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Stallings is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

After starting each of the last three games behind the dish -- including the 5-4 loss Tuesday night -- Stallings will take a seat Wednesday as the Marlins wrap up their series against the Diamondbacks with a day game. Payton Henry will pick up the start at catcher, working in a battery with Elieser Hernandez.

Perez is not in the lineup for Wednesday's series finale versus the Cardinals.

The star catcher will get the day off Wednesday as MJ Melendez slots in behind the plate and will bat seventh. Perez is currently in the middle of a 2-for-34 slump at the plate with 14 strikeouts over that stretch. He'll look to use the extra day of rest to readjust and will presumably be back in the lineup Friday against the Orioles.

Hedges is out of the lineup for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Padres, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Hedges is expected to re-enter the lineup for the nightcap Wednesday, but Luke Maile will catch Zach Plesac in the first game of the twin bill.

McGuire went 1-for-3 with an RBI on Tuesday against the Cubs.

McGuire has seen an uptick in playing time of late as Yasmani Grandal has regularly served as the designated hitter due to leg soreness. McGuire had failed to take advantage of the increased opportunity, as he entered Tuesday's action with zero hits across his last 13 at-bats. However, he chipped in with an RBI on a sacrifice bunt in the second frame, and he reached base on an infield single in the ninth inning. McGuire is a defense-first catcher, but he could remain in line for more playing time so long as the team looks to lighten Grandal's workload.

Jeffers went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer, a walk and two runs in Tuesday's win over the Orioles.

The 24-year-old walked and scored in the top of the fifth inning on a Jorge Polanco single before launching a three-run home run in the top of the sixth frame, scoring Gary Sanchez and Trevor Larnach. The long ball was his third of the season and it gave the Twins a 5-2 lead. Jeffers has operated as Minnesota's main option behind the plate this year, producing a .228 batting average with nine RBI over 57 at-bats. With Sanchez finally healthy again, however, it will be interesting to see how the playing time gets divvied up.

Realmuto went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored during Tuesday's 6-4 loss to Texas.

The 31-year-old walked during the first inning and came around to score, and he also went deep off Matt Bush to lead off the eighth. Realmuto entered the contest 0-for-12 over his previous four contests, but he bounced back Tuesday with his second homer and sixth multi-hit game.

Heim went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored during Tuesday's 6-4 win at Philadelphia.

The 26-year-old started behind the plate and took Ranger Suarez deep during the fourth inning, and he also singled and scored in the sixth. Mitch Garver is clearly operating as Texas' No. 1 catcher, but Heim has still started 10 games with Garver also seeing regular time at designated hitter. Heim has taken advantage of those early opportunities and has a .364/.475/.697 slash line to go with three home runs, 10 RBI and 10 runs.

Garver went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run during Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Phillies.

Garver started the scoring Tuesday with a 400-foot shot to left center field with a runner on during the first inning, but he was unable to produce in his other three at-bats. It's his second homer in his past five games, and he's gone 5-for-20 during that stretch. Overall, it's been tough going early in the season for Garver with a .183/.272/.310 slash line through 20 games.

D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Mets.

D'Arnaud went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts during the Game 1 defeat, and it's not a surprise he won't be starting both ends of the twin bill. William Contreras will take over behind the plate in the nightcap.

Contreras is considered day-to-day with an undisclosed injury but is available off the bench, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Manager David Ross mentioned Contreras' injury as the reason for his second consecutive absence Tuesday but declined to specify exactly what was wrong, citing "competitive" reasons. Yan Gomes will start behind the plate Tuesday, but the fact that Contreras is available off the bench suggests that he could be back in the lineup soon.