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Gomes is not in the lineup Thursday against the Marlins, Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports reports.

Gomes will sit for the fifth time in the last eight games as Kurt Suzuki picks up another start behind the dish in his stead. Since the beginning of June, Gomes is slashing .146/.239/.244 with one home run and four RBI in 12 games.

Contreras is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Braves.

Victor Caratini will pick up the start at catcher for the afternoon contest after Contreras was behind the dish for the first three games of the series. Contreras delivered big performances in each of those contests, going a collective 5-for-10 with two home runs, a triple, a double, two walks, six RBI and three runs.

Diaz is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Astros.

Jacob Stallings will handle the catching duties in the series finale while Diaz rests following a string of three straight starts. Diaz, who is batting .290 in June, should continue to see the bulk of the action behind the dish at least until Francisco Cervelli (concussion) is cleared to return from the injured list.

Realmuto is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mets.

Realmuto is just receiving some regular maintenance while the Phillies and Mets wrap up their series with a day game after a night game. Andrew Knapp will enter the lineup as the Phillies' catcher after sitting each of the previous three days.

Casali is starting at catcher Wednesday against the Angels, John Fay of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Casali was originally slated to get the day off, but an injury to Tucker Barnhart (side) forced the backstop into action. He's slashing .188/.316/.375 with two home runs in 12 games this month.

Barnhart was scratched from Wednesday's lineup due to a sore right side, John Fay of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Curt Casali will enter the lineup in place of Barnhart, who should be considered day-to-day.

Casali is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Angels.

Casali has started three of the past four games behind the dish, going 1-for-9 with two RBI and a 3:5 BB:K during that stretch. Tucker Barnhart is starting at catcher and hitting eighth in this one.

Smith has been sent back down to Triple-A Oklahoma City, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Smith was called back up June 23 and cranked a pinch-hit walk-off home run in one of his five at-bats, but it will be a short stint as he'll head back to Oklahoma City as the corresponding roster move for the callup of Tony Gonsolin. Per Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register, manager Dave Roberts said sending Smith down "was a tough one" but that the 24-year-old needs regular at-bats that he wouldn't be able to get with the big club. Overall, Smith has slashed .269/.345/.654 in 26 big-league at-bats this season.

Barnes is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Diamondbacks, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Barnes will sit after starting the past three games and going 0-for-6 with three strikeouts. In his place, Russell Martin is starting behind the dish and hitting eighth.

Mejia will serve as the Padres' designated hitter and will bat sixth Wednesday against the Orioles.

Mejia caught all nine innings of Tuesday's 8-3 win, reaching base three times on the night while slugging a solo home run. Thanks to the DH spot being available in Baltimore, Mejia will stick in the lineup for the day game after the night game, marking his sixth start in seven contests. The Padres seem content to roll with Mejia as their primary option behind the plate while he sports a hot bat.