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Collins went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Saturday's 10-1 win over the Astros.

Not only did Collins guide ace Lucas Giolito through a complete-game gem, he opened the scoring for the White Sox with the first of back-to-back home runs in the third inning. Tim Anderson followed him with what turned out to be the game-winning hit. With Yasmani Grandal (knee) at least another two weeks away, Collins is expected to be the primary backstop during that time.

Stallings went 2-for-4 with a grand slam and a walk in Saturday's comeback victory over the Mets.

With two out and the bases loaded in the ninth inning, Stallings got around on an inside Edwin Diaz offering and sent it into the left field bleachers to complete Pittsburgh's rally from a 6-0 deficit. It was Stallings' eighth homer of the year, extending his career high, and gave him 40 RBI, second on the team behind only Bryan Reynolds (52). Stallings is slashing .239/.325/.420 in 255 plate appearances, making him a viable starter in most fantasy formats.

Contreras went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 4-2 win over Arizona.

Contreras scored the Cubs' first run of the game when he scored on a sixth-inning double by Javier Baez. In the ninth, Contreras put the Cubs ahead for the first time with his two-run blast, and that stood up for a win. The catcher has hit safely in eight of his 10 games in July, going 11-for-36 (.306) in that span. He's slashing .241/.350/.431 with 14 homers, 33 RBI, 38 runs scored and three stolen bases through 322 plate appearances overall. His homer Saturday was his first since June 24.

Haase exited Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Twins after being hit on the head by a pitch in the seventh inning, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports. He went 0-for-2 in his previous at-bats prior to departing.

Haase appeared to want to stay in the game after taking a Hansel Robles fastball to the helmet, but the club played things safe by replacing him with Victor Reyes as a pinch runner. The backstop will likely undergo tests to see if there's any concern of him having suffered a concussion, and until another update is given, he can be considered day-to-day.

Stassi is not in Saturday's lineup against the Mariners.

He started the second half off with a bang, going 2-for-4 with a home run Friday. Stassi is hitting .322/.402/.578 with six home runs in 90 at-bats since the start of June. Kurt Suzuki will start behind the dish and bat seventh.

Caratini will sit Saturday against the Nationals, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Caratini's time as the Padres' primary catcher may be up soon, as Austin Nola (knee) has begun a rehab assignment. Webster Rivas will start in his place Saturday.

The Rangers activated Huff (knee) from the 60-day injured list Saturday and optioned him to Double-A Frisco.

The catching prospect has been rehabbing in the minor leagues since June 28, hitting .244 with five home runs and 10 RBI in 11 games. Tyler Phillips was designated for assignment Saturday to open a 40-man roster spot for Huff.

Smith will sit Saturday against the Rockies, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.

Smith remains on pace to blow past manager Dave Roberts' preseason estimate of 90 starts, as his 60 games started in the team's first 93 contests put him on pace for 105 by the end of the year. His .256/.361/.449 slash line means the Dodgers are unlikely to cut his playing time any time soon, but he'll get a brief rest Saturday, with Austin Barnes starting behind the plate.

Maldonado is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

The 34-year-old went 0-for-2 with a pair of walks Friday and is now hitting .194 with four free passes in his last 10 games. Lefty-hitting Jason Castro will catch and bat eighth against Chicago's Lucas Giolito.

Jeffers (knee) is batting sixth and catching in Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Tigers.

Thanks to the All-Star break, Jeffers has had nearly a week to recover from a left knee contusion. Before the injury, he hit .161 with two home runs, four RBI and eight walks in his last 10 games.