MLB Player News

Contreras is not in the lineup Sunday against the Reds.

Contreras drove in the Cubs' only run Saturday night, but he'll get a day off for the second time in the series. Victor Caratini will fill in for him at catcher for the series finale.

Leon is not in the lineup Sunday against the Mets.

After starting three straight games, Leon has sat for three of the last four. He's hitless in his last 13 games, so it's little surprise that he finds himself on the bench. Christian Vazquez will start behind the plate.

Gomes is not in the lineup Sunday against Detroit.

Gomes is one of eight starters to be rested Sunday after Cleveland clinched their playoff berth the day before. Eric Haase will start behind the plate.

Contreras went 2-for-3 with an RBI in Saturday's 1-0 win over the Reds.

Contreras had half of his team's hits, and his second knock of the day was huge, as he drove in Javier Baez in the bottom of the sixth inning for the only run off the game. It was a bright spot in what's been a down season for the 26-year-old catcher, as he's now tallied nine home runs and 51 RBI in 127 games after posting 21 home runs and 74 RBI in 117 games a year ago.

Garver (head) is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Royals, LaVelle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Garver, who exited Wednesday's game after taking a foul ball off his mask, will be out of the lineup for the third straight game. The 27-year-old should still be considered day-to-day as Willians Astudillo grabs another start behind the plate for the Twins.

Gomes is not in the lineup against Detroit on Saturday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Gomes will receive a standard day off after going 1-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts during Friday's loss. Roberto Perez will handle the catching duties and bat ninth in the order.

Perez went 2-for-5 with a home run and five RBI in Friday's win over the Twins.

Perez connected on a game-winning grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning to give his team the 8-4 victory, as the Royals offense exploded for five runs in the final frame. The veteran catcher now has homers in back-to-back games, and he has hit a total of 26 home runs on the season to go along with 75 RBI.

Narvaez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 8-6 win over Baltimore.

Narvaez launched a two-run blast over the fence in center field to hand the White Sox a four-run lead in the third inning. The 26-year-old has put up decent numbers through 87 games this season, sporting a .272/.361/.420 slash line with 22 extra-base hits and 27 RBI.

Hedges is not in the lineup Friday against the Rangers.

Since Francisco Mejia became part of the mix at catcher in early September, he's made four starts behind the plate compared to three for Hedges, with each of them also appearing once at designated hitter. Mejia will get the start Friday, but the playing time split looks to be relatively even going forward.

Contreras isn't in the starting lineup for Friday's game against Cincinnati.

Contreras will take a seat for the second straight day, with Victor Caratini slated to take over behind the dish and bat sixth. Contreras has gone 2-for-10 with a double and an RBI over his previous five games.