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Grandal picked up three hits Tuesday, including a two-run home run, to go along with a walk, three RBI and three runs scored in the Dodgers' 15-5 win over the Phillies.

Grandal has been absolutely on fire lately, hitting .330/.454/.742 with 12 home runs in his past 30 games. He now has 19 homers on the year, a career-high already. Grandal's full-season batting average remains at just .234, but the switch-hitting catcher could certainly help many fantasy teams if he's still available in your league.

D'Arnaud is out of the lineup Tuesday against Arizona, Maria I. Guardado of NJ Advance Media reports.

Rene Rivera will get the nod to start behind the dish Tuesday, giving d'Arnaud the night off. D'Arnaud will likely return to the lineup for for Wednesday's series finale against the Diamondbacks.

Hernandez was sent back to Double-A Mobile following Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

Hernandez collected just two hits (though one home run) in eight at-bats for the Diamondbacks in his short time with the club but will now rejoin the team with which he slashed .196/.235/.433 over 29 games this season. The team didn't announce a corresponding move but it will likely be Welington Castillo's return from the bereavement list.

Maldonado is out of the lineup Sunday against the Reds.

Maldonado has started back-to-back games behind the plate, but will be awarded a day of rest Sunday in favor of Manny Pina. Consistent playing time has actually done well for Maldonado, as the backstop owns a .292/.414/.479 slash line since July 21. He becomes arbitration-eligible in 2017, so posting numbers like that will lead to what he hopes to be a bigger payday this offseason.

Bethancourt is out of the lineup Sunday against the Mets.

After making back-to-back starts behind the plate, Bethancourt will give way to Derek Norris for the Sunday afternoon contest. Although Norris has significantly more starts than Bethancourt on the season, the playing time appears to be evening out of late. Bethancourt has started three of the last four games over a healthy Norris.

Realmuto is out of the lineup Sunday against the White Sox, MLB.com's Joe Frisaro reports.

Realmuto put in a full day's work Saturday evening in his third straight start, so he'll head to the bench Sunday for a day of rest, giving way to Jeff Mathis behind the plate.

D'Arnaud is out of the lineup Sunday against the Padres.

D'Arnaud will take a seat after catching all 11 innings of Saturday evening's contest, giving way to Rene Rivera behind the plate. Look for d'Arnaud to return to the lineup for Monday's series opener in Arizona.

Grandal is out of the lineup Saturday against the Pirates.

The Dodgers' starting catcher is hitting .284/.422/.612 with six home runs in 67 at-bats in the second half of the season. He will get Saturday's day game off after starting the last four games behind the dish. A.J. Ellis will start at catcher and hit eighth Saturday.

Contreras went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer and two runs scored overall in Friday's 13-2 victory over the Cardinals.

The 24-year-old capped off a five-run second for the Cubs by plating Jorge Soler and Addison Russell with a 416-foot shot to left center, his second homer in the last four games. Contreras has also hit safely in four straight and boasts a .345 average (10-for-29) with two homers and six RBI in the nine August games he's been active for.

Gosewisch went 2-for-5 with a triple and a home run, his second of the year, in Thursday's win over the Mets.

The backup catcher hit his first career triple off Noah Syndergaard in the fifth inning, and followed that up with his third career homer to lead off the sixth against Jonathon Niese. Gosewisch is slashing .182/.213/.364 through 44 at-bats, but his days are limited as Chris Herrmann (hamstring) is progressing nicely through his rehab program.