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  • Heading back to bench Sunday
    Knizner is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.

    Advice: Knizner will be back on the bench after he started at catcher in Saturday's 7-0 win, finishing 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run. The start was just his second in the Rangers' last 11 games, as Knizner continues to receive limited playing time behind No. 1 backstop Jonah Heim. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 10:48 am
     
  • Reclaiming playing time at first base
    Soderstrom will start at first base and bat ninth in Sunday's game against Atlanta.

    Advice: The lefty-hitting Soderstrom has now started in three of Oakland's last four matchups against right-handed pitchers and appears to have displaced J.D. Davis as the Athletics' preferred option at the position. Soderstrom is still likely to occupy the strong side of a platoon at first base with either Davis or Aledmys Diaz. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 10:13 am
     
  • Nationals option Adams to Triple-A Rochester
    Nationals optioned C Riley Adams to Triple-A Rochester.

    Advice: Adams has struggled with the bat and not seen much playing time as of late, so he’ll head back to Triple-A to see more regular at-bats. Drew Millas is up to be the backup backstop to Keibert Ruiz. Rotoworld Yesterday, 9:42 am
     
  • Idle against lefty
    Rortvedt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

    Advice: Rortvedt will hit the bench along with fellow left-handed hitters Jonathan Aranda, Brandon Lowe and Richie Palacios as the Rays roll with a full right-handed-hitting lineup versus Orioles southpaw Cole Irvin. Alex Jackson will spell Rortvedt behind the plate. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 9:30 am
     
  • Sitting in second straight game
    Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

    Advice: Diaz will give way to Victor Caratini behind the plate for the second day in a row while he's in the midst of a prolonged slump at the plate. Dating back to May 1, Diaz is slashing .200/.213/.259 over a stretch of 25 games. Given that he's valued mainly for his contributions at the plate rather than as a pitch framer and game caller, Diaz's lengthy dry spell with the bat looks to be costing him playing time. The Astros have already pulled back on using Diaz as a designated hitter on days he doesn't catch; he started seven games at DH between March and April, but he hasn't made a start as the DH since May 17. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 9:13 am
     
  • Back on bench Sunday
    Vazquez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

    Advice: Vazquez remains the Twins' No. 2 catcher, but he picked up starts in three of the previous five games while Minnesota deployed top backstop Ryan Jeffers at designated hitter on three days he didn't start behind the plate. Jeffers will serve as the Twins' catcher for the series finale in Houston while Alex Kirilloff slots in as the DH, leaving no room in the lineup for Vazquez. The 33-year-old has struggled mightily at the dish in his second season in Minnesota, slashing .161/.179/.196 over 119 plate appearances while striking out at a career-worst 25.2 percent rate. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 8:57 am
     
  • Called up Sunday
    The Nationals recalled Millas from Triple-A Rochester on Sunday.

    Advice: Millas will take over as Washington's No. 2 catcher, replacing Riley Adams, who was optioned to Rochester. Millas has appeared in 30 games with Rochester this season, slashing .308/.353/.505 with five home runs. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 8:02 am
     
  • Optioned down to Triple-A
    Washington optioned Adams to Triple-A Rochester on Sunday.

    Advice: In his last 10 games, Adams has gone 5-for-27 and had seen scarce playing time of late while Keibert Ruiz has settled back in as the Nationals' No. 1 backstop. According to Andrew Golden of The Washington Post, manager Dave Martinez suggested Adams' demotion was mostly about getting the 27-year-old more work, both at catcher and first base. Drew Millas was called up from Rochester and will replace Adams as the top backup to Ruiz. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 7:58 am
     
  • Resting Sunday
    Grandal is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Toronto.

    Advice: The veteran will watch from the dugout as Grant Koch picks up the start at catcher. Grandal is slashing .182/.194/.318 with 11 RBI this season. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 7:52 am