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Diaz isn't starting Thursday's game against the Cubs, AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain reports.

Diaz has gone 6-for-17 with three homers, a double, six runs and six RBI across the last five games, but he'll get a day off in Thursday's series finale. Dom Nunez will start at catcher and bat eighth.

Stephenson went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Wednesday's 6-5 win over the Twins.

He hit an RBI single in the third inning, then crushed an 86 MPH changeup to center field for a seventh-inning home run. Stephenson has provided some solid production as Cincinnati's backup catcher, as he's hitting .313 with 12 RBI in 67 at-bats since the beginning of July. On the season, the 24-year-old is slashing .282/.372/.419.

McCann isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against Miami.

McCann drew starts in each of the last two games and went 1-for-7 with a double, an RBI and a strikeout. Tomas Nido will start at catcher and bat eighth.

Barrera is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.

After working behind the plate in both of the Nationals' last two games, Barrera will give way to Riley Adams, who was one of two catcher prospects Washington acquired prior to last week's trade deadline. Expect manager Dave Martinez to distribute the starts between Barrera and Adams relatively equitably, unless one of the two performs dramatically better than the other.

Realmuto isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Nationals.

Realmuto has been on a tear recently, as he's gone 9-for-14 with a home run, two doubles, seven RBI, five walks, a stolen base and a walk across the last three games. Andrew Knapp will draw the start behind the dish and bat eighth.

The Phillies optioned Marchan to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Wednesday.

Marchan had been serving as the Phillies' No. 3 catcher behind J.T. Realmuto and Andrew Knapp, but the club will swap him out for a bullpen piece in lefty Damon Jones. During his time with the Phillies, Marchan appeared in three games and went 2-for-5 with two runs.

Nola isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Athletics, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Nola will get a breather after he went 4-for-5 with a double, two RBI, a run and a strikeout in Tuesday's win over Oakland. Victor Caratini will start at catcher and bat eighth.

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

With southpaw Steven Brault on the hill for Pittsburgh, the lefty-hitting Narvaez will take a seat, ending a streak of three straight starts behind the plate. Manny Pina will catch for Freddy Peralta in the series finale.

Casali went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to Arizona.

The catcher accounted for San Francisco's lone run when he went deep in the fifth inning. Casali has gone 3-for-6 with a homer and a double in his last two games. The 32-year-old has five long balls, 21 RBI, 15 runs scored and a .221/.329/.404 slash line in 158 plate appearances. He's likely to start every third game or so as Buster Posey's backup.

Barnhart is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.

Barnhart will get a breather in the series finale after he caught in four of the Reds' past five games. Tyler Stephenson will be behind the dish Wednesday, working in a battery with Luis Castillo.