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Gomes went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's win over the Rangers.

Gomes hit his first home run of the season in the eighth inning. It's been a struggle so far for the veteran catcher, as he's batting just .118 across five games. He's splitting time with Tucker Barnhart, who's seen action in three games so far. Neither backstop has a ton of fantasy appeal outside of deeper two-catcher formats.

Stallings (back) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Stallings was scratched from the lineup Saturday with back tightness, and he won't return for the series finale against the Mets. Nick Fortes gets the start behind the plate in his absence.

Atlanta recalled Tromp from Triple-A Gwinnett on Sunday.

Tromp replaces Travis d'Arnaud on the roster after d'Arnaud was placed on the 7-day injured list with a concussion. Tromp will operate as Sean Murphy's backup while he's with Atlanta.

Atlanta placed d'Arnaud (concussion) on the 7-day injured list Sunday.

Chadwick Tromp was called up from Triple-A Gwinnett to replace d'Arnaud as the No. 2 catcher behind Sean Murphy. Despite entering the season in a projected backup role, d'Arnaud had played on a near-everyday basis while moving between catcher and designated hitter, slashing .333/.333/.424 while starting in all but one of Atlanta's first nine games. While d'Arnaud is sidelined for the next week, Murphy will see an even larger share of the reps behind the dish, and Marcell Ozuna should occupy the DH spot on a near-everyday basis.

Atlanta manager Brian Snitker told reporters after Saturday's loss to the Padres that d'Arnaud is expected to go on the 7-day concussion IL, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

The concussion occurred after d'Arnaud collided with Rougned Odor at home plate. The 34-year-old backstop will miss at least a week while recovering, but there's no guarantee he'll be ready to return after that week. Sean Murphy will see the majority of playing time behind the plate while he recovers.

D'Arnaud left Saturday's game against the Padres with a potential injury, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

The backstop was involved in two collisions at home plate and was replaced by Sean Murphy. Atlanta hasn't given an update on d'Arnaud's condition as of yet, and it's likely due to the 34-year-old undergoing tests.

Pirates manager Derek Shelton told reporters before Saturday's game that Hedges (concussion) caught a bullpen and will hit in the cage, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports.

Shelton notes that Hedges is "trending in the right direction." The backstop is on the seven-day injured list while dealing with a concussion, and while he has made progress there's, no timetable for his return.

Stallings was scratched from the lineup Saturday against the Mets with back tightness, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Stallings will miss the game with Nick Fortes taking over behind the plate. For now, Stallings should be considered day-to-day, but there's a chance he misses Sunday's contest against the Mets as well.

Manager Buck Showalter said Alvarez, who isn't in the lineup Saturday versus the Marlins, will start Sunday's series finale, Laura Albanese of Newsday reports.

Alvarez was promoted from Triple-A Syracuse on Friday but has been limited to bench duties in his first two games with the big club. The 21-year-old is poised to see significant playing time between catcher and designated hitter with Omar Narvaez (calf) set to be sidelined for the next two-plus months. Tomas Nido is working behind the plate again Saturday.

Murphy is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Padres, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Murphy started behind the plate in the first two games of the series versus San Diego, and he'll take a seat after going 2-for-6 with a double, four walks, an RBI and a run scored. Travis d'Arnaud will catch for Charlie Morton and bat cleanup Saturday.