MLB Player News
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Not in Saturday's lineup
Moreno (hand) is not in the Diamondbacks' starting lineup against the Reds on Saturday.
Moreno took a wild pitch off his right hand in Friday's suspended game. The good news is that initial X-rays came back negative, but he will be out of the lineup for Saturday's contest while Jose Herrera serves behind home plate and bats ninth.
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Brett Sullivan C | PIT
Pirates' Brett Sullivan: Promoted to majors
The Pirates selected Sullivan's contract from Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday.
With Endy Rodriguez (elbow) placed on the 10-day injured list and Joey Bart still in the concussion protocol, Sullivan will be brought up to serve as the Pirates' backup catcher behind Henry Davis. Sullivan was acquired by the Pirates in April from the Padres, and he has a .211/.350/.324 with two steals, one home run and 10 RBI across 76 plate appearances with Indianapolis.
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Dillon Dingler C | DET
Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Idle Saturday
Dingler is not in the Tigers' starting lineup against the Cubs on Saturday.
Dingler will get a breather for the second time in three games while Jake Rogers starts behind home plate and bats eighth. Dingler has slashed .346/.382/.519 with two home runs and 11 RBI in 55 plate appearances over his last 15 games.
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Henry Davis RF | PIT
Pirates' Henry Davis: Homers in Friday's win
Davis went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 5-4 win over the Phillies.
The backstop entered the game in the top of the second inning after Endy Rodriguez injured his elbow throwing the ball to second base during warmups, and Davis took advantage of the opportunity by lofting an Alan Rangel slider down the left-field line and just over the wall in the fourth inning. Davis' bat began to wake up in late May, and over his last 10 games he's batting .258 (8-for-31) with two doubles, two homers, four runs and six RBI. With Joey Bart (concussion) still on the shelf and Rodriguez potentially headed back to the IL as well, Davis could be in line for a heavy workload in the short term.
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Kyle Teel C | CHW
White Sox's Kyle Teel: On base three times in debut
Teel went 1-for-2 with a run scored and two walks Friday against the Royals.
Teel made his big-league debut Friday night, hitting sixth while starting behind the plate. He worked a walk in his first plate appearance and laced a single to left field in the fourth inning for his first big-league hit. Teel should be a regular in the White Sox's lineup, though it remains unclear whether he will mix in at first base or designated hitter in addition to his work at catcher.
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Travis d'Arnaud C | LAA
Angels' Travis d'Arnaud: Smacks second homer
D'Arnaud went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 5-4 win over the Mariners.
D'Arnaud's homer in the fourth inning tied the game at 4-4. The catcher isn't quite alternating starts with fellow backstop Logan O'Hoppe, but d'Arnaud has done enough with the bat lately to command more than just a backup role. He is 11-for-33 (.333) with two homers, two doubles and five RBI over his last 10 games. For the season, he has a .233/.281/.367 slash line, two homers, six RBI and four runs scored across 96 plate appearances.
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Pedro Pages C | STL
Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Smacks two-run shot
Pages went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer and an additional run scored in Friday's 5-0 win over the Dodgers.
Pages put the Cardinals on the board in the second inning when he took Justin Wrobleski deep to left field for a 422-foot, two-run home run. Pages has struggled at the plate over his last 12 games (5-for-30), but he has logged three home runs and six RBI over that span.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: X-rays negative
X-rays on Moreno's hand came back negative after he was taken out of Friday's game versus Cincinnati, Jose M. Romero of The Arizona Republic reports.
Moreno exited Friday's contest early after taking a wild pitch off his right hand, though he managed to escape the incident with just a bit of swelling. His availability going forward will depend on how swollen his hand is, so Jose Herrera may need to take over at catcher for a few days.