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Amaya went 1-for-2 with a walk and a solo home run in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Royals.

Amaya saw his first playing time in a week and made the most of it, blasting his fourth home run of the season in the eighth inning, which ended up being the deciding run. With the Cubs in the thick of a pennant race, veteran catcher Yan Gomes will likely see the bulk of the playing time moving forward, with Amaya capable of producing when called upon. The backup role limits the 24-year-old's fantasy outlook, at least for this year.

Realmuto is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

He'll head to the bench Sunday as the Phillies wrap up their three-game series versus Washington with a matchup in Williamsport, Pa. for the MLB Little League Classic. Garrett Stubbs checks in behind the dish in place of Realmuto, who went 4-for-9 with a double, two RBI and two runs between the first two games of the series.

Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

Diaz looks to be receiving routine maintenance after he went 4-for-10 with a home run, a stolen base and four RBI while starting behind the plate in both of the first two games of the series with Chicago. Austin Wynns will catch for starting pitcher Chris Flexen on Sunday.

Contreras is not in the lineup for Sunday's game at Texas.

Contreras went 4-for-10 with two doubles, three RBI and three runs in the first two games of the series versus the Rangers, but he'll receive a well-deserved day off for the finale after making 36 straight starts. Victor Caratini will take over behind the plate and bat seventh Sunday.

Gomes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Royals.

Gomes started the first two games of the series against Kansas City and will take a seat for the finale after going 3-for-7 with a double, a walk and two runs. Miguel Amaya will step in behind the plate Sunday and bat ninth.

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

Alvarez was behind the plate for New York's previous three games and will take a seat for the series finale in St. Louis. Omar Narvaez will catch for Carlos Carrasco and bat seventh Sunday.

Sabol is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.

Sabol had started at either catcher or in left field in five of the past six games, but he'll join several of the Giants' left-handed hitters on the bench Sunday while Atlanta brings southpaw Max Fried to the hill. Though he's continued to receive fairly steady playing time of late, Sabol has mustered a lowly .483 OPS while striking out at a 43.5 percent clip since the All-Star break.

Stephenson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

He'll take a seat for the series finale after starting behind the plate Friday and Saturday while going 2-for-6 with a walk between the contests. Luke Maile will start at catcher and form a battery with starting pitcher Hunter Greene.

Moreno went 2-for-5 with a home run and five RBI in an 8-1 win over San Diego in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader sweep. He did not play in the matinee.

Moreno plated a run on a groundout in the second inning then blew open the game with a grand slam in the sixth. The home run was the fifth of the season for the catcher, who went 5-for-12 with two home runs and six RBI in the series.

Bailey isn't in the Giants' lineup Saturday against Atlanta, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Bailey will catch a break Saturday after going 5-for-19 with a homer and four RBI across his last five games. Blake Sabol will fill in behind the dish and bat seventh in Bailey's place.