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Raleigh is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Raleigh has hit a lowly .138 with a pair of doubles and a 40 percent strikeout rate in his last 10 games. Tom Murphy is catching and batting sixth Sunday.

Maldonado is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Maldonado, hitting .143 with a home run and three RBI in his last 10 games, gets an expected afternoon off after catching Saturday night. Garrett Stubbs starts behind the dish and bats eighth Sunday.

Haase went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 7-4 loss to the Reds.

Haase took Tyler Mahle deep in the third inning, plating the game's first three runs. It was only his second long ball since Aug. 1, and he is batting just .205 in that stretch. For the season, the catcher is slashing .236/.288/.493 with 20 homers, 53 RBI and 41 runs scored in 302 plate appearances.

Gallagher (knee) was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

Left knee inflammation resulted in Gallagher's removal from Saturday's game and will now sideline him for at least 10 days. It's unclear if he's dealing with a more substantial injury, but such details should become available shortly. Sebastian Rivero will handle the backup catching duties until Gallagher returns.

Grandal is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

Grandal gets a day off after catching Saturday night's game. He's been scorching hot at the plate recently, hitting .545 with two doubles, five home runs and 15 RBI in seven games since returning from injury. Seby Zavala is behind the dish for Sunday's series finale.

Jansen is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

Jansen homered and doubled twice in a 3-for-4 effort Saturday, a monster performance in just his second start back from the injured list. Alejandro Kirk is catching and batting sixth Sunday.

Murphy is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Murphy went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Saturday and is now hitting .177 with three home runs and four RBI in his last 10 games. Yan Gomes is catching and batting sixth Sunday.

Vazquez is on the bench for Sunday's game against Cleveland.

Vazquez has heated up a bit recently, hitting .297 with two extra-base hits and three RBI in his last 10 games. Kevin Plawecki is catching and batting fifth in Sunday's series finale.

Jeffers is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.

Jeffers went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts Saturday and is now hitting a lowly .094 with 16 strikeouts in his last 32 at-bats. Ben Rortvedt is catching and batting eighth Sunday.

Perez went 2-for-5 with a pair of home runs and five RBI in Saturday's loss to the White Sox.

Perez wasn't able to catch after getting hit in the neck by a foul ball Friday, but he excelled as the team's designated hitter Saturday. He drilled a two-run homer to center field in the third inning and one-upped himself with a three-run shot in the fifth. Perez has set career highs with 40 long balls and 99 RBI on the season. He trails only Shohei Ohtani (43) for the league lead in home runs on the campaign. Per TSN, he is the first catcher to hit 40 round trippers in a season since Javy Lopez in 2003.