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Realmuto went 3-for-4, was hit by a pitch and scored two runs in a 10-3 blowout of the Twins on Thursday.

The Marlins are shockingly rolling out five .300 hitters in their starting lineup and Realmuto's one of them, as he's up to .306 after this performance. He slotted in as the No. 8 hitter for this interleague game, but has most often been the seventh hitter for Miami this year; those non-premium lineup positions have conspired to limit his counting stats, but Realmuto's excellent contact skills play in any slot.

Hedges (hand) was activated off the 7-day disabled list Thursday, Dennis Lin of the Union-Tribune reports.

Hedges returns to the Triple-A El Paso roster after being on the shelf for six weeks due to a broken hamate bone in his hand. Given the length of his downtime, Hedges will likely remain at Triple-A for the foreseeable future while Derek Norris and Christian Bethancourt serve as the regular backstops up at the major league level for the Padres.

Gomes (groin) remains out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mariners.

Chris Gimenez will get another start behind the plate Thursday as Gomes continues to recover from a painful groin injury. Manager Terry Francona alluded to the possibility of Gomes returning to the lineup in the near future when talking to reporters Wednesday, but Gomes will miss at least one more game Thursday. His next chance to return to the lineup will come Friday when the Indians open a weekend series with the Angels.

Stewart is in the lineup, starting at catcher and batting eighth against Colorado on Thursday.

Stewart is filling in for Francisco Cervelli, who is working his way back from a foot injury. The 34-year-old is making his sixth start in the last nine games and looks to make the most of his playing time given Cervelli is likely to reclaim everyday catching duties.

Gomes (groin), who left Tuesday's game and didn't start Wednesday, could be back in the lineup soon, MLB.com reports. "We're not going to start him tonight. I want to see how he moves around. I don't know if we'll put him in tonight or not, we'll see how he feels. He's pretty sore. Hopefully by tomorrow," manager Terry Francona said.

Gomes suffered a testicular contusion after taking a foul ball to the groin Tuesday but appears to have escaped any major damage.

Barnes is in the lineup Wednesday against the Rockies.

Barnes will be making his first start with the Dodgers since April 10. He will man second base and bat eighth against southpaw Chris Rusin after being recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday. In 18 at-bats with the club this season, Barnes has two hits and one RBI.

Grandal is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Rockies.

Grandal will not be in the starting lineup for the third time in the last five games, as the Dodgers will go with A.J. Ellis at catcher Wednesday. Both Ellis and Grandal are hitting less than .200 from the plate this season, but Grandal has especially struggled recently, with only 11 hits since the start of May.

Gomes (groin) is not in the lineup Wednesday, Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune reports.

Gomes was removed from Tuesday's contest after taking a foul ball to the groin and was later diagnosed with a testicular contusion. It remains unclear how long he'll be sidelined for, but Chris Gimenez -- who's getting the start behind the plate Wednesday -- figures to fill in as the catcher for however long Gomes is out.

Sanchez (thumb) has been taking grounders at first base, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Sanchez has been nursing a right thumb injury, but it appears the Yankees are at least willing to explore their options with regular first baseman Mark Teixeira on the disabled list. The catcher is still on the minor league DL, but it sounds like he may be nearing a return, though it remains to be seen whether he'll be called up or stay at Triple-A when healthy.

Gomes left Tuesday's game with a testicular contusion, the Tacoma News Tribune's Bob Dutton reports.

Gomes suffered the horrific sounding injury when a foul ball hit him in the groin in the second inning. He was replaced by Chris Gimenez, who figures to get the start Wednesday if Gomes needs more time to heal up.