28 Kurt Suzuki C

Suzuki went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Sunday against the Phillies.

Suzuki plated his team's only run on the day with a solo blast to left center field, his fifth of the season. The 35-year-old backstop continues to share playing time with Yan Gomes but has made the most of his chances, slashing .298/.339/.596 with seven extra-base hits and 14 RBI over 18 games.

Suzuki went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and a double in Friday's loss to the Phillies.

Suzuki put the Nationals ahead with his solo shot off Seranthony Dominguez in the sixth inning, though the Phillies would respond with a homer of their own in the bottom of the frame to claim the lead for good. The veteran backstop has now started 13 games this season, while fellow catcher Yan Gomes has garnered 18 starts.

Suzuki is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Giants.

Suzuki had started three of the Nationals' last four games, but that doesn't necessarily mean that he's emerged as the team's top backstop. Manager Dave Martinez still appears inclined to deploy a true timeshare behind the plate, with Yan Gomes' defensive acumen continuing to earn him work. Gomes will thus check into the lineup Thursday in place of Suzuki, who has been the better fantasy producer of the two this season with a .240 average, two home runs and eight RBI in 29 plate appearances.

Suzuki went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 9-6 win over the Giants.

The veteran catcher is splitting time with Yan Gomes behind the plate, and while neither is tearing the cover off the ball, Suzuki's .240/.310/.480 slash line with two homers in eight games is the slightly better offensive performance. His fantasy utility is still limited to NL-only and deep two-catcher formats, however.

Suzuki went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's loss to the Phillies.

The veteran catcher's second-inning shot off Vince Velasquez was his first homer of the year. Suzuki has started four of the Nats' nine games so far as part of a timeshare behind the plate with Yan Gomes, a workload that limits the fantasy utility of each to deeper two-catcher formats.