Kelly went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 12-4 loss to the Royals.

EDGE Analysis

While Kansas City's offense broke the game open, Kelly still managed to turn in his own solid effort. The Chicago catcher is now up to 13 home runs for the season, and he's been hot in July with a .350 batting average and four long balls in 12 games. The return of Miguel Amaya (oblique) may cut into Kelly's playing time a little bit, though the latter has earned a sizeable role due to his strong production at the plate.

Kelly isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox.

EDGE Analysis

Kelly opened up the second half by going 0-for-3 with a walk Friday, and he'll now grab a seat on the bench while Reese McGuire catches for Shota Imanaga and bats eighth.

Kelly went 2-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run during Saturday's 5-2 win over the Yankees.

EDGE Analysis

Kelly continued his great first half Saturday, reaching in three out of four plate appearances and clubbing his 12th home run of the season. With one game to go before the All-Star break, the 30-year-old Kelly is slashing .272/.374/.518 with 12 home runs and 33 RBI, putting him on pace for a career-best campaign in all those categories. He's also off to a strong start in July with a 1.180 OPS in seven games.

Kelly is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.

EDGE Analysis

He's getting a breather after starting behind the plate in Tuesday's 8-1 loss while going 0-for-2 with a walk. Reese McGuire will handle the catching duties Wednesday.

Kelly is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

EDGE Analysis

Reese McGuire will step in behind the plate while Kelly rests after starting in five of the previous six games. After falling into a 4-for-44 rut at the plate over a three-week stretch from late May to mid-June, Kelly has heated back up, slashing .389/.452/.694 with two home runs, seven RBI and six runs over his last 11 games.

Kelly went 2-for-5 with a double, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 8-6 loss to the Cardinals.

EDGE Analysis

Kelly went deep for the second straight game to get to 11 home runs for the season. The catcher is in the midst of a hot streak at the moment, as he's batting .393 over his last 10 games with the two home runs, four doubles and six RBI. Overall, Kelly is slashing .268/.370/.508 with 31 RBI and 33 runs scored across 57 games, making him a solid option at his position.

Kelly went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 11-3 win over the Cardinals.

EDGE Analysis

Kelly hit one of eight Chicago home runs on the afternoon, which included three from Michael Busch and two from Pete Crow-Armstrong. The veteran catcher now has 10 long balls this season, and he's been hot recently, recording a .407 batting average and 1.152 OPS over his last 10 games. Kelly should remain the Cubs' top backstop moving forward, though he'll receive competition for playing time when Miguel Amaya (oblique) returns from the injured list, which is expected sometime around the All-Star break,

Kelly isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Guardians.

EDGE Analysis

Kelly has been on fire since late June, going 8-for-19 with four RBI and two runs scored across his last seven games. He'll step out of the starting nine Thursday, however, allowing Reese McGuire to start behind the dish and bat ninth.

Kelly went 2-for-2 with a walk, two doubles and three RBI in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Guardians.

EDGE Analysis

It's been an up-and-down season for Kelly, who started the year hot with a 1.347 OPS through the end of April. The veteran catcher's OPS dipped to .620 in June to go along with a .203 batting average, but he's now batting .379 over his last 10 games with four extra-base hits and five RBI. Kelly has been volatile, though he should remain Chicago's primary backstop, at least until Miguel Amaya (oblique) returns in the near future.

Kelly isn't part of the starting nine for Saturday's game against Houston.

EDGE Analysis

Kelly will yield to Reese McGuire behind the dish against right-hander Lance McCullers. Kelly had caught back-to-back games, going 3-for-7 with an RBI and two runs scored.