MLB Player News

Gomes is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Miguel Amaya will do the catching for Jameson Taillon in the afternoon tilt at Wrigley Field. Gomes had started three of the last four behind the plate for the Cubs.

Smith went 3-for-6 with an RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's 10-0 win over the Marlins.

Thursday marked Smith's fifth multi-hit performance in his last nine games. The 28-year-old backstop has posted a .325 batting average in 40 at-bats during this stretch, although 11 of his 13 hits have been singles. In 45 games since the All-Star break, Smith is slashing .266/.318/.395 with 11 doubles, four home runs, 22 RBI, 25 runs scored and two steals with a 19.5 percent strikeout rate and a 6.2 percent walk rate across 195 plate appearances.

D'Arnaud went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run against the Cardinals in an 8-5 win Thursday.

Atlanta hit five homers in the contest, with d'Arnaud's two-run blast in the seventh inning being the only one that wasn't a solo shot. The long ball was the backstop's second in three games following a stretch of 17 contests during which he batted just .190 without leaving the park. D'Arnaud has 11 home runs on the season, reaching double digits in that category for the sixth time in 11 major-league campaigns.

O'Hoppe is not in the lineup Thursday against the Guardians, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

O'Hoppe had started each of the last three games, during which he went 2-for-11 with a double. He'll get a routine day off, with Chad Wallach stepping into the lineup to hit seventh while serving as the backstop.

Arizona optioned Herrera to Triple-A Reno on Thursday.

Seby Zavala, who was claimed off waivers from the White Sox on Wednesday, will step in as the new backup to starting catcher Gabriel Moreno. Herrera has slashed just .212/.301/.263 in 118 plate appearances this season with the Diamondbacks.

Barnes (head) will start at catcher and bat ninth Thursday versus the Marlins.

Barnes took a backswing to the head in Tuesday's series opener at Miami, but he's cleared the concussion protocol and is back in action for Thursday's series finale. Will Smith will take a turn as the Dodgers' designated hitter.

Murphy is out of the lineup Thursday versus the Cardinals.

Travis d'Arnaud will get the start at catcher and bat sixth as Atlanta tries to avoid a three-game sweep. Murphy went 1-for-5 with three walks across the first two games of the series.

Contreras is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Atlanta.

Andrew Knizner will start at catcher and bat eighth as the Cardinals aim to pull off a surprising three-game sweep of the runaway NL East leaders. Contreras went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBI in Wednesday night's 11-6 victory.

Wells isn't in the Yankees' lineup Thursday against the Tigers.

Wells has gotten off to a slow start since being promoted to the majors last week, going just 2-for-14 with two RBI and a run scored across four games. Kyle Higashioka will start behind the plate in Wells' place and bat seventh.

Stallings is not in the lineup Thursday against the Dodgers.

Nick Fortes will catch and bat ninth as the Marlins try to sweep the NL West leaders. Stallings had started four of the last five games while going 3-for-13 with two walks and three runs scored.