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Grandal is out of the lineup for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Tigers.

Grandal caught Jared Jones in the Pirates' 8-0 loss in the opening game of the day and went 1-for-3 with a single. He will yield the catching duties in the second game to Grant Koch, who will be making his first MLB start.

Langeliers went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in a win over the Rays on Tuesday.

The power-hitting backstop showed off his wheels Tuesday, recording his second steal on three attempts this season following an eighth-inning, two-out walk. Langeliers' .210 average and .280 on-base percentage on the season have plenty of room for improvement, but he carries an exponentially better .277/.365/.631 slash line that's partly constituted of 11 extra-base hits (four doubles, two triples, five home runs) and has recorded 14 RBI across his last 19 games.

Bailey is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Bailey will be getting some routine maintenance in the series finale after he had started at catcher or designated hitter in each of the Giants' last five games. Curt Casali will fill in for Bailey behind the plate.

Realmuto is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.

Realmuto will get a breather for the afternoon game after he started behind the plate each of the previous three days while going 3-for-13 with eight strikeouts. He recorded exactly one hit in each of those contests to extend his hitting streak to 17 games. Unless he's deployed off the bench Wednesday, Realmuto will look to extend the streak to 18 when he likely returns to the lineup for Friday's series opener versus the Cardinals.

Smith went 1-for-9 with a solo home run in Tuesday's doubleheader versus the Mets.

Smith caught all 10 innings during Game 1 of the twin bill, then remained in the lineup as the Dodgers' DH in Game 2. He produced one of the team's three runs in the nightcap with a solo homer to left field. Smith's use as the designated hitter after catching in Game 1 highlights how valuable his bat is to the team, though his opportunities to fill the DH role have been more limited this season with Shohei Ohtani in the fold.

Stephenson is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds.

Stephenson will take a seat for the day game after he went 0-for-4 with a strikeout while catching all nine innings of Tuesday's 7-1 loss to St. Louis. Luke Maile gets the starting nod behind the dish in the series finale.

Moreno is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Rangers.

Moreno started the last two contests at catcher but will get a breather for Wednesday's afternoon game. Tucker Barnhart and Ryne Nelson will form the Diamondbacks' battery.

Kelly isn't in the lineup for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Pirates.

The Tigers will have Jake Rogers behind the plate for the opening game, catching for Tarik Skubal. Kelly should be behind the plate for the second game.

Wong went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI in Tuesday's 8-3 win over the Orioles.

Wong swiped his first bag of the season in the fifth inning then produced an insurance run with an eighth-inning single. The catcher, who batted .235 last season, continued a breakout at the dish and is batting .324 with an .836 OPS over 136 plate appearances. A .364 BABIP portends a correction is coming, but Wong is making more consistent contact and nearly halved his strikeout percentage, from 33.3 percent in 2023 to 17.6 percent in 2024.

Herrera went 3-for-5 with one RBI and one run scored in Tuesday's 7-1 win over the Reds.

Herrera went 1-for-11 over his previous three games before breaking out of the slump Tuesday. All three of his hits were singles in this contest. The catcher is up to a .276/.344/.362 slash line with three home runs, 16 RBI, 15 runs scored and one stolen base across 131 plate appearances.