MLB Player News

Barrera is not in the lineup Sunday against the Cubs, Matt Weyrich of NBC Sports Washington reports.

The 26-year-old started the past three games and will receive the day off Sunday. Barrera should continue to see regular starts down the stretch for Washington following the departure of Yan Gomes ahead of the trade deadline.

McCann is not starting Sunday against the Reds, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

McCann has a .676 OPS in 13 games since the All-Star break and will sit for the second time in the past three contests. Tomas Nido will work behind the plate Sunday.

Stallings is not in the lineup Sunday against the Phillies, Jake Crouse of MLB.com reports.

Stallings started the first two games of the series and will take a seat for Sunday's afternoon matchup. Michael Perez will catch for Mitch Keller in the finale.

Contreras is not starting Sunday against the Nationals.

Contreras started the last three games and will take a seat after going 0-for-5 with three strikeouts Saturday. Robinson Chirinos will start behind the plate and bat seventh in his place in the series finale.

Barnhart is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.

Barnhart will receive some routine maintenance in the series finale after he had caught each of the Reds' last three games. Tyler Stephenson will replace Barnhart behind the dish Sunday while batting out of the cleanup spot.

Heim went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in Saturday's 5-4 extra-inning win over the Mariners.

He got the Rangers on the board with a two-run shot in the fifth inning off Tyler Anderson, then walked it off in the 10th with another two-run blast off Spencer Patton. Heim has gone yard three times in the last two games to boost his homer total on the season to seven, but he's slashing just .189/.211/.459 through 10 games since the All-Star break. Jose Trevino, or eventually Sam Huff, remain threats to his playing time.

Mejia went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Saturday's 9-5 win over the Red Sox.

His big blow was a two-run shot off Nathan Eovaldi in the fourth inning. Mejia has two of his five homers on the season in his last six starts, a stretch during which he's batting .364 (8-for-22) with two triples, six runs and nine RBI. Mike Zunino has started five games during that time and gone just 3-for-17 (.176) with a solo shot, and the playing time mix could tip further in Mejia's favor over the final two months if the gap between their respective production remains that wide.

Diaz went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a strikeout in a 5-3 win over San Diego on Saturday.

Diaz's fifth-inning home run off Yu Darvish gave the Rockies a lead they wouldn't relinquish. It was Diaz's second straight game with a long ball. The backstop is slashing a subpar .212/.283/.414 with 11 home runs in 62 games.

Smith went 3-for-5 with a run as the Dodgers defeated the Diamondbacks 8-3 on Saturday.

Smith singled in the first, third and seventh, scoring on the final occasion, to post his fourth three-hit game of the campaign. The backstop is now 5-for-13 over his last three games and his .847 OPS ranks fifth among catchers.

Zavala went 4-for-4 with three home runs, six RBI and four runs scored Saturday against Cleveland.

That was some kind of performance for a nine-hole hitter making just his 18th career appearance in the big leagues. Zavala hit solo homers in the third and seventh innings, but the big blast was a grand slam in the fourth off Triston McKenzie that busted the game wide open at 6-2. Zavala also singled, matching the four hits he had produced in his first 33 plate appearances all season prior to Saturday. The 27-year-old Zavala came into the day hitting just .171 this year between the White Sox and Triple-A Charlotte, making his showing Saturday one of the unlikeliest in recent years.