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Omar Narvaez C | HOU
Brewers' Omar Narvaez: Not starting Thursday
Narvaez isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against St. Louis.
Narvaez went 0-for-7 with a strikeout over his last two games and will be excluded from the starting lineup for the third time in the last five matchups. Victor Caratini is starting behind the plate and batting sixth.
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Resting Thursday
Jeffers is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Guardians.
Jeffers will get a breather for the day game after catching in both of the Twins' last two contests while going 4-for-7 with two doubles, a walk, two runs and two RBI. Gary Sanchez will step in behind the dish for Jeffers while Alex Kirilloff serves as Minnesota's designated hitter.
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Austin Hedges C | CLE
Guardians' Austin Hedges: Sitting Thursday
Hedges will sit Thursday versus the Twins.
Hedges will take a seat after he went 1-for-7 with a solo home run in the first two games of the series. Luke Maile will draw the start at catcher and bat eighth in the series finale.
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Michael Perez C | BAL
Pirates' Michael Perez: Sitting Thursday
Perez is not in the starting lineup Thursday versus the Cubs.
Perez will sit Thursday after he went 2-for-8 with a solo home run over the last two contests. Tyler Heineman will take over behind the plate and bat eighth in the series finale.
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Brian Serven C | ATH
Rockies' Brian Serven: Sitting again Thursday
Serven is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's series finale against the Marlins, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.
Serven will sit for the second game in a row Thursday as Elias Diaz draws the start at catcher, batting seventh. The two men continue to split time behind the plate with neither of them commanding the lion's share of playing time.
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Jacob Stallings C | BAL
Marlins' Jacob Stallings: Gets maintenance day
Stallings is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rockies, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
The Marlins and Rockies are closing their series with a day game after a night game, so Stallings will receive some routine maintenance after catching three of Miami's last four contests. Nick Fortes will check in for Stallings behind the plate, forming a battery with starting pitcher Braxton Garrett.
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Elias Diaz C | TEX
Rockies' Elias Diaz: Slugs three-run homer
Diaz went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer Wednesday against the Marlins.
Diaz took Louis Head yard in the ninth inning to tally his fourth homer of the season. After failing to go deep for a 25-start stretch between May 1 and June 15, Diaz has hit a home run in back-to-back games. He's hitting a disappointing .216/.269/.333 for the season and has started only five of the team's last 12 games as a result.
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Jose Trevino C | CIN
Yankees' Jose Trevino: Crushes clutch homer
Trevino went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in a 5-4 win against the Rays on Wednesday.
Trevino produced the biggest hit of the game for either club, belting a two-run homer to left field in the eighth inning that gave the Yankees their first lead, which stood up as the difference in the contest. The long ball was the backstop's sixth of the season, establishing a new career high. Trevino has also registered a .283/.339/.478 slash line and 21 RBI across 124 plate appearances in what has been a breakout campaign.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Launches ninth homer
Raleigh went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Wednesday's 9-0 win over the Athletics.
Raleigh went yard in the second inning. Five of the catcher's nine homers this year have come in June, where he's batting a solid (.246) in 18 contests. He's posted a .187/.279/.447 slash line with 19 RBI and 15 runs scored in 42 games overall, though his strong play of late has made him the Mariners' primary catcher over Luis Torrens.
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Austin Hedges C | CLE
Guardians' Austin Hedges: Goes deep Wednesday
Hedges went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's 11-10 win over the Twins.
Hedges had gone 0-for-7 in his last three games, but he was able to snap the skid with a fifth-inning blast to left field. This was the catcher's first extra-base hit in June, and he's gone 7-for-36 (.194) this month. That's actually an improvement given his season slash line of .165/.225/.281 with five homers, 15 RBI, 13 runs scored and a stolen base in 47 contests overall.