Marlins' Nick Fortes: Catching for Miami in Game 1
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Fortes will start at catcher and bat ninth Tuesday in Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series versus the Phillies.
Fortes and Jacob Stallings both struggled offensively this year for the Marlins, but Fortes will get the call behind the plate in Tuesday's NL Wild Card Series opener as Stallings rides the pine.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Scores four runs
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Fortes went 4-for-5 with a solo homer, two doubles and four runs scored in Sunday's win over Atlanta.
Fortes capped off his first career four-hit performance with a solo shot in the eighth inning. Prior to Sunday's massive game, he had just four hits over his previous 17 appearances. It was also his first multi-hit game since July 23. Fortes is now slashing .210/.265/.308 with 15 extra-base hits and 31 runs scored through 300 plate appearances.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Sitting again Tuesday
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Fortes is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rays.
Jacob Stallings will make a third straight start at catcher after going 3-for-5 with two doubles across the final two games of the Marlins' three-game weekend series versus the Nationals. Fortes holds a rough .213/.262/.301 batting line through 269 plate appearances this year.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: On bench Sunday
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Fortes is out of the lineup Sunday against the Nationals.
Jacob Stallings will get a second straight start at catcher after going 1-for-2 with a double and a walk Saturday. Fortes holds a rough .563 OPS in 269 plate appearances this year with Miami.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Takes seat for day game
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Fortes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Padres.
Fortes will hit the bench for the matinee game after he was behind the dish both of the past two days and for three of the past four contests. Jacob Stallings will get the starting nod at catcher in the series finale.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: On bench Tuesday
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Fortes is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Astros.
Jacob Stallings will catch and bat eighth. Fortes started behind the plate in Monday's series opener and went 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored in the Marlins' 5-1 victory over Houston.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Sitting Saturday
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Fortes isn't in the Marlins' lineup Saturday against the Yankees.
Fortes has collected a base hit in three of his last five games and will take a seat for Saturday's contest against New York. Jacob Stallings will start behind the dish and bat ninth in Fortes' absence.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Takes seat for day game
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Fortes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds.
Fortes will get a breather after he started behind the plate in the first two games of the series while going 1-for-4 with a run scored. Jacob Stallings will get the starting nod at catcher for the day game.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Exits starting nine
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Fortes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.
Fortes started behind the dish in both of the previous two games and appears to have moved ahead of Jacob Stallings in the pecking order at catcher. However, with the Marlins and Rangers concluding their series with a day game after a night game, Fortes will get a breather while Stallings catches for starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Takes seat Thursday
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Fortes is out of the lineup Thursday versus the Phillies.
Fortes has claimed a larger share of the catching duties in Miami over the last several weeks, but he'll grab a seat Thursday as Jacob Stallings takes a turn behind the dish. Both backstops have struggled offensively this year.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Losing work to Stallings
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Fortes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Fortes is on the bench for the third time in four games and may have ceded No. 1 catching duties to Jacob Stallings. Though Fortes holds a minor edge over Stallings in terms of OPS (.547 to .538) this season, Stallings has a longer track record as a reliable defender behind the plate.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Takes seat Tuesday
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Fortes is not in the lineup Tuesday versus the Rays.
Jacob Stallings will do the catching for the Marlins and hit eighth. He and Fortes have basically been splitting starts at the position and neither has produced much offensively.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Sitting Saturday
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Fortes will be on the bench for Saturday's game against the Rockies, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Fortes has the edge in starts behind the plate over Jacob Stallings by a 55-45 margin, though since the break it's been Stallings with five starts to Fortes' three. Fortes owns a .532 OPS on the season while Stallings' sits at .561, so neither player has made much of a push to carve out a larger role.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Remains on bench
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Fortes is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Cardinals, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Fortes will remain on the bench for a second game in a row Wednesday. Jacob Stallings will draw another start behind the plate and bat ninth in the series finale with St. Louis.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Not in lineup Tuesday
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Fortes is out of the lineup Tuesday versus the Cardinals.
Jacob Stallings will start at catcher and bat ninth for the visiting Marlins. He and Fortes have been trading off playing time since the All-Star break, and neither backstop offers much in the way of fantasy production.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Taking seat Friday
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Fortes is absent from the lineup Friday in Baltimore, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Fortes started three of the last four games prior to the All-Star break, but it will be Jacob Stallings at catcher for the first game of the second half. Stallings has caught all 19 of Sandy Alcantara's starts this season.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Not starting Friday
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Fortes isn't in the Marlins' lineup Friday against the Phillies, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Fortes is just 2-for-34 across his last 13 games and will take a seat Friday as Miami searches for more production behind the dish. Jacob Stallings will start at catcher and bat eighth.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Riding pine Wednesday
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Fortes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Fortes is getting a breather Wednesday after he went 2-for-7 with two RBI and a run scored while starting behind the plate Monday and Tuesday. Jacob Stallings will handle catching duties in Fortes' stead.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Gets breather Sunday
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Fortes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Fortes will take a seat for the series finale while Jacob Stallings gets a turn behind the plate. Though Fortes sports a 62-point edge in OPS over Stallings on the season, the difference isn't significant enough for Fortes to truly dominate the playing time at catcher despite being the Marlins' nominal No. 1 option.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Receives breather Wednesday
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Fortes is out of the lineup Wednesday against Toronto.
Fortes will head to the bench after he went 2-for-3 with a double in Tuesday's 2-0 loss. Jacob Stallings will take over at catcher and bat eighth in the series finale with the Blue Jays.
