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Barrera is expected to be called up by the Phillies on Thursday, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

Barrera was sent to Triple-A Rochester last week, but he'll rejoin the major-league club to begin the month of September since active rosters will expand from 26 to 28 players. Over 14 big-league games this year, the 27-year-old has hit just .182 with a double, four RBI, two runs, two walks and 11 strikeouts.

Heim isn't in the lineup Wednesday against Houston.

Heim is on the bench for the second time in the last three matchups after he went 0-for-16 with a run, two walks and a strikeout over his last five games. Meibrys Viloria is starting behind the dish and batting eighth.

Maldonado (hand) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

He'll take a seat for the second game in a row while he continues to manage a swollen right hand, which stems from being hit by a pitch in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Orioles. Christian Vazquez will get another turn behind the dish while Maldonado is day-to-day with the injury.

Murphy went 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs scored and five RBI in Tuesday's 10-6 win over the Nationals.

The backstop did most of his damage in the fifth inning, as he turned on a Steve Cishek slider with the bases loaded for his first career grand slam. Murphy snapped a brief 10-game homer drought with the performance, but he's mostly been red hot since the All-Star break, slashing .298/.404/.556 over his last 35 games with eight home runs and 22 RBI.

Sanchez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's victory over the Red Sox.

Sanchez padded Minnesota's lead Tuesday with a solo shot in the sixth inning, his 13th of the season. The home run was the catcher's second in his last four games. Unfortunately for Sanchez, he also struck out again and has now done so 10 times in his last 24 at-bats.

Stassi went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 7-4 loss to the Yankees.

Stassi tied the game at 2-2 with a homer in the second inning, but the Yankees took the lead back in the top of the third. Playing time has gotten a little thin for Stassi lately, though it's been warranted, as he entered Tuesday in a 1-for-39 slump across his previous 10 games. That cold spell has dropped his slash line to .191/.277/.318 with eight homers, 26 RBI, 26 runs scored and 10 doubles through 85 contests this year. Stassi, Matt Thaiss and Kurt Suzuki have each started two of the Angels' last six games at catcher, which makes it difficult for any of them to carve out enough playing time to help fantasy managers.

Contreras was removed from Tuesday's loss to the Blue Jays with left ankle soreness, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

The 30-year-old went 1-for-2 with a solo home run before being replaced by a pinch hitter during the sixth inning due to the lingering ankle issue. Contreras missed four games last week with the injury, and he's not fully healthy despite returning to action over the past few days. He'll receive treatment Wednesday and be re-evaluated to determine his availability for the series finale in Toronto.

Contreras went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Blue Jays.

Contreras was lifted for a pinch hitter in the sixth inning, but he still managed to hit his 21st home run of the season in the fourth inning, which puts him one behind Patrick Wisdom for the team lead. The Chicago catcher hit a career-best 24 long balls back in 2019, and he seems poised to challenge that figure if he stays healthy the rest of the way.

Bart (concussion) was placed on the 7-day injured list Tuesday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

The 25-year-old entered the concussion protocol after taking a foul tip off his mask during Monday's contest, and he'll be sidelined for at least the next week. Bart was initially dealing with mild symptoms, so he may be able to return after missing the minimum of seven days. Yermin Mercedes was promoted to serve as the Giants' backup catcher while Austin Wynns steps into the starting role.

Trevino is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Angels.

Trevino went 0-for-4 with a strikeout Monday after missing the previous two games with a foot injury, and he'll return to the bench for Tuesday's contest. Kyle Higashioka will take over behind the plate and bat ninth.