Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.
The 32-year-old started the first two games versus Minnesota but will sit for the series and season finale Sunday. Barring an appearance off the bench, Diaz will close the campaign with a .266/.314/.408 slash line with 14 homers and 72 RBI in 140 contests as he enters the final year of his contract in 2024. Austin Wynns is catching for Chase Anderson in the season finale.
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Rockies' Elias Diaz: On bench Thursday
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Diaz is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Dodgers.
Diaz gets a breather after going 0-for-4 with four strikeouts in the Rockies' loss to Los Angeles on Wednesday. Austin Wynns will start at catcher and bat eighth in Thursday's series finale.
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Rockies' Elias Diaz: On bench for early game
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Diaz is not in the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Dodgers.
Austin Wynns will catch and bat eighth for the Rockies in the early tilt at Coors Field, with Diaz presumably lined up to start the nightcap. Diaz, 32, is sitting on 14 home runs and 72 RBI through 136 games this season.
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Rockies' Elias Diaz: Taking seat Wednesday
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Diaz is not in the lineup for Wednesday contest in San Diego, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Diaz has tailed off at the plate in the second half and has been given more days off down the stretch. He will begin this one on the bench while Austin Wynns does the catching for Chase Anderson.
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Rockies' Elias Diaz: Gets Sunday off
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Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Giants.
Diaz started in the night game of the doubleheader Saturday but not in the first game. The catcher will get the expected day off Sunday with it being a day game after a night game. In the series against the Giants, Diaz has gone 1-for-7. Austin Wynns will get the start at catcher Sunday.
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Rockies' Elias Diaz: On bench Wednesday
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Diaz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Cubs.
Diaz will be on the bench for the third time in seven games. Before this stretch, he had appeared in 14 straight games. Austin Wynns will start at catcher and bat ninth in the All-Star's place.
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Rockies' Elias Diaz: Receives Sunday off
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Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at San Francisco.
Diaz started the first two games of the series against the Giants and will take a seat for the finale after going 2-for-8 with a double, a home run, three RBI and two runs. Austin Wynns will step in behind the plate to catch for Peter Lambert.
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Rockies' Elias Diaz: Blasts three-run homer
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Diaz went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Friday's 9-8 loss to the Giants.
Diaz went 12 games between homers, hitting a modest .244 with three doubles and five RBI in that span. The catcher's blast put the Rockies ahead in the seventh inning, but their offense stalled out while the Giants rallied over the next two frames. Diaz is slashing .267/.313/.419 with 14 long balls, 67 RBI, 42 runs scored and a stolen base over 124 contests this season.
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Rockies' Elias Diaz: Takes seat Wednesday
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Diaz is not in the Rockies' lineup Wednesday against the Diamondbacks.
Diaz will sit for the second time in four games, though the catcher has appeared in every game since Aug. 22. Austin Wynns will start for the 32-year-old and bat ninth.
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Rockies' Elias Diaz: Receives breather Sunday
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Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Luke Zahlmann of The Denver Gazette reports.
Diaz started the past five games and will receive a break after going 3-for-22 with an RBI, three runs and seven strikeouts during that span. Austin Wynns is working behind the plate and batting ninth Sunday.
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Rockies' Elias Diaz: Day off Sunday
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Diaz is not in the lineup Sunday against the Orioles.
Austin Wynns will start at catcher and bat ninth for the visiting Rockies after Diaz went 4-for-8 with two doubles and two RBI in the first two games of the three-game series at Camden Yards.
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Rockies' Elias Diaz: Taking seat Thursday
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Diaz is not in the lineup for Thursday's tilt against the Rays, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.
The Rockies have a day game after playing a night game Wednesday, so Diaz will receive a well-earned breather. Austin Wynns will do the catching for Peter Lambert.
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Rockies' Elias Diaz: Slugs 13th homer
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Diaz went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBI in Wednesday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Rays.
The veteran backstop got the Rockies on the board in the fifth inning with a solo shot off Aaron Civale before adding a two-run single in the sixth that put his team ahead, only for closer Justin Lawrence to melt down again in the ninth. The streaky Diaz seems to be heating up again -- after going 4-for-38 (.105) with only a solo homer over his prior 12 games, he's erupted for nine hits and eight RBI in his last four. On the season, Diaz is slashing .271/.322/.425 with 13 home runs, 37 runs and 59 RBI in a career-high 111 contests.
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Rockies' Elias Diaz: Receives day off
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Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
Diaz looks to be receiving routine maintenance after he went 4-for-10 with a home run, a stolen base and four RBI while starting behind the plate in both of the first two games of the series with Chicago. Austin Wynns will catch for starting pitcher Chris Flexen on Sunday.
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Rockies' Elias Diaz: Goes deep, swipes bag
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Diaz went 3-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and a steal in Friday's victory against the White Sox.
Diaz went deep during Colorado's five-run first inning and later nabbed his first stolen base of the season. He entered Friday's contest in a 4-for-38 (.105) skid since his last multi-hit game Aug. 4. Since the All-Star break, Diaz has gone 22-for-97 (.226), but he's still slashing .264/.317/.416 through 108 games.
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Rockies' Elias Diaz: Getting breather
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Diaz is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's tilt against the Diamondbacks.
The Rockies and Diamondbacks are playing a day game after a night game, so Colorado's No. 1 catcher will receive some rest. Austin Wynns will step in behind the plate, catching for starting pitcher Austin Gomber.
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Rockies' Elias Diaz: Gets maintenance day
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Diaz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.
Austin Wynns will get a turn behind the plate while Diaz retreats to the bench for the day game after a night game. Diaz had started each of Colorado's last five contests, going 4-for-19 with a home run and three RBI.
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Rockies' Elias Diaz: Drives in two
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Diaz went 2-for-5 with two RBI on Friday against the Cardinals.
Diaz came out of the All-Star break without much punch at the plate, though he's changed that across his last six games. In that span, he's collected 11 hits in 25 at-bats while also tacking on four RBI and two runs scored. Since C.J. Cron and Randal Grichuk were dealt away, Diaz has hit cleanup twice, though he hit in his more customary sixth position Friday.
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Rockies' Elias Diaz: Resting Wednesday
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Diaz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Padres.
Diaz will head to the bench for the matinee game after he drew starts behind the plate Monday and Tuesday. He smacked three doubles in Tuesday's 8-5 loss, but the 32-year-old catcher has hit just one home run over his last 27 games.
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Rockies' Elias Diaz: Receives breather Sunday
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Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
Diaz is 6-for-12 with a double, a walk, an RBI and two runs in the past three games but will receive Sunday off for the series finale versus Oakland. Austin Wynns will step in behind the plate to catch and bat ninth.
