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Gallagher is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays.

Meibrys Viloria will handle the catching duties after Gallagher was behind the dish for three of the past four games. Gallagher has gone 8-for-26 with five walks in nine contests since taking over as Kansas City's primary catcher after Martin Maldonado was dealt to the Cubs two weeks ago.

Hedges is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Orioles.

Francisco Mejia will handle catching duties in the series finale, but he seems to have fallen behind Hedges on the depth chart, given the usage of both backstops recently. Hedges had started four of the Padres' previous six games, and it looks like his superior defense could be the playing-time tiebreaker between the two when Mejia is in the midst of dry spells at the plate.

Barnhart is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against Pittsburgh.

Barnhart has gone 6-for-10 at the plate over his last three games. He'll get a rest in favor of Kyle Farmer on Tuesday.

Gomes drew walks in all four of his plate appearances during Monday's win over Atlanta and scored two runs.

His display of patience had a lot more to do with the fact that Gomes was hitting eighth in front of the pitcher than any skill on his part. On the season, the veteran catcher has a feeble .213/.317/.325 slash line, and he's fallen decidedly behind Kurt Suzuki on the Nats' depth chart.

Moreno is slashing .319/.340/.538 through 22 games in July for Low-A Lansing.

The Jays' No. 12 fantasy prospect has emerged as a legitimate prospect this season in his first exposure to full-season ball. Moreno's strong performance at the plate goes beyond his triple slash -- he's struck out in only 8.2 percent of his July plate appearances, and 13 of his 29 hits on the month have gone for extra bases (nine doubles, a triple and three homers). The 19-year-old is even showing solid defensive skills, throwing out 32.6 percent of would-be base stealers. Given his age and limited experience behind the plate, the club won't rush him up the ladder, but another impressive campaign in 2020 could get him up to Double-A by the end of the year.

Rogers will have his contract selected from Triple-A Toledo prior to Tuesday's game against the Angels, Anthony French of the Detroit Free Press reports.

The Tigers are expected to waive Bobby Wilson on Tuesday afternoon, clearing the way for Rogers to step in as the team's starting backstop. Though he hasn't been overly impressive at the dish for the Mud Hens this season (.223/.321/.458 slash line over 48 games), he is viewed as one of the best defensive catching prospects in the game. The hope is that he will hit for some power, even if he never posts particularly high batting averages.

Mejia is not starting Monday against the Orioles.

Mejia has started three of the past four games, going 2-for-12 (.167) with a trio of strikeouts over that stretch. Austin Hedges is starting at catcher and hitting eighth in Monday's series opener.

Manager David Bell said Sunday that Casali (knee) is "getting close" to resuming baseball activities, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

Casali has been on the 10-day injured list since July 18 with the right knee issue and is expected to miss up to a month with the injury, per Sheldon. While the fact that Casali is progressing as anticipated suggests he's on track to return from the IL around mid-August, the Reds won't be able to pin down a target date for the backstop's return until he begins logging on-field work on a regular basis.

Thaiss went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI during Sunday's 5-4 win over the Orioles.

Thaiss opened the scoring with a two-run home run in the second inning and ended the game with a walkoff solo shot in the bottom of the ninth. This effort doubled the season home run total for Thaiss, who had just two hits in his previous six games coming in. With that said, he has still yet to establish himself as a regular fantasy contributor.

D'Arnaud went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI and a run scored Sunday against the Blue Jays.

D'Arnaud drove in a pair of runs during the sixth inning on a double to left field, cutting Toronto's lead to five runs. The 30-year-old has been red-hot at the plate recently, registering six homers and 19 RBI over his last 11 contests. He'll aim to keep it rolling heading into his squad's upcoming road series with the Red Sox, which is slated to begin Tuesday.