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Nola went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double and six RBI in Saturday's 13-3 win over St. Louis.

Nola crushed a three-run homer to right field in the third inning and plated another run with a double in the sixth. He finished his night with a two-run single in the seventh frame. Nola came into the contest batting just .167, but his productive performance pushed his season stat line to .241/.395/.414. The homer was his first of the campaign.

Realmuto is dealing with a left wrist injury and could be held out of the lineup Sunday against the Blue Jays, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

It's been a rough week for the 30-year-old, as he suffered a knee bruise when hit by a foul ball, battled a non-COVID-19 illness and is now contending with the wrist issue. Manager Joe Girardi said he's "not sure" about Realmuto playing Sunday.

Perez was removed from Saturday's win over the White Sox with groin tightness, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

The 31-year-old made his mark before exiting the contest, as he went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run Saturday. Perez was apparently already lobbying manager Mike Matheny to be in the lineup for Sunday's series finale, so the injury doesn't appear to be a serious concern.

Hedges is not in the lineup Saturday against the Mariners.

Hedges is 3-for-12 over his past four games and will receive a breather Saturday in Seattle. Rene Rivera will be the catcher for Triston McKenzie.

Grandal is not in Saturday's lineup against the Royals, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.

The switch-hitting catcher receives a day off after struggling mightily Friday, striking out in each of his three at-bats. Walks have been the calling card for Grandal and his .373 on-base percentage, but he failed to draw a base on balls Friday. Zack Collins gets the start at catcher Saturday.

Stassi (concussion) has been throwing but has yet to be activated off the 7-day IL, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

A timeframe has yet to be given for Stassi's return, but he appears to be making progress from the concussion he suffered earlier in May. The backstop will likely resume his role as the team's primary catcher when he's ready to return.

Trevino is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Astros, Levi Weaver of The Athletic reports.

The catcher started Thursday and Friday and just appears to be receiving a regular day off. Trevino has hit well, going 5-for-16 in his last five games. Switch-hitter Jonah Heim will start at catcher as the Rangers go up against righty Luis Garcia.

Murphy is not in Saturday's lineup against the Twins.

Murphy has started each of the team's last five games and will take a seat on the bench with a day game following a night game. Aramis Garcia will take over behind the dish and hit ninth.

Contreras will sit Saturday against the Tigers.

Contreras has handled one of the heaviest workloads among all catchers this season, but even he can't start every game behind the plate. He'll get a rest after starting seven straight contests, with Tony Wolters taking over in his absence.

Rogers is not in Saturday's lineup against the Cubs.

Rogers drew the start behind the dish Friday night and delivered a solo home run. However, he'll give way to Eric Haase, who is hitting seventh while starting behind the plate Saturday.