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Maldonado is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Maldonado will be getting some routine maintenance after he started at catcher each of the past three days. Jason Castro will relieve Maldonado behind the plate in the series finale.

Jeffers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

With the Twins and Athletics wrapping up their series with a day game, Jeffers will be getting a breather after he was behind the dish for Saturday's 1-0 win. Gary Sanchez will spell Jeffers at catcher, working in a battery with starting pitcher Chris Paddack.

Diaz is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Diaz started the first two games of the series and will take a seat after going 1-for-7 with a walk and two strikeouts. Dom Nunez will start behind the plate in his place for the series finale.

Haase is starting at catcher and batting eighth in Sunday's game against the Astros.

Tucker Barnhart will get the Sunday afternoon game off after starting Saturday night's contest. Haase has not been able to recapture last season's magic, as he's slashing just .140/.229/.233 across 43 at-bats. That should keep Barnhart in the lineup most days, and Haase doesn't figure to have a ton of fantasy value unless he gets going at the plate and can earn more playing time.

Barnhart is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Barnhart started Saturday and went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts, though he still has a respectable .259 batting average for the season. He'll get Sunday's series finale off, with Eric Haase taking over catching duties.

The Twins recalled Godoy from Triple-A St. Paul on Sunday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

The addition of Godoy will allow the Twins to deploy Gary Sanchez primarily as a designated hitter while Ryan Jeffers serves as the team's everyday catcher. Sanchez could still be used behind the plate on the days Jeffers is out of the lineup, so Godoy won't be a lock to receive any starts during his upcoming stint with the big club.

D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Milwaukee.

D'Arnaud started the past three games and will take a seat after going 2-for-10 with a double, two RBI, a run and five strikeouts. William Contreras will take over behind the plate and bat ninth Sunday.

Barnes went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in a 7-0 win over the Cubs in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.

He launched a solo shot off Drew Smyly in the fourth inning before wrapping up the scoring in the contest with a two-run single in the eighth. Barnes is taking full advantage of his limited opportunities behind Will Smith this season, and the 32-year-old backstop has a .972 OPS and three homers in only 25 plate appearances.

Contreras went 3-for-4 with a triple, a solo home run and two runs scored in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Dodgers.

Contreras was an effective leadoff hitter in Saturday's nightcap but the Cubs still fell 6-2 as they dropped both games in the doubleheader. Despite his team's struggles, the Chicago catcher is playing pretty well with an .820 OPS and three home runs across 20 games. Contreras could be a trade candidate if the Cubs continue to fall out of contention, as he's in the last year of his contract.

Wallach's contract was selected by the Angels on Saturday, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.

Wallach is set to back up Max Stassi, with Kurt Suzuki (undisclosed) heading to the injured list. Wallach has hit just .207/.271/.303 in 78 career games at the major-league level, so he'd be an unexciting fantasy option even if an injury to Stassi opens up an unexpected starting role.