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Nido went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Game 2 of Thursday's doubleheader victory over the Marlins.

Nido's homer was the first of his career in the major leagues, as he sparked the Mets' offense in the fifth inning with the solo shot. He now has at least one hit in five of his last six starts, and he owns a .188 batting average with nine runs and eight RBI over 73 plate appearances in 2018.

Plawecki is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Marlins, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Plawecki will take a seat for the second half of Thursday's doubleheader after catching all nine innings in the first game, going 0-for-1 with a pair of walks and a run scored in the 4-3 win. In his absence, Tomas Nido will set up behind the dish and hit eighth.

Realmuto is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Mets, Andre Fernandez of The Athletic reports.

Realmuto will retreat to the bench for Game 2 of Thursday's twin bill after catching all nine innings during the first game, going 0-for-2 with a pair of walks in the process. Chad Wallach will set up behind the dish and hit eighth in his place.

Garver (head) is not in the lineup against the Royals on Thursday, LaVelle E. Neal of the Star Tribune reports.

Garver will receive a day off after leaving Wednesday's game following a shot to his catching mask in the second inning. Though he appears to have sidestepped any sort of concussion-related symptoms, manager Paul Molitor will refrain from thrusting him back into the lineup Thursday night. In his absence, Chris Gimenez will handle the catching duties and bat ninth.

Grandal is not in the lineup against the Cardinals on Thursday.

Manager Dave Roberts will deploy eight right-handed-hitting position players for Thursday's series opener versus southpaw Austin Gomber. Austin Barnes will handle the catching duties and bat eighth.

Jansen is not in the lineup Thursday against the Red Sox.

Jansen will find a seat on the bench following a pair of consecutive starts in which he went 1-for-5 with a walk. Reese McGuire will start behind the dish and hit ninth in his place.

Leon is not in the lineup Thursday against the Blue Jays, Evan Drellich of NBC Sports Boston reports.

Leon will take a seat after starting three consecutive games behind the dish, going hitless across eight at-bats during those appearances. Christian Vazquez will start at catcher in his place Thursday.

Contreras is out of the lineup for Thursday's contest against Washington.

Contreras will receive a standard day off after going 0-for-3 with two strikeouts and a walk during Wednesday's loss to the Brewers. He's been mired in a slump as of late, going just 3-for-25 dating back to Aug. 31. In his absence, Victor Caratini will catch Mike Montgomery and bat fifth.

Perez (hamstring) is making deliberate progress from his injury and manager Kevin Cash concedes he may not return before the end of the regular season, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The rookie backstop hit the disabled list Aug. 31, and there was relative certainty as recently as last weekend about a return before the end of the season. The latest news implies differently, although Perez still has over two weeks to regain full health. Jesus Sucre, Nick Ciuffo and Adam Moore are all candidates to handle catching duties while Perez remains sidelined.

Hedges went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 5-4 win over Seattle.

Hedges homered for the second time over the last three games, upping his season total to 13. The 26-year-old had been alternating two-game starts with rookie Francisco Mejia, but the presence of the designated hitter on the road against the Mariners allowed both backstops to remain in the lineup during the two-game series. Hedges will return to an even split down the stretch, but his career-best .446 slugging percentage (seventh among catchers with at least 250 at-bats) should be enough for him to remain relevant at the catcher position.