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Sanchez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Cubs.

Getting the start behind the plate with William Contreras receiving the day off, Sanchez produced Milwaukee's first run of the game by taking Ryan Rolison deep in the second inning. The veteran catcher has swung the bat well in a limited role lately, batting .300 (9-for-30) with three home runs over his last 11 games.

D'Arnaud (foot) was able to catch from a pitching machine Sunday and has continued to do swinging and throwing in his workouts, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

D'Arnaud is doing nearly every baseball activity except for running, which is the main hurdle he'll need to clear in his recovery from right foot plantar fasciitis before the Angels send him out for a rehab assignment. The veteran backstop has been on the injured list since May 7 due to the injury and appears unlikely to make it back until after the All-Star break.

Narvaez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

Though he'll take a seat for the series finale while Connor Wong gets a turn behind the plate, Narvaez may have reclaimed the No. 1 catcher job for Boston. The Red Sox optioned the slumping Mickey Gasper to Triple-A Worcester on Sunday, leaving Narvaez and Wong as the only backstops on the active roster. Narvaez started three of the previous four contests, going 2-for-8 with a double while also reaching base on a hit-by-pitch.

Fermin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

Since he was activated from the 7-day injured list Tuesday, Fermin has started twice behind the plate while Rodolfo Duran has caught the other three games. Though he has a longer track record at the big-league level, Fermin could be used in a timeshare with Duran until he's further removed from the concussion he sustained June 13.

Rushing is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.

Rushing will receive a breather after he started behind the plate in each of the past three games. Chuckie Robinson will handle catching duties for the Dodgers in the series finale in San Diego.

Haase will start at catcher and bat eighth in Sunday's game against Atlanta.

Triple-A Sacramento call-up Drew Cavanaugh received the first two starts at catcher following Daniel Susac's (back) placement on the injured list Friday, but Haase could end up being the main beneficiary from a playing-time standpoint while Susac is shelved. Since being promoted from Triple-A on April 21, Haase is batting just .200 but has made his 12 hits count, slugging four home runs and three doubles over 66 plate appearances.

O'Hoppe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

Tyler Heineman will get the nod at catcher while O'Hoppe rests after starting the previous two games. Dating back to the start of June, O'Hoppe is hitting .286 with two home runs, 10 RBI and five runs in 20 games.

Crooks is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.

The left-handed-hitting Crooks is on the bench for the fourth time in five games, with three of those absences coming against right-handed starting pitchers. He's mustered an uninspiring .157/.246/.255 slash line over 57 plate appearances since being called up from Triple-A Memphis on May 29. Until Crooks begins to pick up the pace at the plate, he could be in store for a limited role as part of a three-way timeshare at catcher with Pedro Pages and Ivan Herrera.

Baldwin is batting fifth as the designated hitter Sunday against the Giants.

It's the 10th start in 11 games since Baldwin returned from the injured list in mid-June. The 25-year-old homered in his first game back from the oblique strain but overall has struggled, going 2-for-39 with a walk and 20 strikeouts. That poor stretch has lowered his OPS for the season from .931 to .813 through 58 contests.

Mack is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

Mack went 1-for-7 with a walk and two runs while starting behind the plate in the first two games of the series. He'll be given a breather for the finale in St. Louis, clearing the way for Brian Navarreto to make a start at catcher.