In major league history, a catcher has won the batting title only seven times ( Bubbles Hargrave in 1926, Ernie Lombardi in 1938 and 1942, Buster Posey in 2012 and Joe Mauer in 2006, 2008 and 2009.) All the foul balls you take off your body also take a tremendous toll.

Michael Conforto, hitless in his last 16 at-bats and working on a 6-for-51 August, gets another start. No Buddy Kennedy in Sunday’s lineup, after he started six of the last seven games. Sunday game in