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  • Giants' Patrick Bailey: On bench Saturday

    Bailey is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rockies, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Bailey will take a seat for the second time in three games, giving way to Andrew Knizner behind the plate. Bailey is 20-for-69 (.290) with four home runs in September.

  • Marlins' Agustin Ramirez: Getting breather Saturday

    Ramirez is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets.

    Ramirez will get the afternoon off Saturday after making 14 consecutive starts. He went 15-for-57 (.263) with a pair of home runs and four stolen bases during that stretch. Liam Hicks will draw the start behind the plate while Troy Johnston slots in at DH.

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    Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Absent from lineup

    Pages isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Cubs.

    Pages will sit out Saturday's contest after going 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts in Friday's series opener. His absence will give Jimmy Crooks another start behind the plate catching for Michael McGreevy.

  • Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Out of lineup

    Rutschman isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees.

    Rutschman has gone just 1-for-11 in four games since returning from the injured list, and he'll now receive a day off while Samuel Basallo starts behind the plate and bats eighth.

  • Austin Wells C | NYY

    Yankees' Austin Wells: Taking seat Saturday

    Wells isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game versus Baltimore.

    Wells will head to the bench for Saturday's contest after logging five hits over his last three games. Ben Rice will catch for starter Cam Schlittler instead, opening up first base for Paul Goldschmidt.

  • Marlins' Agustin Ramirez: Swipes two bags in win

    Ramirez went 1-for-4 with a run scored and two stolen bases in Friday's 6-2 win over the Mets.

    The rookie catcher has showed off his speed during the second half of the season -- he now has five multi-steal games since the start of August. Ramirez has still cooled down considerably at the dish after a torrid start to his major-league career, as he has a .639 OPS since the beginning of July, but he still looks like Miami's backstop for the future. Through 531 at-bats, Ramirez is batting .232 with 21 homers, 33 doubles, 67 RBI and 16 stolen bases.

  • Nick Fortes C | TB

    Rays' Nick Fortes: Sitting Friday

    Fortes is out of the lineup for Friday's game against Toronto.

    Fortes will yield to Hunter Feduccia behind the dish Friday. Feduccia has now started three of the Rays' last four games and four straight against right-handed pitchers.

  • Orioles' Samuel Basallo: Starting Friday

    Basallo (hand) will DH and bat eighth during Friday's game against the Yankees, Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun reports.

    Basallo left Wednesday's game after being hit in the right hand by a pitch. X-rays on his hand came back negative, and after a one-game absence, Basallo has returned to the starting nine. The 21-year-old is slashing .176/.243/.353 in 111 big-league plate appearances this season.

  • Mets' Francisco Alvarez: Back in Friday's lineup at DH

    Alvarez (cramps) will start at designated hitter and bat seventh in Friday's game in Miami.

    Alvarez didn't play in Thursday's game versus the Cubs due to cramps, but he's back in action after a day of rest. With Alvarez at DH, Luis Torrens will do the catching for the Mets.

  • Carson Kelly C | CHC

    Cubs' Carson Kelly: On bench Friday

    Kelly is out of the lineup for Friday's game against St. Louis.

    Kelly will yield to Reese McGuire behind the dish for Friday's series opener. It looks to be just a rest day for Kelly, who had caught four consecutive games leading up to the contest.

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