  • Keibert Ruiz C | WAS

    Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Receiving rest day

    Ruiz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

    The Nationals will give Ruiz a breather after he had started behind the plate in each of the last three games. Riley Adams will handle the catching duties Wednesday.

  • Giants' Patrick Bailey: Extends hit streak to four games

    Bailey went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and a run scored in Tuesday's 3-2 extra-inning loss to the Padres.

    The 26-year-old doubled in the third inning before coming around to score on a two-run homer by Heliot Ramos. Bailey has recorded at least one hit in four straight games, slashing .357/.438/.500 with two doubles, two runs scored and a 2:4 BB:K across 16 plate appearances in that span. Overall, he's slashing .191/.254/.276 with 17 runs scored, 15 RBI, 10 extra-base hits -- including one home run -- and a 14:54 BB:K over 170 plate appearances.

  • Giants' Andrew Knizner: Promoted to majors

    The Giants selected Knizner's contract from Triple-A Sacramento on Wednesday, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Knizner inked a minor-league deal a couple weeks ago and has been added to the big-league roster after going 11-for-30 in eight games with Sacramento. He'll take over backup catcher duties behind Patrick Bailey.

  • Sam Huff C | SF

    Giants' Sam Huff: Removed from 40-man roster

    The Giants designated Huff for assignment Wednesday, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Huff has slashed only .208/.259/.340 as the Giants' backup catcher, which wasn't good enough for him to stick around with the big club, especially since he's known more for his bat than his defense. Andrew Knizner was called up from Triple-A Sacramento and will take over as the team's new No. 2 catcher.

  • Braves' Drake Baldwin: Launches sixth homer

    Baldwin went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Diamondbacks.

    Fresh off being named the NL Rookie of the Month for May, Baldwin got hold of a Zac Gallen cutter in the fourth inning and ripped it down the right-field line for his sixth homer of the season. The rookie has been splitting starts behind the plate with Sean Murphy of late, but Baldwin's been the more productive hitter with a .379/.400/.621 slash line, four homers and 10 RBI over his last 20 games.

  • Brewers' William Contreras: Getting breather Wednesday

    Contreras is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Cincinnati.

    Contreras will get a rare day off after going hitless in the first two games of the series. Eric Haase will start at catcher and bat eighth for the Brewers.

  • Rockies' Jacob Stallings: Picking up start in day game

    Stallings will start at catcher and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Marlins.

    Stallings will crack the lineup for just the second time in eight games, with both starts coming in day games after night games. The veteran backstop will likely continue to see infrequent playing time while Hunter Goodman is entrenched as the Rockies' No. 1 catcher.

  • Liam Hicks C | MIA

    Marlins' Liam Hicks: Idle against lefty

    Hicks is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies.

    The left-handed-hitting Hicks will take a seat with southpaw Kyle Freeland on the bump for Colorado, but the rookie Rule 5 draft pick should have a clearer path to playing time versus righties after the Marlins recently dropped Matt Mervis from the 40-man roster. Hicks -- who started in three of the Marlins' previous four matchups with right-handers -- is slashing .276/.351/.469 with four home runs and 22 RBI across 113 plate appearances on the season.

  • Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Goes deep again

    Goodman went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and a double in Tuesday's win over the Marlins.

    Goodman caught fire in Miami. His go-ahead, solo blast in the eighth inning Tuesday was his third home run in two games, leading the Rockies to their first series win of 2025. Shockingly, despite his home park being Coors Field, eight of Goodman's 10 home runs this year have come on the road. That's led to an impressive .908 road OPS and a disappointing .682 OPS at home. Goodman is slashing .277/.325/.477 with 23 extra-base hits and 35 RBI through 59 games this season.

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