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Rupp went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles in Friday's 4-3 victory over the Royals.

The 27-year-old has been wielding a red-hot bat, and now has an eight-game hitting streak. He's also hit safely in 10 of his last 11, and has brought his average up 21 points since June 12.

Gosewisch was called up from Triple-A Reno on Friday.

Gosewisch was promoted to the big league team when Rickie Weeks was placed on the Bereavement List on Thursday. The 32-year-old catcher was hitting .342/.399/.553 with nine home runs and 26 RBI for Reno in 58 games this season. Gosewisch could make his first appearance at the major league level this season in the next few days while serving as the third catcher on the depth chart behind Welington Castillo and Chris Herrmann.

Realmuto slashed three singles and scored a run in Thursday's loss to the Braves.

The 25-year-old backstop continues to hold his own offensively, slashing .307/.336/.418 over 251 at-bats. He has just four home runs on the year, but that's coupled with 16 doubles and four steals as Realmuto provides steady production across the board. While he's clearly reaped the benefits of a .358 BABIP so far this season, Realmuto should continue to be an above average offensive producer at the catcher position.

Barnes is back in the lineup for Triple-A Oklahoma City after testing negative for concussion symptoms that rose as a result of taking a couple foul balls off his mask during last Saturday's game, Eric Stephen of True Blue LA reports.

Barnes is in the lineup, but at second base, so the club seems to want to ease him back into catching. Barnes is batting .298/.396/.409 for Oklahoma City.

Grandal is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.

Grandal will take a seat while A.J. Ellis gets the start for Wednesday night's matchup with Junior Guerra and the Brewers. The 27-year-old has been struggling lately, going 0-for-13 with four strikeouts in his last three games.

D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals, Adam Rubin of ESPN.com reports.

After starting two straight and five of the last six games, d'Arnaud will take the night off in favor of Rene Rivera. D'Arnaud has struggled to put up anywhere near the .268/.340/.485 line that he did in 2015, as his batting average currently sits at a lowly .206 through 19 games played. If he can start to produce offensively it would bring a much-needed boost to the a Mets lineup that ranks 28th in the league with 3.61 runs scored per game.

Hedges had a huge day Tuesday, going 3-for-6 with two home runs, a single, and four RBI.

Hedges has been absolutely mashing in Triple-A El Paso, hitting .380/.427/780 with 11 homers in just 28 games. Tuesday's homer made it seven home runs in as many days for the 23-year-old catcher. Padres starting catcher Derek Norris has hit much better this past month, hitting .274 with five homers in June, but one wonders what more Hedges can do to deserve a call-up.

Barnhart is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cubs, Jamie Ramsey of the Reds' front office reports.

After starting back-to-back games, Barnhart will give way to Ramon Cabrera behind the plate and in the No. 8 spot. Neither catcher has provided much pop, but Barnhart does own a respectable .249 batting average and .318 on-base percentage, albeit with just two homers, 12 RBI and 14 runs in 54 games (196 plate appearances). The Reds typically use the No. 8 hole for their catcher, and Barnharnt hasn't hit in the top five of the order all year.

Rupp is in the lineup for Monday's game against the Diamondbacks.

After sitting out of Sunday's contest, Rupp will be facing the left-handed Robbie Ray. Rupp is hitting .281/303/.500 against southpaws this season and has gone 6-for-19 with three home runs over the last seven days.

Grandal is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Pirates, according to David Vassegh of AM 570 LA reports.

Grandal will be held out in favor of A.J. Ellis with the Dodgers loading up on right-handed hitters against Pirates southpaw Francisco Liriano. The Pirates will start another lefty Tuesday in Jon Niese, so Grandal could be limited to pinch-hit duty for a couple days in a row.