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Thaiss will start at catcher and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Mariners.

Thaiss will step in behind the plate for the series finale while top backstop Logan O'Hoppe rests for the day game after catching all nine innings of Tuesday's 5-1 win. Expect Thaiss' opportunities to remain fairly limited moving forward while O'Hoppe continues to handle one of the heavier workloads among all catchers.

Langeliers is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Astros.

Langeliers handled catching duties for each of the previous three games for the Athletics, so he will get a breather for Wednesday's afternoon tilt. Oakland will turn to Kyle McCann behind the plate for the series finale against Houston.

Amaya is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.

Amaya will hit the bench after he had started at catcher in three of the past four games while going 5-for-8 with two walks and a run during that stretch. Tomas Nido will spell Amaya behind the dish Wednesday.

Wong is out of the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Colorado, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.

Wong had started each of the last four games, so it's no surprise to see him begin Wednesday's afternoon contest on the bench. Reese McGuire will catch for the Red Sox.

Stubbs will start at catcher and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Twins.

Though he's included in the lineup for the series finale in Minnesota, Stubbs has moved back into the No. 2 role at catcher after JT Realmuto was reinstated from the injured list Saturday. Realmuto has been on the bench twice in the Phillies' five contests since his activation, but both of his absences came in day games after night games.

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

Garrett Stubbs will draw the start behind the plate while Realmuto receives a breather for the day game after catching all nine innings of Tuesday's 3-0 win. Since being activated from the injured list Saturday, Realmuto has gone 2-for-9 with three walks and a run over his three starts.

Langeliers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 8-2 win over the Astros.

Langeliers joined the home run party with a seventh-inning blast for the team's fifth long ball of the night. The home run was his second since coming back from the All-Star break and his 19th of the year, as he's well on his way to surpassing his career-high mark of 22 he set last season. The 26-year-old is still having trouble hitting for average and may go a third consecutive season hitting under .220. Langeliers is currently slashing .211/.265/.441 with 53 RBI, 36 runs and a 21:94 BB:K in 332 plate appearances.

Moreno went 1-for-4 with two RBI in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Royals.

Moreno plated two runners in scoring position with a two-out, first-inning single. He's rolling since coming back from a thumb injury earlier this month, slashing .315/.422/.444 with nine walks, a home run, nine RBI and seven runs scored over 16 contests since returning.

Caratini went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 8-2 loss to the Athletics.

Caratini put the Astros on the board in the third with a solo home run to right field off Osvaldo Bido. The long ball was his first hit since being activated off the injured list Monday after being out for just over a month with a strained left hip. The 30-year-old is slashing .257/.294/.459 with five homers, 18 RBI, 14 runs and a 5:16 BB:K in 119 plate appearances.

Diaz (calf) will start at catcher and bat sixth Tuesday against the Red Sox.

Calf soreness has kept Diaz out of Colorado's last two games, but he's feeling well enough to return behind the dish for Tuesday's contest. The 33-year-old backstop has slashed .184/.245/.204 with two RBI in 53 plate appearances since the beginning of July.