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Realmuto went 5-for-6 with two doubles, four RBI, three runs scored and a stolen base in Sunday's win over the Pirates.

Realmuto made his presence felt early in the game with an RBI single in the first, scoring Travis Jankowski, and he later added an RBI double in the fifth that scored Bryce Harper. The star catcher wasn't done for the day, though, and he chipped in with a two-run single in the eighth as well. This was one of the most complete individual performances in the entire season and it boosted Realmuto's average to a solid .278 mark since the beginning of July. He continues to be one of the most productive backstops in the entire league.

Diaz is out of the lineup Sunday against the Padres, Danielle Allentuck of The Denver Gazette reports.

Diaz started the past two games and will receive a maintenance day in the series finale. Dom Nunez will catch for Austin Gomber and bat eighth.

Smith is not in the lineup Sunday against the Diamondbacks, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.

Smith went 3-for-9 with a walk and two runs through the first two games of the series and will take a seat for the finale. Austin Barnes will start behind the plate in his place.

Barrera is not in the lineup Sunday against the Cubs, Matt Weyrich of NBC Sports Washington reports.

The 26-year-old started the past three games and will receive the day off Sunday. Barrera should continue to see regular starts down the stretch for Washington following the departure of Yan Gomes ahead of the trade deadline.

McCann is not starting Sunday against the Reds, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

McCann has a .676 OPS in 13 games since the All-Star break and will sit for the second time in the past three contests. Tomas Nido will work behind the plate Sunday.

Stallings is not in the lineup Sunday against the Phillies, Jake Crouse of MLB.com reports.

Stallings started the first two games of the series and will take a seat for Sunday's afternoon matchup. Michael Perez will catch for Mitch Keller in the finale.

Contreras is not starting Sunday against the Nationals.

Contreras started the last three games and will take a seat after going 0-for-5 with three strikeouts Saturday. Robinson Chirinos will start behind the plate and bat seventh in his place in the series finale.

Barnhart is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.

Barnhart will receive some routine maintenance in the series finale after he had caught each of the Reds' last three games. Tyler Stephenson will replace Barnhart behind the dish Sunday while batting out of the cleanup spot.

Diaz went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a strikeout in a 5-3 win over San Diego on Saturday.

Diaz's fifth-inning home run off Yu Darvish gave the Rockies a lead they wouldn't relinquish. It was Diaz's second straight game with a long ball. The backstop is slashing a subpar .212/.283/.414 with 11 home runs in 62 games.

Smith went 3-for-5 with a run as the Dodgers defeated the Diamondbacks 8-3 on Saturday.

Smith singled in the first, third and seventh, scoring on the final occasion, to post his fourth three-hit game of the campaign. The backstop is now 5-for-13 over his last three games and his .847 OPS ranks fifth among catchers.