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Smith went 2-for-4 with a walk, two home runs, three runs scored and three RBI in Tuesday's 15-1 rout of the Marlins.

The young catcher went deep in the fourth and sixth innings, leading the way in a six-homer barrage for the Dodgers. It was Smith's first career multi-home run performance, and he's slashing .324/.375/.817 through his first 23 big-league games with nine long balls and 26 RBI.

Mejia isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Rays.

Mejia is in line for a day off, opening the door for Austin Hedges to draw the start behind the dish and bat eighth. Mejia is batting .517 with two home runs, three RBI and a stolen base over nine games in August.

D'Arnaud isn't in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Padres.

D'Arnaud is 0-for-16 over his last four games, so he'll head to the bench to regroup Tuesday evening. Mike Zunino gets the call behind the plate and will bat eighth in D'Arnaud's place.

Diaz is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Angels.

He has started just once in the last six games, due largely to the fact he is hitting .167 with zero home runs in 60 at-bats since the All-Star break. Jacob Stallings will start behind the dish and hit eighth.

Narvaez isn't in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against Detroit, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Despite benefitting from a team off day Monday, Narvaez will bow out of the starting nine for the series opener, giving him another day to rest. Tom Murphy will handle the catching duties and bat seventh with Narvaez out of the mix.

Jansen isn't in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rangers.

Jansen is in line for a night off after going 3-for-5 with a two-run home run in Monday's series opener. Reese McGuire will handle the catching duties and hit ninth with Jansen out of the mix.

Vazquez isn't in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Indians.

Vazquez will take a seat after going 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Monday's series opener. Sandy Leon is set to handle the catching duties and will bat eighth in Vazquez's absence.

Caratini is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Phillies.

Caratini posted excellent offensive numbers as the backup catcher earlier this year, but his production has slipped over a stretch during which Willson Contreras has been battling injuries. Jonathan Lucroy is starting behind the plate and hitting sixth against lefty Jason Vargas.

Barnhart is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Nationals.

After starting four straight games in which he recorded two runs and one RBI, Farmer will get a breather Tuesday. Kyle Farmer will serve as the starting catcher, batting eighth.

McCann is out of the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Astros.

Welington Castillo will receive the nod behind the plate for the first game of the twin bill, but expect McCann to catch for Ivan Nova in the nightcap.