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Smith went 1-for-5 with a solo home run Sunday in a loss to the Mets.

Smith started a ninth-inning Dodgers rally with a solo homer to right field, and Los Angeles notched another run in the frame to send the game into extra innings. The long ball was the sixth of the season for the backstop and just his third hit over his past nine games. During that stretch, Smith is batting .103 with two runs and three RBI along with a 5:6 BB:K.

Nola is not in the lineup Monday against the Mets, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Neither Nola nor Jorge Alfaro seem to have a true starting role behind the plate in San Diego at the moment. Neither catcher has started back-to-back games since Nola did so May 24-25. Given that he's hitting just .214/.289/.267 on the year, it's unlikely Nola substantially increases his playing time any time soon.

Hall was outrighted to High-A Wisconsin on Sunday.

Hall was surprisingly called up from the High-A level on Thursday, but that may have just been a result of the Brewers wanting to bring up a catcher from the minors that was playing at an affiliate close in proximity to Milwaukee after Omar Narvaez (illness) was placed on the COVID-19-related injured list. Alex Jackson was able to arrive in Milwaukee from Triple-A Nashville on Friday, so Hall was ultimately moved off the 40-man roster without playing in a game for the big club. As expected, he wasn't claimed off waivers, so the 23-year-old will stay in the organization and head back to Wisconsin.

Herrera will start at catcher and bat ninth in Monday's game against the Reds.

With the Diamondbacks deploying Daulton Varsho more frequently at designated hitter of late, Herrera has been able to pick up some extra work behind the plate. He'll be making his third consecutive start Monday, coming off a weekend series in Pittsburgh in which he went 1-for-5 with two strikeouts. Though he looks like he'll play more frequently than most No. 2 catchers, Herrera brings more value on the defensive end than he provides with the bat.

Serven went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 8-7 loss to the Atlanta.

Serven continues to make the most of his limited playing time -- he's logged multiple hits in two of his last three starts behind the dish. The 27-year-old catcher went yard in the eighth inning Sunday, nearly sparking a comeback effort for the Rockies in the close loss. He's hitting .303 with a .919 OPS, three homers, nine RBI and four runs scored in 35 plate appearances.

Realmuto went 3-for-4 with three doubles, two runs and two RBI in a 7-2 win against the Angels on Saturday.

Realmuto doubled home two runs and scored as part of a five-run first inning and added two-baggers in the second and eight, scoring again following the latter. The three-hit game was just the second for the 31-year-old and Realmuto's first with multiple extra-base hits as his .136 isolated power is on pace to be his lowest of any full season since 2016. His .260/.337/.396 slash line would be his worst marks since his rookie season.

McCann (wrist) is about a month away from returning, according to manager Buck Showalter, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

He will begin taking dry swings within the next couple of days and seems to be ramping up slowly. In the meantime, Tomas Nido and Patrick Mazeika will serve as the Mets' catchers.

D'Arnaud is not in Saturday's lineup against the Rockies.

He hit a couple home runs in the first game of the series and went 0-for-3 Friday. William Contreras will start behind the dish and bat seventh. Even with Contreras' emergence this season, d'Arnaud has still been in the lineup in seven of the last 10 games.

Smith is not in Saturday's lineup against the Mets.

Smith is 1-for-23 with a home run, five walks and five strikeouts over his last seven games. Austin Barnes will start behind the dish and hit eighth.

Casali isn't in the lineup Saturday against the Marlins, Amy Gutierrez of the Giants' official site reports.

Casali went 0-for-5 with five strikeouts in Friday's matchup against Miami, and he'll be out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games. Joey Bart will start behind the dish and bat ninth.