MLB Player News

Contreras isn't starting Saturday's game against the Dodgers.

Contreras drew starts in each of the last two games and went 2-for-8 with four strikeouts. Kevan Smith will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

Gomes (hamstring) remains on the bench for Saturday's game against the Phillies.

Gomes is battling a tight right hamstring and will sit for the third straight game. Alex Avila remains the starter behind the plate in his absence.

Jansen isn't starting Saturday against Houston.

Jansen will take a seat for the third time in the last four games after he went 1-for-3 in Friday's matchup. Reese McGuire will start behind the plate and bat ninth.

Stallings went 1-for-3 with a two-run single and a walk in Friday's 9-2 win over Miami.

He's batting just .176 over the last nine games but has six RBI in his last three starts. Stallings, who has hit fourth or fifth in the lineup since Colin Moran (groin) went on the injured list, will likely move down when Moran returns next week. Overall, the catcher is slashing .237/.333/.417 with four homers in 159 plate appearances.

Stephenson isn't starting Saturday against the Cardinals.

Stephenson will get a breather after he went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and a walk Friday. Mike Freeman will start at first base and bat eighth.

Haase went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and a walk in Friday's 9-8 loss to the White Sox.

Haase failed to reach in his first two at-bats of the night but singled, homered and walked in his final three plate appearances. Friday marked his second multi-hit and multi-RBI performances in his last three games and he's now slashing .250/.318/.567 with five homers, eight RBI and 12 runs scored since being promoted May 12.

Grandal went 2-for-2 with two walks, two solo home runs and a third run scored in Friday's 9-8 win over the Tigers.

Grandal homered in the second inning to put Chicago on the board, then he rescued the team in the seventh with a game-tying blast after the White Sox's bullpen surrendered a five-run lead in the top half of the inning. That set the stage for Yermin Mercedes' walkoff single. Grandal's belted three homers over the last two days, giving him nine for the season. The catcher is batting .154 with a miserable .123 BABIP. He's been hitting the ball hard -- 97th percentile per Baseball Savant -- but right at defenders.

Murphy went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double and three total RBI in a 9-5 win over the Rockies on Friday.

The backstop enjoyed a big day at the plate, driving in three runs for the first time this season. He blasted a solo home run to right field in the second inning, knocked in another run with a single in the third and notched another RBI with a double in the sixth. Over his past seven games, Murphy has knocked in 10 runs despite batting a pedestrian .259.

Maldonado went 2-for-5 with a home run, five RBI and two total runs scored in Friday's 13-1 win over Toronto.

In the sixth inning, the catcher blew the game wide open with a grand slam to put Houston ahead 7-0. Maldonado added an RBI single in the eighth. Friday was his third multi-hit game in 43 contests this year, all of which have come since May 14. The 34-year-old is slashing .164/.245/.286 with four homers, 14 RBI and 14 runs scored across 155 plate appearances.

Narvaez went 2-for-3 with a homer, a double, a walk, two RBI and three runs scored in Friday's 5-1 win over the Diamondbacks.

Narvaez doubled in a run in the third inning and came around to score on an error. He later tacked on an insurance run with a solo blast in the eighth. The 29-year-old was in a 4-for-35 slump entering Friday's game and he produced his first multi-hit effort since May 19.