GARY SÁNCHEZ NEWS

Takes seat Friday Sanchez is not in the lineup Friday versus the Giants.

Impact Luis Campusano will start at catcher while Manny Machado takes a turn as the Padres' designated hitter and Matthew Batten covers third base. Sanchez is sitting on a four-game hitting streak and has tallied 18 homers and 44 RBI in 68 total games for San Diego.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting again Wednesday Sanchez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in St. Louis.

Impact Luis Campusano caught all 10 innings of Tuesday's loss to the Cardinals but is back behind the plate even with it being a day game after a night game. Sanchez has homered six times in August and had started five of the previous six contests before sitting in two straight.

AUGUST 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Out of lineup Tuesday Sanchez is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Cardinals.

Impact Luis Campusano will start at catcher and bat seventh for the visiting Padres. Manny Machado is taking a turn as the DH and hitting third. Sanchez went 1-for-5 with a double in Monday's series opener in St. Louis and is slashing .216/.289/.500 with 18 homers and 44 RBI through 66 games for San Diego.

AUGUST 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Goes yard Sunday Sanchez went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 10-6 loss to the Brewers.

Impact Sanchez put the Padres ahead 3-1 in the second inning with his blast, which was his sixth homer over 16 games in August. For the month, he's still batting just .241 (13-for-54), but he's been locked in from a power perspective. Overall, the catcher is at a .215/.287/.493 slash line with 18 long balls, 45 RBI, 32 runs scored and seven doubles over 68 contests between the Mets and the Padres this season.

AUGUST 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting Saturday Sanchez isn't in the Padres' lineup Saturday against Milwaukee.

Impact After belting his 17th homer of the season in Friday's loss, Sanchez will begin Saturday's contest in the dugout. Luis Campusano will take Sanchez's place behind the dish and bat sixth.

AUGUST 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Belts 17th homer Sanchez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a loss to Milwaukee on Friday.

Impact Sanchez struck out in his first three at-bats before crushing a two-run shot to left field in the ninth inning. The long ball was his fifth through 14 games in August and his 17th overall this season, sixth-most among all MLB catchers. That total is particularly impressive given that Sanchez didn't play his first game of the campaign until May 21. However, Sanchez remains a batting-average liability in fantasy, as he's posting a .210 mark on the season.

AUGUST 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting for Game 1 Sanchez isn't in the Padres' lineup for the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against Arizona, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Impact After going 0-for-5 across his last two games, Sanchez will yield catching duties to Luis Campusano for the first game of Saturday's action. The 30-year-old backstop figures to return for the nightcap.

AUGUST 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

On bench Thursday Sanchez is out of the lineup Thursday against the Diamondbacks.

Impact Sanchez started at catcher in the final two games of the Padres' previous three-game set against the Orioles. Luis Campusano will get the call behind the plate in Thursday's series opener versus Arizona. Manny Machado is occupying the DH role as Ha-Seong Kim covers third base.

AUGUST 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sets tone with grand slam Sanchez went 2-for-4 with a grand slam and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 10-3 win over the Orioles.

Impact Sanchez's big blast in the first inning gave the Padres all they needed for the win. He's hitting .300 in August (9-for-30) with four homers and nine RBI over eight games this month. Overall, the catcher is at a .221/.297/.503 slash line with 16 homers, 41 RBI, 30 runs scored and seven doubles through 219 plate appearances. Despite the strong recent form at the plate, Sanchez has been splitting time pretty evenly with Luis Campusano.

AUGUST 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Takes seat Monday Sanchez is not in the lineup Monday versus the Orioles.

Impact Luis Campusano will start at catcher and Garrett Cooper is serving as the Padres' designated hitter. Sanchez hasn't strung together many consecutive starts in recent weeks even though he boasts a 1.048 OPS with five home runs over his last nine games.

AUGUST 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting Saturday Sanchez isn't in the Padres' lineup Saturday against the Diamondbacks.

Impact Sanchez has been alternating starts with Luis Campusano since Monday, and Saturday will mark Campusano's turn to start behind the dish. Sanchez is 6-for-22 with three home runs since the start of August.

AUGUST 12, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

On bench Wednesday Sanchez is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Mariners.

Impact Luis Campusano will start at catcher and Ji-Man Choi will serve as the Padres' designated hitter. Sanchez went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in Tuesday's loss at Seattle, but he's registered a strong .812 OPS with 15 homers and 36 RBI across 54 games since joining San Diego on a waiver claim from the Mets in late May.

