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Diaz isn't starting Wednesday's game against Philadelphia.

Diaz will get a breather in Wednesday's series finale after he went 2-for-11 with two RBI, a run and a walk in his last three appearances. Dom Nunez will start behind the dish and bat ninth.

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

The Pirates are wrapping up their series in Milwaukee with an afternoon game after a night game, so Perez will receive a breather after catching in each of the past three days. Andrew Knapp checks in for Perez behind the dish.

D'Arnaud went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a 3-1 victory of the Dodgers on Tuesday.

D'Arnaud gave Atlanta an early lead with a 426-foot shot to left off Los Angeles starter Walker Buehler in the second inning and later tacked on a single in the eighth. The veteran backstop now has consecutive multi-hit games and is slashing an impressive .297/.316/.459 on the season.

Realmuto went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in a 6-5 loss Tuesday in Colorado.

Realmuto led off the fourth and sixth innings with singles and came around to score both times. He added a double in the eighth. After starting the season 1-for-9, the three-time All-Star is 13-for-33 and has raised his batting average to .333 for the season. He's scored eight runs in 11 games, reaching base 17 times in those contests.

Stephenson was diagnosed with a concussion and will be placed on the 7-day injured list Wednesday, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Stephenson suffered the injury while tagging out Luke Voit in a collision at home plate during the opening frame of Tuesday's loss to the Padres, and he'll be out for at least a week while going through the concussion protocol. Aramis Garcia should step in as Cincinnati's primary backstop in the meantime, and the team will need to promote another catcher to serve as the backup.

Stephenson was removed from Tuesday's game against the Padres after a collision at home plate, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

The 25-year-old tagged out Luke Voit in a collision at the plate during the bottom of the first inning and was unable to remain in the contest. Stephenson is likely to be evaluated for a concussion and should be considered day-to-day until more information is available. Aramis Garcia, who was serving as the designated hitter Tuesday, will take over at catcher, so the Reds have lost the designated hitter for the rest of the game.

Bart is out of the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Mets, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Bart started behind the plate during Game 1 and went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts, and it's no surprise he won't be starting both ends of the twin bill. Curt Casali will catch for ace Logan Webb in the nightcap.

McCann is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Giants, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

McCann started behind the plate in Game 1 and went 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored. Tomas Nido will catch Game 2 of the twin bill, forming a battery with Max Scherzer.

Smith is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against Atlanta, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Smith started the past two games and will receive the day off for Tuesday's contest. Austin Barnes will receive another start behind the plate for Los Angeles in his place.

Ruiz will sit for the second half of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Diamondbacks, Matt Weyrich of NBC Sports Washington reports.

Ruiz went 0-for-3 with a sacrifice fly in the afternoon game. He won't be asked to catch twice in one day, so he'll hit the bench as Riley Adams takes over behind the plate.