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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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Resting up Saturday
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Kelly isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Cincinnati.
Kelly will receive a day off Saturday after going 2-for-4 with a strikeout during Friday's loss. Reese McGuire will catch for starter Javier Assad instead and bat ninth.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Receiving breather Wednesday
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Kelly is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates.
Kelly will head to the bench for the day game after he started behind the plate Monday and Tuesday while going 3-for-9 with a double. Reese McGuire will handle catching duties for the Cubs in the series finale.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Resting up Sunday
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Kelly is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.
Kelly will get some rest for the series finale after he started at catcher in each of the team's last four contests. Reese McGuire will form a battery with starting pitcher Matthew Boyd on Sunday.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Goes deep in win
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Kelly went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 3-2 win over Atlanta.
Kelly continued his recent power surge, as he now has four home runs over his last six games. During that span, he's also tallied seven RBI and he's sporting a 1.058 OPS. Kelly now has 17 long balls for the season, which puts him within one of his previous career high. The Chicago catcher has already set a new career high with 50 RBI this year.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Receiving rest Monday
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Kelly is out of the lineup for Monday's game in Atlanta.
Kelly will get a breather for the series opener in Atlanta after he started behind the plate in the final two games of the Cubs' weekend set versus the Nationals, going 2-for-7 with a pair of solo home runs, an additional RBI and a walk between those contests. Reese McGuire will handle catching duties for Chicago on Monday.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Goes deep twice Sunday
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Kelly went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Nationals.
Kelly went deep for the second time in his last four games as he registered his third multi-homer performance of the season. The Chicago catcher is up to 16 long balls this year, which is two away from his career high of 18 home runs that he set back in 2019 while playing for the Diamondbacks. Kelly has been a pleasant surprise all season for the Cubs with his .800 OPS, and he should continue to start most days behind the plate moving forward.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Not starting Friday
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Kelly is absent from the lineup for Friday's contest against the Nationals.
Kelly didn't start Wednesday's game versus Atlanta, either, prior to Thursday's team off day, so he's getting some extended rest. Reese McGuire will do the catching and bat ninth for the Cubs on Friday.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Resting Wednesday
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Kelly is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta.
After going 2-for-8 with his 14th home run of the season, a walk and three RBI while starting behind the plate in the first two games of the series, Kelly will get a breather for the finale. Reese McGuire will handle catching duties for the Cubs.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Comes up big Monday
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Kelly went 2-for-4 with a walk, a home run and three RBI in Monday's 7-6, extra-inning win over Atlanta.
Kelly played the role of hero Monday, launching his 14th home run of the season in the bottom of the eighth inning with a runner on to tie the game at 6-6. Then, in the bottom of the 10th, the catcher delivered a walk-off RBI single. Kelly came into the contest batting just .152 with a .346 OPS over his previous 10 games, but he's batting a much better .259 with a .793 OPS overall this year.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Taking seat Sunday
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Kelly is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.
Kelly will hit the bench for the third time in four games while the Cubs go with Reese McGuire behind the plate. Dating back to Aug. 10, Kelly is slashing just .149/.226/.149, and his downturn in production appears to have pushed him into a timeshare with McGuire.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Not in Friday's lineup
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Kelly isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Rockies.
The 31-year-old will surrender a second consecutive start at catcher to Reese McGuire on Friday after having started three straight games behind the dish. Kelly has been in a bit of a slump lately, slashing just .224/.288/.224 with six RBI and two runs scored in 21 games since Aug. 1.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Not in Cubs' lineup
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Kelly is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest in San Francisco.
Kelly started at catcher in each of the previous three games, so he'll get a breather during Thursday's matinee. Reese McGuire is behind the dish and batting eighth for the Cubs.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Out of Thursday's lineup
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Kelly is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Brewers.
Kelly started at catcher in the Cubs' 4-3 win Wednesday night, so he will get a break for Thursday's matinee. Reese McGuire will fill in behind the dish and bat ninth for the Cubs.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Resting for early game
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Kelly is out of the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader versus the Brewers.
Reese McGuire will draw the start behind the dish for the first game of the day, but Kelly should form a battery with starting pitcher Jameson Taillon (calf) in the second contest of the twin bill. Kelly continues to uphold an excellent .819 OPS on the season, but his production has tailed off a bit thus far in August, as the veteran backstop is slashing .256/.347/.256 through 14 games.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Swipes rare base in win
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Kelly went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Pirates.
Kelly has been effective at the plate this season with 13 home runs and an .830 OPS through 83 games, but speed hasn't been a part of his output, as this was his first stolen base of the year. It was actually the veteran catcher's first steal since 2023, and he only has four total stolen bases during his 10-year MLB career. Kelly figures to keep seeing opportunities in the heart of Chicago's lineup, especially with Miguel Amaya (ankle) back on the IL, but he likely won't run too much more often.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: On bench Friday
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Kelly isn't part of the starting nine for Friday's game against the Pirates.
Kelly is out of the lineup for the second time in three games, yielding to Reese McGuire on Friday. Kelly had started the prior five consecutive contests, and he's slashing .270/.367/.471 in 308 plate appearances this season.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Posts three hits Saturday
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Kelly went 3-for-4 with one RBI in Saturday's 9-1 win over the Cardinals.
This was Kelly's third multi-hit effort over seven games in August, and he's batting .364 (8-for-22) in that span. None of those hits have gone for extra bases, but the catcher is at least displaying some consistency at the plate. On the year, he's at a .276/.368/.484 slash line, 13 home runs, 38 RBI, 42 runs scored, 12 doubles and no stolen bases across 78 contests. His .852 OPS is the best of his career, which should allow Kelly to maintain decent playing time even once Miguel Amaya (oblique) returns in the upcoming week.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Leads offense in low-scoring game
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Kelly went 2-for-3 with a run scored in Friday's 1-0 win over the Orioles.
Kelly had half of Chicago's hits and scored the team's lone run in the low-scoring affair. The veteran catcher had a productive July, slashing .290/.370/.581 with four home runs and 10 RBI in 18 games, and he's off to a good start in August. Kelly is locked in as the Cubs' top backstop, though the eventual return of Miguel Amaya (oblique) could cut into his playing time a little bit.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Goes deep in loss
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Kelly went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 12-4 loss to the Royals.
While Kansas City's offense broke the game open, Kelly still managed to turn in his own solid effort. The Chicago catcher is now up to 13 home runs for the season, and he's been hot in July with a .350 batting average and four long balls in 12 games. The return of Miguel Amaya (oblique) may cut into Kelly's playing time a little bit, though the latter has earned a sizeable role due to his strong production at the plate.
