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D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Indians.

D'Arnaud started each of the Rays' last three games behind the dish, going 5-for-13 with two home runs, five RBI and four runs. He'll just be getting some routine maintenance in the series finale while Mike Zunino checks in at catcher.

Knizner was recalled by the Cardinals on Sunday.

Knizner has made a few brief major-league appearances with the team this season but is now set to close out the campaign with the Cardinals. He's flashed his potential at the plate in August with Triple-A Memphis, hitting five home runs and two doubles in 13 games. While he may be the catcher of the future for the club, he doesn't figure to get much playing time to close the season behind both Yadier Molina and Matt Wieters.

Perez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.

Perez will give way to Kevin Plawecki behind the dish as the Tribe concludes its series in Tampa Bay with an afternoon game. Cleveland's top backstop ended August with a whimper, going 0-for-4 in Saturday's 9-6 loss to finish the month with a .139/.225/.278 slash line.

Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

The Blue Jays will alternate starts between their top two backstops for a fifth consecutive game, with Reese McGuire getting the nod behind the dish in the series finale. Jansen wrapped up August with a 1-for-4 showing in Saturday's 6-4 win, bringing his monthly average to .245.

Davis was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on Sunday.

Davis will join the Cubs as part of the September roster expansion and will provide catching depth behind Victor Caratini and Jonathan Lucroy while Willson Contreras (hamstring) remains on the injured list.

Haase was recalled from Triple-A Columbus on Sunday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Haase made a brief appearance with the Indians in May but has otherwise played with Columbus this season. He's struck out at a 35.4 percent clip across 401 plate appearances but has balanced that somewhat by blasting 28 homers. Regardless, he's likely to serve only as depth behind Roberto Perez and Kevin Plawecki to close the season.

Smith went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in a loss to the Diamondbacks on Saturday.

Smith homered to left field in the fourth inning to plate the Dodgers' second run. The 24-year-old is tied for seventh among National League catchers with 13 long balls despite playing only 37 games. He has also posted a .292/.364/.708 slash line and 1.072 OPS in 129 plate appearances.

Garver is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

Garver will rest for the day game after a huge performance in a 10-7 loss Saturday, when he went 2-for-3 with a pair of solo home runs and two walks. Jason Castro will spell him behind the plate.

Gallagher (oblique) was officially activated from the injured list Sunday. He isn't included in the lineup for the Royals' series finale with the Orioles.

Gallagher had been sidelined since Aug. 7 with an oblique injury and is likely set to split time behind the dish with Meibrys Viloria and Nick Dini to close the campaign. For the season, Gallagher is hitting .238/.312/.365 in 45 games.

Trevino went 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Mariners.

Trevino started back-to-back games Friday and Saturday for just the second time during his major league career, and he produced four hits, three doubles, two RBI and two runs scored over the two games. He could work with greater frequency over the final month of the season, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports. "I think it's important to see it, to see what we've got," Texas manager Chris Woodward said. "Everything we know about him is from a catching standpoint. But he's been working hard on his offense and it was good to see him get results. Offensively, he's showing some pretty good signs. And he's an asset on defense." Trevino, who was hitting .190 prior to his four-hit outburst this weekend, is a career .259 hitter in the minors and dropped to .236 at the Double- and Triple-A levels. The Rangers are in position to evaluate younger talent like Trevino for a spot on the 2020 roster.