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Grandal is not in the lineup against Colorado on Friday, Eric Stephen of True Blue LA reports.

Grandal will remain on the bench for a second straight game and third time in the past four days as Austin Barnes gets the start for the series opener. Across 19 games in June, Grandal is hitting just .169/.206/.338 and will continue to cede time to Barnes against southpaws moving forward.

Realmuto (wrist) will handle the catching duties against the Mets on Friday, Matthew DeFranks of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

Realmuto was forced to miss the past four games with a sore wrist/hand but as expected, the 27-year-old will return to the lineup for Friday's series opener. He will bat third in the order and catch Sandy Alcantara.

Contreras is not in the lineup against Minnesota on Friday.

Contreras will receive a standard breather following three straight starts behind the plate. Chris Gimenez will catch Mike Montgomery and bat eighth in his place. Look for Contreras to return to the starting nine Saturday.

Murphy is not in the lineup for Thursday's series finale against the Giants.

Murphy will take a seat for the second straight day and for the fourth time in the last seven games, with Tony Wolters garnering the start behind the plate. The 27-year-old has a .317/.333/.439 slash line with 17 strikeouts in 41 at-bats since being recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque on June 12.

Realmuto (wrist) will likely return to the lineup for Friday's game against the Mets, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Prior to Thursday's tilt, Realmuto said that his wrist was doing much better and he anticipates catching Friday after sitting out every game of the series against Arizona. Across 57 games this year, he's slashing .308/.367/.549 with 10 home runs and 32 RBI.

Realmuto (wrist) is out of the lineup against Arizona on Thursday, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Realmuto will miss a fourth straight contest due to a sore wrist/hand after being hit by a foul ball this past weekend. At this point, there has been no word on a potential stint on the disabled list, so continue to consider him day-to-day going into Friday's series with the Mets.

Contreras homered and drove in four runs in a 2-for-4 game Wednesday against the Dodgers.

Contreras hadn't driven in multiple runs since May 12, a 36-game span in which Contreras hit just .254/.364/.331 with one home run and six RBI. Thanks to his hot start, Contreras still owns a solid .272/.360/.444 overall slash line, but he has been coasting on his strong April for some time now. The Cubs will hope Wednesday's game is sign that he's rediscovering that form.

Casali went 2-for-4 in Wednesday's win over the Braves, raising his slash line with the Reds to .407/.448/.630 in 30 plate appearances.

The former Rays catcher has been used sparingly as Tucker Barnhart's caddy, having sat the previous four games. But he's done more than an adequate job in replacing Devin Mesoarco as the backup.

Murphy is out of Wednesday's lineup against the Giants, Jenny Cavnar of AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain reports.

He will sit for the third time in the last six games. Murphy is hitting .325/.341/.450 with zero home runs and a 39 percent strikeout rate in 40 at-bats since joining the big-league club. Chris Iannetta is starting behind the dish and hitting seventh against lefty Madison Bumgarner.

Realmuto (wrist) was scratched from Wednesday's lineup, Andre Fernandez of the Miami Herald reports.

It appeared Realmuto was ready to return to action after sitting out the previous two days, as he was listed in the Marlins' initial starting nine. However, it turns out he is not ready to play just yet. Derek Dietrich will get the start at first base.