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Ruiz will sit Thursday against Miami, Matt Weyrich of NBC Sports Washington reports.

Ruiz has handled a heavy workload behind the plate this season, as his 15 starts rank second among all catchers, trailing only J.T. Realmuto. He's made a ton of contact this season, striking out in just 9.5 percent of his plate appearances, though his overall .267/.286/.333 slash line is unimpressive. Riley Adams will take over behind the plate.

Diaz isn't starting Thursday against Philadelphia.

Diaz went 2-for-4 with a double and a strikeout in Wednesday's loss to the Phillies, but he'll be out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games Thursday. Dom Nunez will start behind the dish and bat ninth.

Perez is now set to start at catcher and hit ninth in Thursday's game against the Brewers, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.

Perez was scheduled to receive a breather for the day game after the night game, but he was pressed into action on short notice after Andrew Knapp was scratched from Thursday's lineup due to an illness. Assuming Knapp is feeling better Friday, Perez could get a day off in the Pirates' series opener with the Padres.

Perez is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Brewers.

Perez will get a breather for the matinee contest after he started behind the plate in Wednesday night's 3-1 loss, in addition to starting the two previous games. No. 2 backstop Andrew Knapp will step in as the Pirates' catcher, forming a battery with starting pitcher Jose Quintana.

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

With a lefty (Jose Quintana) on the hill for Pittsburgh and the two teams getting together for a day game after a night game, the lefty-hitting Narvaez's absence from the lineup comes as little surprise. Narvaez started behind the dish in Wednesday's 3-1 win, going 0-for-2 with a pair of walks. Alex Jackson will make his first start of the season Thursday while Narvaez rests.

Stallins will be on the bench for Thursday's game against Washington, Joe Frisaro of ManOnSecondBaseball.com reports.

Stallings will take a seat Thursday for just the fourth time this season. Payton Henry will step in behind the plate.

Nola is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Reds.

With the Padres and Reds wrapping up their series with a day game after a night game, Nola will be getting a breather while Jorge Alfaro picks up a turn behind the dish. Nola started in each of the Padres' previous five games, going 1-for-18 with a walk and an RBI.

Nido went 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored and two RBI in Wednesday's 10-5 loss to the Cardinals.

His two-run two-bagger in the second inning gave the Mets an early 2-1 lead, but it didn't last long. Nido has been alternating starts with James McCann over the last week as both backstops struggle to build some momentum at the plate, and even after Wednesday's effort, Nido has a .214/.207/.250 slash line through 28 plate appearances.

Bart is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the A's, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Bart is 0-for-20 with 13 strikeouts over his past seven games and will head to the bench for Wednesday's series finale. Curt Casali will start at catcher in his place.

Stephenson (concussion) is expected to catch a live BP on Saturday, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Stephenson participated in agility drills and ran on the field ahead of Wednesday's game against the Padres. Since the 25-year-old will catch a live BP session from Mike Minor (shoulder) this weekend, manager David Bell indicated that Stephenson could return sometime during the Reds' series in Milwaukee that begins Tuesday.