MLB Player News

Rutschman isn't starting Saturday against the Rays, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Rutschman went 2-for-15 with a double, four runs, an RBI, five walks and five strikeouts over the last five games and will get a breather Saturday. Robinson Chirinos is starting behind the dish and batting eighth.

Barnhart isn't starting Saturday against the Guardians.

Barnhart is out of the lineup for the fourth time in the last six games after he went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts over his last two matchups. Eric Haase is starting behind the plate and batting fifth.

Diaz isn't in the lineup Saturday against the Pirates.

Diaz has often alternated starts with Brian Serven recently, with the latter starting at catcher and batting ninth Saturday. Diaz will get a breather after he went 6-for-13 with three doubles, three RBI, a run and a strikeout over his last three games.

Mejia isn't starting Saturday against the Orioles, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Mejia went 3-for-9 with a double, two runs, two RBI and three strikeouts over his last four games but will take a seat for the third time in the last five matchups. Christian Bethancourt is starting behind the plate and batting ninth.

Hedges isn't starting Saturday against the Tigers.

Hedges started the last three games and went 4-for-10 with an RBI and a strikeout. Luke Maile is starting behind the dish and batting eighth.

Nido isn't starting the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Cubs.

Nido is out of the lineup for the third time in the last four games during Saturday's matinee. Patrick Mazeika is starting behind the plate and batting ninth.

Gomes isn't in the lineup for the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Mets.

Gomes started Thursday's series opener against the Mets and went 1-for-4. However, he'll get a breather for Saturday's matinee while Willson Contreras starts behind the dish with Patrick Wisdom serving as the designated hitter.

Diaz went 2-for-4 with three RBI on Friday against the Pirates.

Diaz delivered run-scoring singles in the fourth and sixth frames and has tallied multiple hits in three consecutive starts -- all of which have come at Coors Field. Despite the hot stretch, Diaz still has just a 61 wRC+ and .275 wOBA across 222 plate appearances on the campaign. For the time being, he is splitting time evenly with Brian Serven behind the dish.

Realmuto went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a stolen base in Friday's 2-1 win over the Marlins.

The catcher had a big night against his former club, and his RBI double in the seventh inning wound up being the game-winning hit. Realmuto has picked up his offensive pace over the last month or so, slashing .267/.327/.422 over his last 25 games with four of his seven homers and six of his 12 steals on the year.

Raleigh went 2-for-3 with two walks and two runs in a win over the Rangers on Friday.

The slugging backstop didn't garner any extra-base hits as he's usually prone to do, but Raleigh still came through with a rewarding performance for fantasy managers. The 25-year-old has now reached safely in four straight games, and Friday's performance pushed his average to .203, its highest point since April 14.