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  • Sitting again Wednesday
    Wong is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.

    Advice: After making four consecutive starts behind the plate, Wong finds himself on the bench for the second game in a row. Wong still looks to be the Red Sox's No. 1 catcher, but manager Alex Cora may have wanted to reward backup Reese McGuire with another start after he drew two walks in Tuesday's 4-3 win. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 1:34 pm
     
  • Giving way to Haniger on Wednesday
    Garver is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.

    Advice: Garver and Mitch Haniger seem to have settled into a timeshare at the designated hitter spot of late, and it'll be the latter's turn to start Wednesday after Garver was included in the lineup for Tuesday's 8-5 win. The Mariners should have room for both players in the starting nine versus left-handed pitching, but neither of the two appears to be locked into a full-time role versus righties at the moment. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 1:04 pm
     
  • Heading to bench Wednesday
    Jeffers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.

    Advice: With solid counting statistics (12 home runs, two stolen bases, 37 RBI and 28 runs) and a non-toxic batting average (.234), Jeffers has been one of the top fantasy catchers this season, but he's started to lose some of his shine in recent weeks. He's slashing just .153/.240/.259 overall since May 15, and his ongoing struggles at the dish have begun to cost him some playing time. He'll give way Wednesday to Christian Vazquez, who remains the Twins' No. 2 catcher but seems to have moved his way into more of a timeshare with Jeffers behind the dish. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 12:40 pm
     
  • Sean Murphy goes 4-for-4, homers twice in victory
    Sean Murphy went 4-for-4 and hit a pair of two-run homers as the Braves bested the Tigers 7-0 on Wednesday.

    Advice: A big game for a slumping hitter. Murphy, who missed most of April and May, hadn’t achieved even a two-hit game in his 15 previous starts this season. He had totaled one homer and four RBI in 56 plate appearances. His OPS jumped from .408 to .625 today. Rotoworld Yesterday, 12:31 pm
     
  • Breaks out with two homers
    Murphy went 4-for-4 with a pair of two-run homers and three total runs scored in Wednesday's 7-0 win over the Tigers.

    Advice: Murphy extended Atlanta's lead to 3-0 in the third inning with a two-run blast off Tarik Skubal before cranking a second two-run homer in the fifth off Mason Englert. It's the first multi-hit game of the year for Murphy, who was batting just .135 with a lone homer through his first 15 games this season. Perhaps Wednesday's outburst is a sign of things to come for the 29-year-old backstop -- Murphy posted an .843 OPS with 21 homers across 438 plate appearances last year. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 12:22 pm
     
  • Danny Jansen dropped to fifth in Toronto order
    The Blue Jays have Justin Turner batting second and Danny Jansen hitting fifth Wednesday against the Red Sox.

    Advice: Jansen had been hitting second when in the lineup, but he’s batted just .188/.300/.275 in that spot. So, he’s down to fifth today. Davis Schneider will probably bat second over Turner when he’s playing, but he’s sitting today. Rotoworld Yesterday, 12:12 pm
     
  • Cubs designate Yan Gomes for assignment
    Cubs designated C Yan Gomes for assignment.

    Advice: He’ll probably catch on somewhere, but Gomes, who was batting .154/.179/.242 in 96 plate appearances, has looked pretty much done at age 36, even though he was still a perfectly fine starter just one year ago. Maybe the Phillies will want him as a steady hand while J.T. Realmuto is out. Rotoworld Yesterday, 9:30 am
     
  • Cubs add Tomás Nido as backup catcher
    Cubs signed C Tomás Nido to a one-year contract.

    Advice: Nido had spent his entire 12-year pro career with the Mets until he was released Monday after hitting .229/.261/.361 in 90 plate appearances this season. The 30-year-old is a lifetime .214/.251/.313 hitter in 895 plate appearances. He’ll replace Yan Gomes as the backup to Miguel Amaya. Rotoworld Yesterday, 9:30 am
     
  • Three more hits Tuesday
    Alvarez went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Tuesday's win over the Rangers.

    Advice: The Mets' offense has suddenly roared to life, scoring 52 runs over the course of a seven-game win streak, and it's perhaps no coincidence that Alvarez returned from his thumb injury the day before the streak started. The 22-year-old backstop has delivered back-to-back three-hit performances, boosting his slash line on the season to .269/.305/.372 through 24 contests with a homer, nine runs and 14 RBI. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 8:46 am