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Knizner went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss against the Brewers.

Knizner led off the seventh inning with a homer off righty reliever Matt Bush to cut the Cardinals' deficit to one. The catcher's last 14 games have been abysmal at the plate as he's recorded a .098 average and .268 slugging percentage over 41 at-bats. However after a recent 0-for-19 stretch , the 27-year-old has homered in back-to-back contests.

Narvaez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.

The lefty-hitting Narvaez will take a seat for the series finale with southpaw Jose Quintana twirling for the Cardinals. Victor Caratini replaces Narvaez behind the plate.

Contreras is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

Contreras is getting a breather for the series finale after he caught the past two games while Travis d'Arnaud rested. Though Contreras often handles designated-hitter duties on days d'Arnaud catches, manager Brian Snitker will tab Robbie Grossman for the DH role Wednesday.

Delay isn't starting Wednesday against the Reds.

Delay is out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games after he went 1-for-4 during Tuesday's matchup. Jose Godoy will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

Collins isn't starting Wednesday against Cincinnati.

Collins has been in the lineup for six of the last seven games, but he's gone 0-for-20 with a run, an RBI, three walks and eight strikeouts during that time. Ben Gamel will take over at first base and bat cleanup Wednesday.

Knizner went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's win over the Brewers.

Knizner connected for a two-run shot off Brent Suter in the top of the fourth frame, extending the Cardinals' lead to 4-0. The homer was his third of the season and first since Aug. 27. Since the beginning of September, Knizner has gone 2-for-36 with a home run, a double, two RBI and two runs scored while striking out 10 times.

D'Arnaud isn't in the lineup Tuesday against Washington.

D'Arnaud will receive a second day of rest after going 5-for-18 in Atlanta's previous series against the Phillies. William Contreras will take over for him behind the plate, letting Marcell Ozuna serve as designated hitter and bat eighth.

Contreras (ankle) was activated from the injured list Tuesday, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports.

Contreras just resumed full baseball activities Friday, and the Cubs did not have a target date for his return at that point. However, they did not need to see much before adding him back to the active roster. It's unclear if Contreras will handle an everyday role right away, but fantasy players can plan on having him available for the homestretch.

Adams is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against Atlanta.

Adams went 2-for-24 (.083) over his last seven games, so he will be held out in favor of Tres Barrera for the second time in three days.

Sands was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Tuesday.

The Phillies had been carrying three catchers in the short term, but Sands heads back down after the activation of Nick Castellanos (oblique). Sands was 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout in three games.