AUGUST 9, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Resting Monday Sanchez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Dodgers.

Impact The Padres and Dodgers are concluding their four-game series with a rare Monday day game after a Sunday night game, so Sanchez will get a breather after he was behind the plate for both of the previous two contests while going 3-for-7 with a solo home run, a double, a walk and an additional run. Luis Campusano will draw the start at catcher Monday, but Sanchez still appears to be the Padres' preferred option at the position for now.

AUGUST 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Not starting Friday Sanchez isn't in the Padres' lineup Friday against the Dodgers.

Impact Sanchez will catch a breather Friday after going 3-for-5 with two homers and four RBI during Wednesday's blowout win over Colorado. Luis Campusano will fill in behind the dish and bat eighth.

AUGUST 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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AUGUST 3, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Belts two more homers Sanchez went 3-for-5 with two homers and four RBI in Wednesday's win over Colorado.

Impact Sanchez now has two multi-homer games in his last four contests. He took Kyle Freeland deep to extend San Diego's lead to 4-1 in the 6th inning before launching a 440-foot bomb off Daniel Bard in the ninth. Sanchez drove in two more runs with a base hit later in the frame, capping the Padres' seven-run inning. Sanchez now has seven homers, 15 RBI and a 1.045 OPS in his last 15 games. His slash line is up to .214/.289/.491 with 14 homers, 36 RBI and 26 runs scored across 194 plate appearances this season while getting the majority of starts behind the plate in San Diego.

AUGUST 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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JULY 31, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Belts two homers Sanchez went 2-for-4 with two solo homers in Sunday's win over the Rangers.

Impact Sanchez went deep in the fourth and fifth innings to lead the Padres to a series sweep. While he's cooled down this month, the veteran catcher has still knocked five home runs while registering a .795 OPS in 19 July games. For the season, he's slashing .213/.289/.475 with 18 extra-base hits and 32 RBI.

JULY 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Splitting catching, DH duties Sanchez will start at catcher and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Rangers.

Impact The recent arrival of Brett Sullivan from Triple-A El Paso to provide the Friars with a third option behind the plate looks as though it'll be beneficial to both Sanchez and Luis Campusano. The two have now both been included in the lineup in five consecutive games, with one starting at catcher and the other starting at designated hitter. The Padres' remaining bench options beyond Sullivan (Matt Carpenter, Matthew Batten and Alfonso Rivas) haven't made compelling cases to see more work at DH, so Sanchez's playing time should be fairly secure while he's been able to stay productive at the plate. In 11 games since the All-Star break, Sanchez has slashed .235/.341/.559 with three home runs and 5:4 BB:K.

JULY 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Collects three hits, three RBI Sanchez went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and three RBI in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Pirates.

Impact Sanchez posted his second three-hit game of the campaign and had his first multi-hit effort since June 30. The 30-year-old is batting just .208 in July but has hits in four of his past five games, going 6-for-16 with two homers and six RBI.

JULY 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Padres Daily: Something missing; stymied by another middling starter; two-thirds might be enough; done with ET Another struggling starting pitcher gets well against Padres; Fernando Tatis Jr. takes infield approach in outfield

JULY 24, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Remains on bench Sanchez will sit for the second straight game Saturday against the Tigers, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Impact Sanchez generated a fair amount of excitement by hitting .255/.300/.681 with six homers in his first 13 games as a Padre, but things have gone downhill fast since then. In his last 29 games, he's homered just three times while slashing .159/.257/.284. Luis Campusano starts for the second consecutive game behind the plate and could be in the process of claiming the starting role.

JULY 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Not in lineup Wednesday Sanchez is not in the lineup Wednesday at Toronto.

Impact Luis Campusano, who returned from the 60-day injured list Tuesday, will start at catcher and bat seventh versus the Blue Jays and right-hander Jose Berrios. Fernando Tatis is taking a turn as the Padres' designated hitter.

JULY 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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JULY 16, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Sitting out nightcap Sanchez isn't in the Padres' lineup for Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against Philadelphia.

Impact Sanchez went 0-for-3 with a run scored during Game 1, bringing his batting average down to just .195 on the season. Austin Nola will start behind the dish for Game 2 and bat eighth.

JULY 15, 2023 • ROTOWIRE