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Barnes is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Padres, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

Barnes is hitting just .179/.258/.357 with a homer and a steal in 10 games since the start of May, so he'll take a seat for Wednesday's series finale as he looks to hit the reset button. Russell Martin is starting behind the dish and hitting eighth in this one.

Grandal is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Phillies.

With a day game on the docket for Thursday, Grandal will get Wednesday night off while Manny Pina sets up behind the dish. The 30-year-old Grandal has collected hits in four of the past five games (all starts), going 6-for-19 (.316) with a homer and six RBI during that stretch.

Contreras is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Reds.

Contreras has started the last four games behind the dish for the Cubs, going 5-for-18 with a homer and three RBI during that stretch. In his stead, Taylor Davis is catching Yu Darvish and hitting eighth.

Rupp was released by the Tigers on Monday.

Rupp is still just 30 years old, and there are many catchers with career slash lines worse than his .234/.298/.407 who have major-league jobs, but he hasn't been able to get into a big-league game since 2017. He hasn't had the best of auditions at the Triple-A level, where he's hit a modest .229/.322/.413 in 107 games with four different organizations since the start of 2018.

Jansen is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Giants.

Jansen will take a seat on the bench for Wednesday's series finale after starting the past two games behind the dish, going 0-for-6 with a walk and three strikeouts during that stretch. Luke Maile is starting at catcher and hitting eighth in this one.

The Twins placed Garver (ankle) on the 10-day injured list Wednesday.

The transaction doesn't come as a major surprise after Garver exited in the eighth inning of Tuesday's win with a high left ankle sprain. The Twins haven't released a timetable for Garver's return, but for what it's worth, manager Rocco Baldelli said the backstop's MRI results were "pretty positive," according to Dan Hayes of The Athletic. Jason Castro and Willians Astudillo will share catching duties for the Twins while Garver is out for at least the next week and a half.

Garver (ankle) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels, Brandon Warne of ZoneCoverage.com reports.

Garver's absence is entirely unsurprising after he exited Tuesday's contest with a high left ankle sprain, which he sustained in a home-plate collision. The Twins have thus far held off on moving Garver to the injured list, but that could become a more realistic outcome if he fails to demonstrate much meaningful progress heading into the weekend. Jason Castro will step in to handle catching duties in the series finale.

Grandal went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer Tuesday against the Phillies.

Grandal led off the scoring for the Brewers in the second inning with his seventh home run of the season. The homer was his first since April 22 and just his second extra-base hit in that span. Despite that poor stretch, he's still batting .265/.353/.455 across 153 plate appearances for the campaign.

Garver was removed from Tuesday's win over the Angels after sustaining a left high ankle sprain, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

Garver suffered the injury on a collision at home plate when Shohei Ohtani slid into his left ankle as he applied the tag for the out. The Twins have yet to offer a recovery timetable, but the 28-year-old seems likely to be sidelined at least a few days. Jason Castro and Willians Astudillo can both step in behind the plate for the Twins in his absence.

Narvaez isn't in Tuesday's starting lineup against the Athletics, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.

Narvaez will get the night off after slugging his seventh home run of the season Monday in the series opener. Tom Murphy replaces him behind the dish and is set to bat eighth.