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Grandal went 3-for-3 with a triple in Tuesday's loss to the Diamondbacks.

Grandal tallied a hit in all three plate appearances, including his second triple of the season, before being lifted for a pinch runner in the seventh inning. Playing at what's been a weak offensive position league-wide, the backstop is slashing .238/.350/.467 with 24 long balls and 68 RBI.

Mejia is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Giants, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Mejia will give way to Austin Hedges behind the dish after starting the last two games, going 2-for-9 with a double and a run scored in those contests. The prospect, who is hitting .217/.280/.457 with three homers since joining the big club, has now started four of the last six games at catcher, a trend that could continue over the final week of the season and potentially carry into next year.

Plawecki is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Braves, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Plawecki will take a seat after starting the past two games behind the dish, going 2-for-8 with a double and two RBI in those appearances. Tomas Nido is set to fill in at catcher for Tuesday's series opener.

Mejia went 1-for-5 with a double and a run scored in Monday's 5-0 win over San Francisco.

Mejia had been splitting time evenly behind the dish with Austin Hedges since he joined the majors earlier this month, but he has now started four of the Friars' last five contests. The club is giving its top catching prospect an extended look over the final week of the season, but it could also be a sign of how the catching situation could shape up next year. Mejia is slashing .217/.280/.457 with three homers in San Diego.

Hedges is not in the lineup Monday against the Giants, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Hedges will stick on the bench for a second straight game as rookie Francisco Mejia picks up another start behind the dish. Mejia has now started four of the last five games at catcher, a trend that could continue over the final week of the season as the Padres look to give the younger Mejia ample opportunities.

Contreras is not in the lineup Monday against the Pirates.

Contreras has started five of the last six games behind the dish, going just 2-for-21 (.095) over that stretch. He'll sit in favor of Victor Caratini in this one.

Barnes went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Sunday against the Padres.

Barnes took Joey Lucchesi deep in the fourth inning to record his third home run of the season. The long ball was Barnes' second in his past nine appearances -- dating back to Sept. 4 -- illustrating just how little he has produced this season. Across 236 plate appearances, he's hit just .202/.328/.273.

Wallach went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run and two runs scored in Sunday's 6-0 win over the Reds.

Wallach delivered a three-run blast over the fence in left center during the third inning. He'd been hitless in his previous four games leading up to the series finale but managed to push his RBI total to five while recording his second multi-hit game of the season. The 26-year-old has gone 7-for-41 through 13 games this season for the Marlins.

Grandal is not in the lineup Sunday against San Diego, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Grandal is hitting just .130 over his last nine games. Austin Barnes will get the call behind the plate Sunday.

Hedges is not starting Sunday against the Dodgers.

The Padres continue to split catching duties evenly, with Hedges getting seven starts and Francisco Mejia getting eight over the last 15 games. Mejia will get the call on this occasion.