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McCann isn't included in the lineup for the first game of Monday's doubleheader with Atlanta.

McCann will get a breather for the first game of the twin bill, but he'll presumably be behind the plate for the nightcap, when the newly recalled Jerad Eickhoff is expected to make his first start for the Mets. Tomas Nido is catching for Jacob deGrom in Game 1.

Barnhart is out of the lineup Monday against the Twins.

The Reds have been rolling out a platoon at catcher of late featuring the lefty-hitting Barnhart in the lineup against right-handed pitching, but he'll take a seat Monday with southpaw J.A. Happ on the bump for Minnesota. Tyler Stephenson will catch and bat cleanup for the Reds in the series opener.

Moreno went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and two RBI for Double-A New Hampshire on Sunday.

The 21-year-old continues to dominate Double-A pitching, as he homered for the third straight game to push his slash line to .388/.438/.690 through 29 games with eight homers and a stunning 40 RBI. A promotion in the near future to Triple-A seems inevitable for Moreno, who is putting himself in position for a big-league debut perhaps as soon as September.

Realmuto went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and a double in Sunday's 11-2 loss to San Francisco.

Realmuto did his best to carry the Phillies' offense Sunday, driving in the team's only two runs and collecting three of their four hits in the loss. It was his third homer of the month and first since June 8. The star catcher has seven home runs this season with 29 RBI and an .888 OPS.

McGuire went 4-for-5 with three doubles, two runs, two RBI and a strikeout in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Orioles.

McGuire went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts Saturday, but he had little trouble reaching base in his first four-hit performance of the season Sunday. Across his last seven games, the 26-year-old has hit .421 with a home run, five doubles, five runs, four RBI, a walk and six strikeouts.

Contreras isn't in the lineup for Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Cardinals.

Contreras was behind the dish during the first game in the twin bill, and he went 0-for-2 with a walk and a strikeout. Kevan Smith will start at catcher and bat eighth in the nightcap.

Plawecki was removed from Sunday's game against the Royals with left hamstring tightness, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

The 30-year-old went 0-for-1 before being replaced by a pinch hitter during the fourth inning. The severity of the injury remains unclear, but Plawecki could be headed for the injured list if he's forced to miss more than a day or two, since the Red Sox are unlikely to play for long without a viable backup to starting catcher Christian Vazquez.

Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Smith will get a breather for the series finale after he caught both of the past two games for the Dodgers and went 3-for-8 with a home run, double and walk between the contests. Austin Barnes will be behind the dish Sunday.

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

Diaz will give way to Dom Nunez in the series finale, but the former seems to be benefiting from the larger share of playing time at catcher lately. Before sitting Sunday, Diaz started behind the plate in four of the Rockies' last six games.

Heim is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

Jose Trevino will be behind the plate for Texas in the series finale, but Heim seems to have emerged as the Rangers' favored backstop of late. Heim started at catcher in four of the Rangers' previous six games, going 6-for-15 with a home run, a double, a walk, three runs and two RBI.