MLB Player News

Double-A Chattanooga placed Duno on the 7-day injured list Aug. 4 due to a hamstring injury.

The 20-year-old backstop logged a .288/.397/.500 slash line with three home runs and a 16.7 percent strikeout rate in 18 games for the Lookouts before landing on the shelf.

Amaya is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.

Amaya finds himself on the bench for the third time in four games while the Cubs' timeshare at catcher has tilted more in favor of Carson Kelly of late. Since tying a season high with three RBI in an Aug. 9 win over the Royals, Amaya has gone 2-for-16 with a solo home run and a 2:6 BB:K in his subsequent six games.

Kelly will start at catcher and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Mariners.

The Cubs' timeshare at catcher has been tilting in favor of Kelly lately; he'll pick up his third start Sunday in the last four games. Thus far in August, Kelly has produced a .689 OPS, 60 points ahead of Miguel Amaya's mark on the month.

Cavanaugh is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

The left-handed-hitting Cavanaugh will be on the bench for a second straight day while the Red Sox send southpaw Jake Bennett to the bump for the series finale. Andrew Knizner will handle the catching duties for the Giants.

Sullivan will start at catcher and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Guardians.

Sullivan has handled a hefty workload of late, starting behind the dish in all but two of the Rockies' 10 games since Aug. 12 while All-Star backstop Hunter Goodman (shoulder) has been out of commission. Though Sullivan has popped two home runs, driven in seven runs and scored five times during that span, his fantasy utility will likely take a hit during the upcoming week, when the Rockies will leave the favorable confines of Coors Field and play seven straight road games.

Alvarez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

Luis Torrens will handle catching duties in the series finale. Alvarez started the last five games, going 1-for-18 with a 2:8 BB:K.

Mack is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

Mack started the past three contests after missing a few days due to a shoulder issue, so he's likely just getting a rest day after going 1-for-11 since rejoining the lineup. Brian Navarreto is working behind the plate and batting ninth in the series finale versus Washington.

Crooks is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

The left-handed hitter will take a seat for the second time in the series while the Phillies send another southpaw to the hill in Cristopher Sanchez. Pedro Pages will handle catching duties Sunday in place of Crooks while Ivan Herrera is the DH.

Knizner went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Red Sox.

Knizner was in Boston's system for about a month and a half earlier in the season, but he opted out of his minor-league contract Aug. 7 and found work with the Giants four days later. He came back to haunt his old organization, collecting his first three hits of the campaign in this contest. Knizner has filled the backup role behind Drew Cavanaugh during his time with the Giants, and that's unlikely to change any time soon, as Jesus Rodriguez (elbow) is expected to fill more of a utility role in the infield when he comes back from the injured list. Even with steadier hitting, Knizner's workload is unlikely to increase much down the stretch.

Ruiz isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Miami.

Ruiz will grab a seat on the bench Saturday after going 4-for-10 with a homer and two total RBI while starting each of Washington's last three games. Harry Ford will fill in behind the dish and bat fifth.