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Bart went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 13-0 win over the Diamondbacks.

Bart went yard in the second inning and added a single in the eighth for his first multi-hit effort since April 29. The catcher has gone 4-for-17 (.235) in six contests since he was called up to replace Curt Casali (oblique) on the active roster. Bart owns a .168/.299/.327 slash line with five homers, 10 RBI, 15 runs scored, a stolen base and two doubles in 127 plate appearances, but he's still managed steady playing time in his second stint in the majors this year.

Diaz is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Padres, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Diaz and Brian Serven appear to have settled into a timeshare behind the plate. The two have alternated starts at catcher in every game over the past week, entering the lineup on four occasions apiece.

Marchan was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Tuesday.

The 23-year-old will join the big-league club for the two-game series in Toronto this week since starting catcher J.T. Realmuto is unable to enter Canada due to his vaccination status. Marchan has a .632 OPS in 20 big-league games this year and should fill a backup role behind Garrett Stubbs.

Realmuto (personal) was placed on the restricted list ahead of Tuesday's series opener against the Blue Jays.

Realmuto, Alec Bohm (finger), Aaron Nola and Kyle Gibson are all apparently unvaccinated, so they're unable to travel to Canada for the two-game series in Toronto this week. All four players should be reinstated to the active roster ahead of Friday's series opener against the Marlins. In the meantime, Garrett Stubbs should operate as the Phillies' primary catcher, while Rafael Marchan was promoted to handle backup duties.

Delay will start at catcher and bat ninth in Tuesday's game against the Marlins.

Delay will be rewarded with his third start in a row behind the plate after he went 4-for-8 with a pair of doubles and a run scored between the previous two contests. All three of the righty-hitting Delay's starts have come against left-handed pitchers, so it's too early to conclude that he's usurped the lefty-hitting Michael Perez as the Pirates' preferred catcher.

Perez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Marlins.

The lefty-hitting Perez is on the bench for the third game in a row with the Pirates set to face yet another southpaw starter (Daniel Castano). Jason Delay will get another turn behind the plate at Perez's expense.

Nido is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against Atlanta, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Nido will take a seat Tuesday after he went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Monday's win. Patrick Mazeika will start at catcher and bat ninth against Atlanta. Nido will likely continue to garner the lion's share of work behind the plate while James McCann (oblique) is on the 10-day injured list.

Stallings is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's contest against the Pirates, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Stallings will get a breather after he went 0-for-6 with two strikeouts over the last two games. Nick Fortes will get the start at catcher and bat ninth Tuesday versus the Pirates.

Knizner will start at catcher and bat ninth in Monday's game against the Phillies.

Though Knizner sat three times during a four-game stretch last week, he appears to have taken back the Cardinals' primary catcher role from Austin Romine. Knizner will be included in the lineup for the third time in four contests despite having produced an .096 batting average dating back to the start of June.

General manager Dave Dombrowski said that Realmuto will be placed on the restricted list Tuesday ahead of the Phillies' two-game series in Toronto, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

Realmuto, third baseman Alec Bohm and starting pitchers Aaron Nola and Kyle Gibson will all be deactivated Tuesday since none of the four are eligible to cross the Canadian border due to their vaccination statuses. Before the Toronto trip, the Phillies will wrap up their four-game series in St. Louis on Monday, and Realmuto will start at catcher and bat fifth in that contest.