MLB Player News

Bailey will be on the bench Saturday against the Nationals, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Bailey burst onto the scene with a .904 OPS in his first 33 games, but he's hit a wall since the start of July. In 14 games this month, he's hitting .125/.176/.167 with 17 strikeouts and just one walk. Blake Sabol starts behind the plate for the fourth time in nine games since the All-Star break.

Sanchez will sit for the second straight game Saturday against the Tigers, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Sanchez generated a fair amount of excitement by hitting .255/.300/.681 with six homers in his first 13 games as a Padre, but things have gone downhill fast since then. In his last 29 games, he's homered just three times while slashing .159/.257/.284. Luis Campusano starts for the second consecutive game behind the plate and could be in the process of claiming the starting role.

Moreno was scratched from the lineup for Saturday's game against Cincinnati due to left shoulder discomfort, Jody Jackson of Bally Sports Arizona reports.

Moreno has been dealing with the issue over the last few weeks and has seen his playing time dip as a result. It's unclear if his scratch Saturday means the issue has reached a point where he'll need a trip to the injured list. Carson Kelly will start Saturday and would see his playing time increase if Moreno does in fact need a stint on the IL.

Fortes will be on the bench for Saturday's game against the Rockies, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Fortes has the edge in starts behind the plate over Jacob Stallings by a 55-45 margin, though since the break it's been Stallings with five starts to Fortes' three. Fortes owns a .532 OPS on the season while Stallings' sits at .561, so neither player has made much of a push to carve out a larger role.

Diaz will sit for Saturday's game in Miami, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Those with Diaz on their fantasy teams would prefer Diaz's off days all came on the road like this one. The All-Star Game MVP has hit .293/.333/.493 at home this season and just .243/.304/.358 elsewhere. Austin Wynns will take over behind the plate.

Realmuto went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Guardians.

He went back-to-back with Bryson Stott in the seventh inning off Nick Sandlin to get the Phillies within a run, but they weren't able to find an equalizer. Realmuto has found his power stroke in July, slashing .261/.320/.565 over his last 12 games with two doubles and four of his 12 homers on the season.

Grandal went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk Friday against the Twins.

Grandal began losing playing time to Seby Zavala in early July, but he has now started six of the team's last seven games. Three of those came at designated hitter with Eloy Jimenez sidelined, but Grandal has started consecutive games at catcher since Jimenez has returned. He's homered twice in 20 at-bats across his last six games, though he is striking out at a 34.8 percent clip.

Jansen went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Mariners.

Jansen opened the scoring with a fifth-inning shot off Bryce Miller. Through 11 games in July, Jansen is batting .303 (10-for-33) with four extra-base hits and eight RBI. The catcher is at a .227/.288/.465 slash line with 12 homers, 41 RBI, 26 runs scored and 11 doubles through 61 contests overall.

Diaz went 2-for-4 with a solo homer Friday in the Rockies' win over the Marlins.

Diaz took southpaw Braxton Garrett deep to left in the top of the third inning to give Colorado a 6-0 lead. The ball had an exit velocity of 111.7 mph and traveled an estimated 405 feet. It also pushed Diaz's home run total into the double digits at 10. The backstop later added a single in the top of the eighth while boosting his season OPS to .747.

Diaz is not in the lineup for Friday's game at Oakland.

Diaz started at catcher in Thursday's series opener versus the Athletics and went 0-for-3. Martin Maldonado is behind the plate Friday and David Hensley will take a turn as the Astros' designated hitter.