MLB Player News

Barnhart isn't in the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

Barnhart has started mainly against right-handers this year, and he'll take a seat for the fourth time in the last five games with southpaw Justin Steele on the mound for the Cubs. Tyler Stephenson will start at catcher and bat second.

D'Arnaud went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 9-2 win over the Pirates.

D'Arnaud followed an Adam Duvall home run in the third inning with one of his own to go back-to-back off Ryan Feltner and put Atlanta up 6-0. He would later add a walk in the eighth to reach base for the second time. The 32-year-old has now homered in consecutive games and is slashing .228/.284/.412 with six homers, 20 RBI, 12 runs scored and 10:30 BB:K over 148 plate appearances.

Murphy went 2-for-3 with a run, two RBI and a walk in Sunday's 10-4 extra -innings win over Arizona.

Murphy hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning, singled in the seventh, walked in the ninth and brought home a run before scoring on an 11th-inning single. The backstop snapped an 0-for-9 stretch with his first multi-hit outing since Aug. 24, though he continues to share catching duties.

Sanchez went 2-for-4 with a grand slam and a two-run home run in Sunday's 8-7 loss to Baltimore.

The catcher had a monster effort Sunday, driving in six of the Yankees' seven runs. He slugged a grand slam off Baltimore starter Keegan Akin in the second inning before adding a two-run shot off reliever Marcos Diplan in the sixth. Despite the strong showing, Sanchez was just about the only Yankees bat to perform well -- only Anthony Rizzo had an RBI besides Sanchez, and no other hitter on the team logged an extra-base hit. Sanchez is slashing .216/.319/.448 with 20 long balls, 49 RBI and 49 runs scored through 373 plate appearances.

Kirk went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run, a double and two total runs scored in Sunday's 8-0 win over Oakland.

This was the catcher's first multi-hit effort in his last eight games, and he hit just .192 (5-for-26) in that span. Kirk solidified Toronto's lead with his third-inning blast, which was his fifth homer in 44 contests this year. He's added 20 RBI, 14 runs scored, eight doubles and a .275/.350/.467 slash line across 137 plate appearances.

Perez went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer and a walk in Sunday's 6-0 win over the White Sox.

Perez took Dylan Cease deep for a three-run blast in the first inning and later drew his 22nd walk of the year. The slugging catcher has belted 15 home runs since the start of August and eight over his last 11 games. He's up to 102 RBI with an .867 OPS through 555 plate appearances.

D'Arnaud homered as a pinch hitter in his only plate appearance during Saturday's loss to the Rockies.

Stephen Vogt the start behind the plate in the contest, but d'Arnaud was summoned to pinch hit in the ninth inning. He drilled a 421-foot homer to bring Atlanta within a run, though the team was unable to score again. D'Arnaud's long ball was his first since Aug. 20, and he has struggled of late with a .185 batting average over his past eight contests.

Nola is out of the lineup Sunday against the Astros, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Nola started the previous two games and will take a seat after going 1-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and two runs during Saturday's contest. Victor Caratini will work behind the plate and bat eighth Sunday for the Friars.

Raleigh is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Raleigh has hit a lowly .138 with a pair of doubles and a 40 percent strikeout rate in his last 10 games. Tom Murphy is catching and batting sixth Sunday.

Maldonado is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Maldonado, hitting .143 with a home run and three RBI in his last 10 games, gets an expected afternoon off after catching Saturday night. Garrett Stubbs starts behind the dish and bats eighth Sunday.