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Tromp remains on the bench Wednesday against Colorado, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Tromp had started four out of six games after making his debut last Wednesday, but he's since been on the bench for two in a row. Tyler Heineman remains the starter behind the plate in this one.

Perez went 0-for-2 with a run scored Tuesday in the Rays' 5-1 win over the Red Sox.

Starting for just the third time in 11 games, Perez cracked the lineup while Mike Zunino received a day off. Though Perez came around to score after being hit by a pitch, he continued the general trend of Rays catchers offering little production at the plate. Zunino is hitting just .087 on the season, while Perez has gone hitless through his first six at-bats of the campaign.

Sanchez will sit for the first half of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Phillies.

It's hardly a surprise to see that the catcher won't be tasked with catching two games on one day. Kyle Higashioka takes over behind the plate for the afternoon game, but Sanchez should return to the lineup for the nightcap.

Nola went 2-for-3 with an RBI single, a run-scoring triple and a walk in a loss to the Angels on Tuesday.

Nola was nearly a one-man offense Tuesday save for Dylan Moore's solo home run, with the backstop opening the scoring for the Mariners with his sixth-inning three-bagger and adding his timely single in the eighth. Nola has been able to start five straight games after missing a pair of contests with a knee injury last week, and he's now sandwiched his first two multi-hit efforts of this season around a pair of hitless performances thus far in August.

Nido got the start behind the plate Tuesday and hit ninth, going 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.

Wilson Ramos was still in the lineup but at DH, allowing Nido to make only his third start of the season. The 26-year-old has gone 3-for-10 in those starts, but as long as Ramos is healthy, playing time will be scarce for his backup.

The Braves recalled Jackson from their alternate training site Wednesday.

Both of the Braves' top catchers (Tyler Flowers and Travis d'Arnaud) are believed to be healthy, so expect Jackson to see limited action as a No. 3 backstop while he's up with the big club. Teams will have to reduce their active rosters from 30 to 28 men Friday, so Jackson will likely be a prime candidate to get optioned to the Braves' alternative training site at that time.

Collins replaced an injured Edwin Encarnacion (shoulder) in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Brewers. He went 0-for-2 with two strikeouts.

It's unclear how Encarnacion injured the shoulder; he required medical attention after beating out an infield single in the fourth inning. Collins, who entered as a replacement at designated hitter, will be part of the mix to get at-bats if Encarnacion misses time. Thus far in 2020, Collins is hitless in eight plate appearances.

Contreras went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Royals.

Contreras extended the Cubs' lead to 5-2 in the eighth inning and they ended up needing the insurance run. The Chicago catcher has been locked in with a 1.013 OPS through 10 games, and he should continue to post strong numbers from the middle of the team's lineup.

Wallach was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday for an undisclosed reason, Jared Diamond of The Wall Street Journal reports.

Wallach earned an Opening Day roster spot as the Marlins' third catcher, but he'll be sidelined after Tuesday's move. The team didn't provide an explanation for the transaction. If his absence is related to the COVID-19 outbreak among the team's players, the Marlins wouldn't be allowed to say so without his permission. Francisco Cervelli and Ryan Lavarnway should handle the catching duties with Wallach on the injured list.

Smith is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Padres, Eric Stephen of TrueBlueLA.com reports.

Austin Barnes gets the nod behind the plate. Both backstops will now have started six times in the team's first 12 games.