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Contreras is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Reds.

Contreras has started the last four games behind the dish for the Cubs, going 5-for-18 with a homer and three RBI during that stretch. In his stead, Taylor Davis is catching Yu Darvish and hitting eighth.

Grandal went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer Tuesday against the Phillies.

Grandal led off the scoring for the Brewers in the second inning with his seventh home run of the season. The homer was his first since April 22 and just his second extra-base hit in that span. Despite that poor stretch, he's still batting .265/.353/.455 across 153 plate appearances for the campaign.

Caratini (hand) went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI in a rehab appearance with Triple-A Iowa on Monday.

Caratini has now made three appearances at Triple-A after concluding a five-game rehab stint with Low-A South Bend. It's unclear how many more games Caratini may need before rejoining the big league club, but it would appear he's getting close.

Realmuto went 1-for-5 with a double, two RBI and a run scored Sunday against the Royals.

Realmuto doubled home two runs in the fifth inning, giving the Phillies a three-run cushion to work with. He's pieced together a modest three-game hitting streak and is now slashing .269/.331/.418 with four home runs and 24 RBI over 37 contests in 2019.

Barnhart is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

Barnhart is getting a routine breather after drawing three consecutive starts. Curt Casali will check in for Barnhart behind the plate and bat seventh in the series finale.

Hedges is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.

Austin Allen will make his first career start in the big leagues while Hedges receives some routine maintenance in the series finale. With a pair of base knocks in Saturday's 4-3 win, Hedges put his five-game hitless streak to an end.

Gomes is out of the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Dodgers.

Gomes started three of the last four games after suffering a forearm bruise after being hit by a pitch Monday, but he's hitless with one walk, one RBI and five strikeouts in 11 at-bats. Kurt Suzuki will start behind the plate and bat fifth in his stead.

Barnes is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Barnes started the last two games behind the plate and went 0-for-7 with a walk and a stolen base, but he will return to the bench for the series finale. Russell Martin will bat eighth and catch Hyun-Jin Ryu on Sunday.

Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

Diaz went 1-for-3 with a base hit Saturday while making his fourth start at catcher this month. Though Francisco Cervelli is hitting just .170 for the season, the Pirates haven't provided any indication that they're considering moving on from him as their primary backstop.

Contreras went 2-for-7 with a walkoff solo home run in a 2-1 victory against the Brewers on Saturday.

The 26-year-old ended the 15-inning marathon with a solo bomb to left. Contreras has hits in 10 straight games in which he's recorded an official at-bat, and during that stretch, he's hitting .441 with four home runs and seven RBI. This hot streak has bumped his slash line up to .315/.430/.640, and he also has 10 home runs, 23 RBI, 23 runs and a steal in 111 at-bats. He's looking like a fantasy superstar at the catcher position.