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Rogers is starting at catcher and batting eighth in Sunday's game against the Twins.

Rogers will return to the lineup after sitting Saturday, with Eric Haase heading back to the bench. The two have alternated starts behind the plate fairly evenly all season. This will be the 41st start at catcher for Rogers, while Haase has started 35 times at the position. Rogers is batting only .178, though he has managed nine home runs in 129 at-bats, making him a boom-or-bust option.

Haase is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

Haase went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored Saturday, but he'll alternate at catcher with Jake Rogers, who slides into the lineup for the series finale. Haase can play in the outfield when he's not behind the plate, though he's started only once in the outfield this month.

Murphy (hamstring) is starting behind the plate and batting fifth Sunday against the Reds.

Murphy will return to the starting nine Sunday in Cincinnati after sitting out the past five games with a hamstring issue. The 28-year-old has a .286/.318/.452 slash line through 42 at-bats in June and a .915 OPS on the season.

Rutschman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Rutschman will take a seat while in the midst of an 0-for-14 slump, which ends a streak of 10 straight starts. Anthony Bemboom will step in behind the plate to catch Sunday for Kyle Bradish.

Gomes is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals in London, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Gomes went 2-for-4 in Saturday's contest and will take a seat after starting the past two games behind the plate. Tucker Barnhart will step in to catch for Marcus Stroman on Sunday.

Jansen went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 7-3 win over the A's.

The backstop took Hogan Harris deep in the third inning, giving Jansen four homers in his last eight games and 10 on the year. He's batting .286 (8-for-28) over that stretch with a .786 SLG, adding two doubles, five runs and six RBI into the mix, and with Alejandro Kirk (hand) sidelined at least until the end of the month, Jansen should continue seeing a full-time workload for the Jays.

Smith went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional run and a walk in Saturday's 8-7 victory versus the Astros.

Smith put the Dodgers on the board with a solo shot to left field in the first inning and scored the game-tying run during the team's rally in the eighth. The long ball was his 11th of the season, which ranks fourth among big-league catchers. Smith's other offensive numbers help make him one of the game's elite hitting backstops, as he's slashing .292/.407/.508 with 39 RBI, 36 runs, one steal and a 37:33 BB:K.

Fermin went 3-for-3 with a three-run homer and an additional run scored in Saturday's victory over the Rays.

Fermin took Yonny Chirinos deep for a three-run home run in the fourth inning, plating Edward Olivares and Drew Waters to give the Royals a two-run lead. The outing marked his second three-hit effort across his last three appearances, while the home run was Fermin's first since May 12 (16 games). With Salvador Perez battling a hand and hamstring issue over the last 10 days, Fermin has managed to see action in seven of the Royals' previous 10 contests but is expected to return to a reserve role with Perez at full health.

Grandal went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Saturday against the Red Sox.

Grandal missed the White Sox's last two games with right knee soreness, though he returned and homered in his first at-bat Saturday. It was his sixth long ball of the campaign and third in his last 23 games. While he's well off pace of the peaks in his career, Grandal has already surpassed his homer and doubles total for the entirety of the 2022 campaign.

D'Arnaud went 4-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-6 win against Cincinnati.

The second-through-fifth hitters in Atlanta's lineup each had multiple hits, and d'Arnaud led the charge with four knocks, including a second-inning solo shot that opened the scoring. It was the second four-hit game of the campaign for the backstop, with the other coming March 30 against Washington. D'Arnaud has started at catcher in five straight games while Sean Murphy (hamstring) has been on the shelf, and he's batted .333 (7-for-21) with two homers and four RBI over that span.