Ruiz is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Blue Jays.
Ruiz was behind the dish for the first two games of the series, so he'll get a break during Wednesday's matinee. The Nationals will go with Harry Ford at catcher in the rubber match.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Resting up Sunday
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Ruiz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Ruiz will take a seat for the afternoon game after he was behind the plate for all nine innings of Saturday's 5-3 win. Harry Ford will draw the start at catcher in the series finale.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Idle Friday
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Ruiz is out of the lineup for Friday's series opener against the Diamondbacks.
Ruiz will ride the bench despite the Nationals having an off day Thursday. Harry Ford will be behind the plate and batting seventh for Washington.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Receiving day off
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Ruiz is not in the lineup for Sunday's matchup against the Athletics.
After going 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored Saturday, Ruiz will take at least the beginning of Sunday off for the series finale. Harry Ford will take over the catching duties and bat sixth for Washington.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Resting Friday
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Ruiz isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Athletics.
Ruiz will grab a seat on the bench Friday after going just 4-for-21 at the plate since the beginning of July. Harry Ford will fill in as Washington's catcher and bat sixth.
Ruiz isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees.
Ruiz will get a chance to rest his legs after slugging a home run during Friday's series opener. Drew Millas will replace him behind the dish Saturday and bat eighth.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Receiving evening off
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Ruiz is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Astros.
The Nationals will give Ruiz a break for the series opener after he went 2-for-3 with a double and a run while catching six innings of Sunday's 11-5 loss to the Pirates. Drew Millas will step in for Ruiz behind the plate and will bat eighth.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Resting up Wednesday
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Ruiz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.
The Nationals will give Ruiz a rest for the matinee contest after he started behind the plate in each of the last three games. Drew Millas will receive the nod at catcher and form a battery with starting pitcher Andrew Alvarez.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Idle Saturday
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Ruiz is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Orioles.
After going 1-for-3 with an RBI in the series opener against Baltimore, Ruiz will ride the bench for the second game of the series. Drew Millas will be behind the plate and bat ninth Saturday.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Drawing rest Sunday
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Ruiz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.
Ruiz will be given a breather for the series finale after he started behind the plate the past three games while going 3-for-11 with a run scored. Drew Millas will handle catching duties Sunday for Washington.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Exiting starting nine
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Ruiz is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Royals.
It looks to be a routine day off after Ruiz started at catcher the last two days. Drew Millas will be behind the dish and will bat eighth for the Nationals.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Resting up Friday
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Ruiz isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against Arizona, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.
Ruiz will take a seat after going 1-for-7 with an RBI and two runs scored during Washington's series against Miami. Drew Millas will fill in behind the plate and bat eighth.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Idle Saturday
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Ruiz isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Padres.
Ruiz has recorded multiple hits as well as an RBI and a run in both of his last two games, but the Nats will keep him on the bench to begin Saturday's contest while Drew Millas starts at catcher, batting eighth.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Swats fifth homer
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Ruiz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's loss to the Padres.
The backstop took Lucas Giolito deep in the second inning as the Nationals grabbed an early lead the bullpen let slip away. Over 15 games in May, Ruiz is slashing .364/.368/.727 with four of his five homers on the season along with eight doubles, 10 runs and 16 RBI.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Resting up in series finale
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Ruiz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.
Ruiz will receive a breather for the day game Wednesday after he caught all nine innings and went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run in the Nationals' 6-3 victory Tuesday night. Drew Millas will step in for Ruiz behind the dish in the series finale.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Absent from lineup
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Ruiz is not in the lineup for Friday's game in Atlanta.
Ruiz had started each of the last two contests for the Nationals but will get a break during Friday's series opener. Drew Millas will start at catcher and bat eighth for the Nats.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Resting up Monday
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Ruiz is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Mets.
After starting behind the dish in the Nationals' final two games of the weekend, Ruiz will get a break while Washington opens a four-game set versus New York. Drew Millas will handle the catching duties Monday.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Stays hot with career-high five RBI
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Ruiz went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, five RBI, a stolen base and an additional run scored in Saturday's 13-3 win over Baltimore.
It was a banner day for Ruiz, who piled up a career-high five RBI while swiping his first bag of the campaign. Ruiz had a .507 OPS on the year through the month of April, but he's gaining momentum in May so far. The switch-hitting catcher turned in his second three-hit performance this month Saturday and is now batting .323 with three homers, five doubles and 11 RBI over his last 31 at-bats to boost his season OPS to .715.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Sitting out second straight
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Ruiz is absent from the lineup for Friday's contest versus the Orioles.
Ruiz still leads the Nationals with 23 starts at catcher this season, but Drew Millas has almost pulled even with him, as this will be his 22nd start behind the dish Friday. It's the second start in a row for Millas.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Absent from lineup
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Ruiz is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Cincinnati.
Ruiz started at catcher in the first two games of the series, so he'll take a seat in Thursday's afternoon tilt. Drew Millas will be behind the dish and bat ninth for the Nationals.
