Campusano (thumb) was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday but isn't expected to miss more than the minimum amount of time, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports
Campusano was scratched ahead of Friday's 9-5 win over the Brewers and held out of Saturday's 6-4 win with left thumb soreness before the Padres placed him on the IL. Brett Sullivan was called up from Triple-A El Paso take Campusano's place on the active roster, but Kyle Higashioka should get most of the work behind the plate while Campusano is out.
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Padres' Luis Campusano: Absent from starting nine
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Campusano (thumb) is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against Milwaukee.
Campusano was scratched from Friday's lineup with soreness in his left thumb and will remain on the bench to begin Saturday's game. Kyle Higashioka will be behind the plate and bat ninth.
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Padres' Luis Campusano: Scratched due to left thumb injury
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Campusano (thumb) has been scratched from Friday's lineup against the Brewers, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.
Campusano was initially slated to start behind home plate and bat eighth, but manager Mike Shildt said the catcher was scratched due to "soreness and bruising" in his left thumb, and it's unclear whether a stint on the IL is needed. Kyle Higashioka will instead start at catcher and bat ninth against Brewers right-hander Colin Rea.
Campusano is out of the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Philadelphia.
Campusano and Kyle Higashioka have split starts down the middle this month at catcher, with both getting nine apiece. Higashioka will catch Wednesday for Padres knuckleballer Matt Waldron.
Padres' Luis Campusano: Sitting against lefty again
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Campusano is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Phillies.
The Padres seem to have opted for a de facto platoon at catcher of late, even though both Campusano and Kyle Higashioka are right-handed hitters. Higashioka will stick in the lineup Monday for the fourth time in the Padres' last five matchups with lefties, while Campusano will take a seat. Campusano should still see the bulk of the playing time behind the dish as the Padres' preferred option against righties.
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Padres' Luis Campusano: Out of lineup again Saturday
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Campusano is not in the lineup for Saturday's contest versus the Mets.
He will give way to Kyle Higashioka at catcher for the second day in a row and the third time over the Padres' last four contests. Campusano has just a .541 OPS since the beginning of May.
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Padres' Luis Campusano: Taking seat Friday
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Campusano is not in the lineup for Friday's contest versus the Mets.
He will yield to the hot-hitting Kyle Higashioka at catcher Friday. Campusano is slashing just .146/.203/.182 across his last 19 games.
