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  • Red Sox's Carlos Narvaez: Cracks homer in loss

    Narvaez went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Saturday's 10-3 loss to the Pirates.

    Narvaez evened the game at 1-1 in the third inning with his 12th home run of the season. After overtaking the primary catching job from Connor Wong in the first half, Narvaez has cooled off significantly. He's slashing .167/.213/.337 over 24 games since the All-Star break.

  • Bo Naylor C | CLE

    Guardians' Bo Naylor: Receiving breather Sunday

    Naylor is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.

    After starting behind the plate in both of the first two games of the series, Naylor will get some rest for the finale. Austin Hedges will handle catching duties for the Guardians on Sunday.

  • Austin Wells C | NYY

    Yankees' Austin Wells: Continues power surge Saturday

    Wells went 1-for-5 with a solo home run against the White Sox in a 5-3 extra-innings victory Saturday.

    Wells broke a 1-1 tie with a 410-foot shot in the seventh inning. The third-year backstop has been perking up in the power department of late -- he's gone deep twice in his past three games and four times across his past eight contests. While Wells is still slashing a paltry .210/.267/.429 on the season, he's tied for fifth among MLB catchers with 19 long balls and is sixth at the position with 61 RBI.

  • Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Receiving Sunday off

    Kirk is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Brewers.

    Kirk went 1-for-7 with a walk and a double while starting the first two games of the series and will take a seat for Sunday's finale. Tyler Heineman will do the catching for Max Scherzer while batting eighth.

  • Jimmy Crooks C | STL

    Cardinals' Jimmy Crooks: Making first MLB start

    Crooks is starting behind the plate and batting eighth Sunday against the Reds.

    The 24-year-old will make the first start of his MLB career after being called up by the Cardinals on Friday. It technically won't be his MLB debut, however, since he entered as a defensive replacement without receiving an at-bat in Friday's contest. Crooks is one of St. Louis' top prospects and posted a .272/.336/.437 slash line with 14 homers in 99 games for Triple-A Memphis this year.

  • Jose Trevino C | CIN

    Reds' Jose Trevino: Getting rest Sunday

    Trevino is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

    Will Banfield will step in behind the dish while Trevino receives a breather for the series finale. Trevino started at catcher in each of the Reds' previous five games, going 2-for-13 with a walk during that stretch.

  • Pedro Pages C | STL

    Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Taking seat Sunday

    Pages is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

    Pages will get a breather after starting behind the dish in three of the previous four contests. Jimmy Crooks will step in for his first MLB start Sunday. With the 68-69 Cardinals fading from playoff contention, Pages could be at risk of losing playing time down the stretch to Crooks, who is regarded as one of the organization's top prospects and offers a higher offensive ceiling.

  • Orioles' Samuel Basallo: Slugs first big-league homer

    Basallo went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional run and a walk Saturday in an 11-1 victory versus San Francisco.

    Basallo achieved a personal milestone when he swatted a 376-foot shot in the fourth inning for his first major-league homer. The long ball also snapped a seven-game stretch without an RBI for the rookie backstop. Basallo hasn't exactly hit the ground running since being called up Aug. 17, but he's at least been moderately productive with six RBI through 11 games while striking out a tolerable seven times in 42 plate appearances.

  • Elias Diaz C | SD

    Padres' Elias Diaz: Shows off power with two homers

    Diaz went 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI in Saturday's 12-3 win over the Twins.

    Diaz opened with a 405-foot solo shot off Taj Bradley in the fifth inning and later added a two-run blast in the seventh for his second career multi-homer game. The long balls were the veteran's seventh and eighth of the season. Despite the breakout, Diaz hasn't given San Diego much reason to grant him more playing time recently, as he's gone just 6-for-28 over his last 10 games, driving in only two runs outside of Saturday's RBI.

  • Marlins' Agustin Ramirez: Swipes bag in win

    Ramirez went 2-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 11-8 win over the Mets.

    Ramirez sparked the offense late, singling and scoring in the seventh inning before adding a double, swiping a bag and crossing the plate again in the ninth. He's hit just .208 over 27 August games but has made his mark on the bases with eight steals in that span, trailing only Cal Raleigh among backstops with 11 on the season. It's been a strong rookie campaign overall for Ramirez, who's slashing .231/.287/.422 with 18 homers, 58 RBI and 59 runs scored across 477 plate appearances.

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