Zunino isn't in the Guardians' lineup Friday against Minnesota, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
Zunino has been alternating starts with Cam Gallagher since May 23, so his absence from Friday's lineup is likely due to it simply being Gallagher's turn. Zunino's .635 OPS on the year is poor, but it's nearly double Gallagher's .323 mark.
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Guardians' Mike Zunino: Sitting Monday
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Zunino is out of the lineup Monday versus Baltimore.
Zunino will head to the bench after he went 2-for-3 with a run scored and a strikeout in Sunday's 4-3 walk-off win over the Cardinals. The catcher has now recorded six hits over his last 15 at-bats after he went hitless over his previous 27 opportunities. Cam Gallagher will replace him behind the plate and bat ninth in the series opener against the Orioles.
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Guardians' Mike Zunino: Breather Saturday
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Zunino is not in the starting lineup Saturday versus the Cardinals.
Zunino will get a breather after he went 2-for-3 with a run scored in Friday's series opener. After the catcher went hitless for his first 27 at-bats in May, he's secured at least one base knock in three of the last four contests, batting .333 with a homer, two RBI and two runs scored over that stretch. Cam Gallagher will take over behind the plate and bat ninth against St. Louis.
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Guardians' Mike Zunino: Sits Wednesday
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Zunino is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.
Zunino will give way to Cam Gallagher behind the dish Wednesday after starting at catcher in both of the first two games of the series. The 32-year-old backstop went 0-for-4 with a pair of punchouts in Tuesday's 4-2 loss, bringing his batting average down to .170 and his strikeout rate up to a career-worst 44.9 percent for the season.
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Guardians' Mike Zunino: Homers in Monday's win
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Zunino went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Monday's 3-0 win over the White Sox.
After beginning May in an 0-for-27 funk, Zunino has hit safely in each of the last two games. His homer provided the Guardians with some breathing room in Monday's low-scoring win, and it was one of the team's four hits. The catcher has a paltry .178/.282/.356 slash line with three long balls, nine RBI, eight runs scored and seven doubles through 31 contests. Zunino can chip in some power hitting, but he'll always be an anchor on batting average. With Cam Gallagher also having a rough May, Zunino should maintain a starting role behind the dish.
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Guardians' Mike Zunino: Not starting Game 2
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Zunino is out of the lineup for Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Mets.
Zunino started behind the plate in the matinee and went 1-for-2, recording his first hit through 12 games in May. Cam Gallagher will catch for Shane Bieber in the nightcap.
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Guardians' Mike Zunino: Sitting out Thursday
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Zunino is not in the Guardians' lineup for Thursday's tilt against the White Sox.
Zunino is 0-for-27 with 21 strikeouts and one walk so far in May, which is quite the drought even for him. Cam Gallagher -- who is also hitless in 15 at-bats this month -- will do the catching Thursday.
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Guardians' Mike Zunino: Out with neck issue
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Zunino (neck stiffness) is out of Saturday's lineup against the Angels.
He was scratched from Friday's lineup due to the neck issue and will need at least one more day to right. Cam Gallagher is starting behind the dish and batting ninth.
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Guardians' Mike Zunino: Scratched with neck stiffness
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Zunino was scratched from Friday's lineup due to neck stiffness, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.
Zunino will take a seat with Cam Gallagher now starting behind the plate for the Guardians and hitting ninth. Zunino should be considered day-to-day.
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Guardians' Mike Zunino: Day off Tuesday
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Zunino is not in the starting lineup Tuesday versus the Tigers.
Zunino will take a seat after he went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Monday's contest with Detroit. The 32-year-old is in the the middle of a dry spell at the plate, going 0-for-17 with one RBI and 12 strikeouts over his last five starts. Cam Gallagher will replace Zunino at catcher and bat ninth Tuesday.
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Guardians' Mike Zunino: Resting Sunday
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Zunino is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.
Zunino will be getting a breather after he started behind the plate in the first two games of the series while going 0-for-6 with three strikeouts. Cam Gallagher will step in as the Guardians' starting catcher Sunday.
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Guardians' Mike Zunino: Gets Wednesday off
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Zunino is out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.
Zunino went 0-for-7 with seven strikeouts over the first two games against the Yankees, although he did pick up an RBI in the 3-2 victory over New York on Monday. Cam Gallagher is hitting ninth and starting behind the plate.
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Guardians' Mike Zunino: Steps out of lineup
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Zunino is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
Zunino started the first two games of the series and will take a seat for Sunday's finale after he went 2-for-9 with a home run and two RBI. Cam Gallagher will step in behind the plate for Cleveland.
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Guardians' Mike Zunino: Swats second homer
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Zunino went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-2 win over the Red Sox.
Zunino has gone 3-for-21 (.143) over his last seven games after hitting .313 through his first 11 contests this season. The catcher has rarely carried a high batting average -- his career-best mark is .251 in 2017. This season, he's slashing .245/.385/.491 with two homers, five RBI, seven runs scored and seven doubles through 65 plate appearances. The strong line is fueled by a 17.2 percent walk rate and .407 BABIP, so there's a strong chance Zunino regresses to his career norms eventually.
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Guardians' Mike Zunino: Sitting Wednesday
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Zunino is not in the starting lineup Wednesday against the Rockies.
Zunino will sit after he's gone 1-for-17 with one double and 11 strikeouts over his last six starts. Cam Gallagher will take over behind the plate and bat ninth in the series finale.
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Guardians' Mike Zunino: Sitting Game 2 of doubleheader
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Zunino isn't in the lineup for the second game of Cleveland's doubleheader with Detroit on Tuesday.
Zunino went 0-for-4 in the first game of the day and will pass along catching duties to Cam Gallagher for the nightcap.
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Guardians' Mike Zunino: Out of lineup Saturday
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Zunino is not in the starting lineup Saturday versus the Nationals.
Cam Gallagher will catch and bat ninth versus the Nats and right-hander Chad Kuhl. Zunino is sitting on a stellar 1.015 OPS through 36 plate appearances for the year.
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Guardians' Mike Zunino: Three doubles in win
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Zunino went 3-for-3 with three doubles, a walk and an RBI in Monday's 3-2 win over the Yankees.
Six of Zunino's eight hits this season have gone for extra bases. Prior to Monday, he'd gone 0-for-8 with six strikeouts and one walks in his last three games. The catcher isn't a perfect match for the Guardians' contact-first approach, but he's doing alright by hitting .320 through his first 30 plate appearances with the club. He's added four RBI and five runs scored.
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Guardians' Mike Zunino: Not in lineup Sunday
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Zunino is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Mariners.
Zunino will take a seat for Sunday's matchup against his former club. Cam Gallagher will handle the catching duties and hit ninth.
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Guardians' Mike Zunino: Resting Wednesday
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Zunino is on the bench Wednesday versus Oakland.
Cam Gallagher will catch in place of Zunino, who went 0-for-3 with a trio of strikeouts and a walk Tuesday. Zunino has always struck out at a high rate, so performances like Tuesday's are unlikely to affect his status as Cleveland's starting catcher.
