MLB Player News

Contreras went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Guardians.

Contreras kept his power up with his fourth homer over the last six games and his sixth long ball through 15 contests in August. The catcher is batting .304 (17-for-56) this month, a slight bit better than his impressive .284 mark for the year. He's up to 17 homers, 71 RBI, 80 runs scored, 32 doubles, five stolen bases and an .825 OPS through 119 games this season.

Murphy is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels.

Murphy and Travis d'Arnaud have been alternating starts behind the plate recently and after Murphy started Friday, it'll be d'Arnaud's turn to catch Saturday. Murphy missed the first two months of the season with a strained oblique but has logged a .228/.315/.399 slash line with seven home runs in 178 plate appearances since returning.

Higashioka is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rockies.

Higashioka has one hit in his last 14 at-bats and will get the night off Saturday to clear his head. In his place, Luis Campusano will catch and bat eighth.

Stallings is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against San Diego.

Stallings will move to the bench for 22-year-old Drew Romo's MLB debut Saturday. With Elias Diaz out of the picture in Colorado, Stallings and Romo are slated to share catching duties during the closing weeks of the regular season.

Rutschman (back) is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox, but he is feeling better and will be available off the bench, Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Rutschman was scratched from Friday's lineup with lower-back discomfort and will be held out of the starting nine for a second consecutive game. James McCann will draw another start behind the dish.

Ruiz is absent from Saturday's lineup against Philadelphia.

Ruiz will get a breather Saturday after going 3-for-8 with two solo home runs in the first two games of the series. Riley Adams will start behind home plate and bat seventh.

Jeffers is not in Saturday's lineup against the Rangers.

Jeffers is hitting .207 with three home runs in nine games this month. Christian Vazquez draws the start, batting eighth.

Rortvedt is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Rortvedt will begin Saturday's game in the dugout after going 0-for-2 in Friday's contest. Alex Jackson will start behind home plate and bat ninth.

Amaya went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 7-6, 10-inning win over the Blue Jays.

Amaya has only five home runs this season in 86 games, though he's gone deep twice in 10 contests so far this month. The catcher is batting .258 in August with a .797 OPS, which are both ahead of his season-long rates. Amaya will see his fantasy appeal increase if he can maintain his recent level of performance, as he's fairly locked into the No. 1 role behind the plate for the Cubs, with only veteran Christian Bethancourt joining him on the roster currently.

Dingler is starting at catcher and batting fifth in Saturday's game against the Yankees.

Jake Rogers handled catching duties for the Tigers on Friday, going 0-for-3 to lower his season batting average to .195. Dingler is only hitting .185 himself through his first eight games at the MLB level, but Detroit probably wants to get the rookie more experience to finish out the year. Expect Dingler and Rogers to continue splitting time behind the plate fairly evenly moving forward.