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Moreno went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Saturday's 7-3 loss to Baltimore.

Moreno's hot stick continued Saturday, but his ninth-inning home run was too little. The blast was the catcher's seventh of the season and fourth in the last 13 games. Since the All-Star break, Moreno has a 1.045 OPS with 11 extra-base hits (five home runs) and 15 RBI over 22 games.

Sanchez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Giants.

Sanchez has gone 6-for-17 (.353) with two homers and three RBI over his last five games. The veteran catcher is up to 19 long balls this season, putting him one away from his fifth 20-homer season. Through 72 contests, he's slashing .220/.288/.500 with 46 RBI, 33 runs scored and eight doubles. Down the stretch, Sanchez will likely split time behind the dish with Luis Campusano as the Padres try to get the younger catcher some more major-league experience.

Alvarez isn't in the Mets' lineup Saturday against Seattle.

Alvarez will get a breather after going 2-for-13 with an RBI across his last five games. Omar Narvaez will take his place behind the dish and bat eighth.

Ruiz isn't in the Nationals' lineup Saturday against Miami, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Ruiz will catch a breather Saturday after going 3-for-20 with a homer and three RBI across his last six games. Riley Adams will fill in for Ruiz behind the plate, batting seventh.

Stephenson isn't in the Reds' lineup Saturday against the Cubs.

Stephenson went 1-for-3 with a walk in Game 1 of Friday's doubleheader before sitting out the nightcap, and he'll get a breather Saturday as well. Luke Maile will fill in behind the dish and bat ninth.

Moreno went 2-for-4 with a double in Friday's 4-2 win over Baltimore.

Moreno's hot bat continues to flourish as the season heads into September. The catcher has multiple hits in seven of the last 11 games and batted .375 (15-for-40) with six extra-base hits, 10 RBI and eight runs scored during that stretch.

D'Arnaud went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Dodgers.

The catcher snapped a 17-game homer drought dating back to July 23 during which he hit a meager .190 with five doubles and nine RBI. For the season, d'Arnaud is up to a .246/.304/.441 slash line with 10 long balls, 34 RBI, 28 runs scored and 11 doubles through 58 contests while splitting time behind the plate with Sean Murphy.

Campusano went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Friday's 7-3 win over the Giants.

Campusano has logged multiple hits in consecutive games for the second time this season. The backup catcher has maintained a .311/.351/.505 slash line with 15 RBI, 18 runs scored, five home runs and five doubles over 111 plate appearances. While Campusano is hitting well, Gary Sanchez has batted .250 with six homers over 19 games in August. San Diego could begin to give the younger backstop more work once the team resigns itself to missing the playoffs, however.

Contreras went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 4-2 extra-inning loss to the Pirates.

Contreras recorded a single in the bottom of the second inning before taking Mitch Keller deep for a game-tying solo homer in the bottom of the sixth. The long ball was his 16th of the season and third over the last three games. Contreras has produced a .280 batting average with five homers, 15 RBI, 11 runs scored and a stolen base in 24 games since the beginning of August.

The Padres recalled Sullivan from Triple-A El Paso on Friday.

After being optioned to Triple-A on Aug. 2, Sullivan will return to the majors as extra catcher depth behind Gary Sanchez and Luis Campusano. Sullivan has slashed just .170/.184/.298 in 49 major-league plate appearances and is unlikely to see consistent playing time.