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Contreras went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run, one walk and two strikeouts in Friday's 15-2 win over the Brewers.

Contreras struck out in his first two at-bats Friday, but his three-run blast in the sixth inning gave the team a 15-2 lead over Milwaukee. The 28-year-old has now reached base safely in each of his last 15 games, and he's slashing .267/.384/.583 with six home runs and 13 RBI this season.

Wallach isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Giants, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Wallach went hitless in two at-bats while serving as a starter in Thursday's series opener against San Francisco. However, Sandy Leon will start behind the dish Friday, batting eighth.

Smith isn't starting Friday's game against the Padres, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Smith has gone 1-for-10 with a double, a walk and four strikeouts in his last three games. Austin Barnes will start behind the dish Friday, batting eighth.

McCann is not in the lineup for Friday's game against Washington.

McCann sits for just the third time this season. Tomas Nido will take over behind the plate in his absence, catching Jacob deGrom.

Barnhart is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Cardinals.

Tyler Stephenson will catch Sonny Gray in his absence. The pair have had a fairly standard split behind the plate this season, with Barnhart starting 12 games compared to seven for Stephenson.

D'Arnaud is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Diamondbacks.

D'Arnaud has handled a heavy workload for a catcher so far this season, as Friday's game marks just his fourth time out of the lineup through Atlanta's first 19 games. He's performed beneath the high standards he set in recent seasons thus far, hitting just .197/.231/.344. Alex Jackson will get the nod behind the plate Friday.

Narvaez is not in the lineup Friday against the Cubs, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

The 29-year-old went 6-for-12 with a homer, a double and four RBI while starting all three games in San Diego earlier in the week, so he'll receive an extra day off Friday after Thursday's scheduled off day. Manny Pina will start behind the plate in place of Narvaez in the series opener at Chicago.

Nido has seven plate appearances through six games to begin the season, going 1-for-6 with a triple and a strikeout.

James McCann has seen a heavy workload in the early going, but he's still been able to get plenty of rest thanks to the Mets' erratic schedule. That's left few opportunities for Nido to slot into the lineup, but the 27-year-old will be needed more often over the summer. His career .559 OPS in 102 big-league games doesn't give him much fantasy appeal even as a DFS punt option, however.

Stallings went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Thursday's 4-2 win over Detroit.

After starting the season batting .333 in his first 10 games, Stallings is hitless in his last 18 at-bats. He remains the team's primary option at catcher over Michael Perez, so he could hurt fantasy teams until he regains his early April batting stroke. Stallings is slashing .208/.345/.292 in 55 plate appearances.

Casali went 1-for-3 with two RBI in Thursday's win over the Marlins.

He made the most of his lone knock of the contest, plating Evan Longoria and Darin Ruf to make it a 3-0 game for the Giants in the first inning, although Casali's bat went silent the rest of the way. He has recorded just three hits in 24 at-bats this season, and he can't be counted on to produce offensively on a consistent basis.