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Contreras went 3-for-6 with a three-run home run, two additional runs scored and a walk in Monday's 15-14 extra-innings win over the Athletics.

Contreras tallied a pair of hits through the first nine innings but saved his best work for extra innings, as he blasted a 463-foot, three-run homer in the 10th frame. The catcher has now recorded multiple hits in three consecutive games, going 7-for-16 (.438) during that stretch. Overall, Contreras is batting .290 with six homers, 10 doubles, 42 RBI, 37 runs and a stolen base across 60 games in 2026.

Fermin went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and an RBI single in Monday's 6-2 win over the Reds.

Fermin opened the scoring, lofting an Andrew Abbott curveball over the left-field wall for a solo homer. After failing to go deep in his first 45 appearances of the season, Fermin has now homered in three consecutive games. The recent power surge is certainly encouraging, though the catcher's overall body of work remains underwhelming. Across 130 plate appearances, the 31-year-old is slashing .161/.250/.286 with eight extra-base hits, 11 RBI and 14 runs scored.

Susac is not in the Giants' starting lineup against the Nationals on Monday, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Eric Haase will start behind home plate and bat eighth while catching pitches from Logan Webb in Monday's series opener. Susac is slashing .297/.354/.378 with 11 RBI over 83 plate appearances this season but has gone 0-for-8 with two strikeouts over his last two games.

Vazquez is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Angels.

After starting at catcher each of the last three days, Vazquez will get a break for Monday's series opener versus the Halos. Collin Price will be behind the dish and bat ninth for the Astros

Valenzuela is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Phillies.

Tyler Heineman will step in behind the plate for the series opener while Valenzuela gets a well-deserved breather following a productive weekend series against the Orioles. Valenzuela caught all three games against Baltimore, going 5-for-9 with two home runs, two doubles, one walk, five RBI and three runs. Though he currently sits atop the depth chart at catcher, Valenzuela could see his playing time get curbed dramatically as soon as the upcoming weekend, when Alejandro Kirk (thumb) may be ready to return from the 60-day injured list.

Blue Jays manager John Schneider said that Kirk (thumb) could be available to return from the 60-day injured list as soon as Friday, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

Kirk is nearing the finish line of a long recovery from left thumb surgery, which has kept him on the shelf since April 4. The 27-year-old began a rehab assignment last week at Single-A Dunedin, making two starts at designated hitter and one at catcher while going 2-for-9 with a solo home run, two walks and an additional run. He'll get a couple days of rest before shifting his rehab assignment to Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday, when he's expected to serve as a designated hitter. Schneider added that Kirk is then in line to start at catcher for Buffalo on Wednesday, and if all goes well, the two-time All-Star will rejoin the Blue Jays for Friday's series opener versus the Yankees.

Rutschman is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Mariners.

The Orioles will give Rutschman a well overdue day off after he started at either catcher or designated hitter in each of the last 11 games, going 13-for-42 (.310 average) with one home run, seven walks, 10 RBI and seven runs during that span. With Rutschman resting, the Orioles will turn to Sam Huff behind the plate, while Gunnar Henderson gets a day off from playing shortstop but sticks in the lineup at DH.

Basallo is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Mariners.

After being lifted from Friday's 13-3 win over the Blue Jays due to right abdominal discomfort, Basallo was held out of the lineup for Saturday but came off the bench to make a pinch-hit appearance in Baltimore's 6-4 loss. He then returned to the lineup for Sunday's series finale, starting at catcher while going 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in the Orioles' 6-4 loss. The Orioles haven't provided any indication that Basallo suffered a setback during his return to the starting nine, so his absence Monday may just be maintenance-related. Baltimore will go with Sam Huff behind the plate and Gunnar Henderson at designated hitter in the series opener with Seattle.

Fortes will start at catcher and bat eighth in Monday's game against the Red Sox, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.

Fortes will stay in the starting nine for the fourth time in five games, with three of those starts having come against right-handed pitching. At least for the time being, Fortes appears to have moved out of the short side of a platoon at catcher and seems to have leapfrogged Hunter Feduccia on the depth chart.

Feduccia is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.

Feduccia will be on the bench while the Red Sox send southpaw Connelly Early to the bump, but the left-handed-hitting catcher had been left out of the lineup in three of the previous four matchups versus right-handed pitchers. Rather than opting for a platoon at catcher, the Rays may be moving toward leaning more heavily on Nick Fortes behind the dish.