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Wallach was recalled from Triple-A Louisville on Thursday, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Wallach was called up by the Reds to make his major-league debut last weekend, but turned in an 0-for-4 performance in his only start Sunday. With Tucker Barnhart landing on the paternity list Thursday morning, Wallach will return as an emergency catching option behind Stuart Turner.

Barnhart has been placed on the paternity list, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Barnhart has caught the last two games for the Reds, but he'll be out of action for the series finale and will likely miss a game or two when the team heads to Pittsburgh. Chad Wallach was called up from the minors to take Barnhart's roster spot for the time being, and Wallach should split catching duties with Stuart Turner until Barnhart returns.

Realmuto went 3-for-4 with a double and a triple in Wednesday's 4-0 loss to the Nationals.

He was the only Marlin to have much success against Stephen Strasburg, but Strasburg had the last laugh in the ninth inning when he got Realmuto to ground out with a runner on first base to help preserve his shutout. The performance snapped a 5-for-41 skid (.122) over his last 10 games, and it's perhaps not a coincidence that Realmuto's bat perked up on a day when he was getting a partial rest by playing first base instead of catcher. With Miami still in the NL wild-card picture, though, manager Don Mattingly can't afford to take one of his young stars out of the lineup completely too often.

Grandal is out of Wednesday's lineup against the Diamondbacks.

After starting the last five games, Grandal takes a seat against southpaw Robbie Ray. Austin Barnes gets the start behind the dish, hitting seventh.

Contreras (hamstring) was doing catching drills behind the plate prior to Wednesday's game against the Pirates, Bruce Miles of the Daily Herald reports.

Contreras was able to go through drills at his position for the first time since landing on the disabled list a few weeks ago. He was also out doing another round of agility drills, and appears to be passing all the tests while working his way back from the hamstring injury. Contreras is expected to need another couple weeks before he's ready to rejoin the team, while Alex Avila and Rene Rivera continue to man the position in his stead.

D'Arnaud is not in the lineup Wednesday against Cincinnati.

D'Arnaud will retreat to the bench in favor of Kevin Plawecki, who is set to catch Rafael Montero and bat fifth in the order. Since Aug. 17, d'Arnaud is hitting .281/.324/.375 with one RBI and five runs scored.

Jackson will be one of eight Braves prospects to take part in the Arizona Fall League this year, David O'Brien of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

The team's 19-year-old phenom, Ronald Acuna, headlines the group, but Jackson -- the Braves' No. 13 fantasy prospect -- has had a solid season in his own right, slashing .272/.333/.502 with 14 homers in 66 games at High-A before taking a step back with a .241/.305/.379 line in 23 games for Double-A Mississippi. His defense in his first season back behind the plate has been erratic at best, but the organization will be patient with the 21-year-old given the offensive potential in his bat if he can stick at catcher.

Hedges isn't in the lineup for Monday's game against the Giants.

Hedges will gave way to Hector Sanchez on Monday. The young backstop is sporting a batting average of just .212 over 66 at-bats in August, but Hedges is still in line to take the majority of the starts for the Padres down the stretch.

Wallach was optioned to Triple-A Louisville on Monday.

Wallach is no longer needed as catching depth with Stuart Turner back from the paternity list, so he'll head back to Louisville for the time being. He went 0-for-4 in the only game he appeared in for the Reds, which was also his big-league debut. The 25-year-old will now focus on improving his unimpressive .226/.280/.398 line in 64 games with Louisville this season.

D'Arnaud isn't in the lineup for the second game of Sunday's doubleheader against the Nationals, Matt Ehalt of The Record reports.

D'Arnaud served as catcher for the Mets' earlier Sunday, so they'll give him the night off and use Kevin Plawecki as their backstop. D'Arnaud struggled in Game 1 and went 0-for-4 at the plate.