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Grandal is in Saturday's lineup against the Cubs.

After a routine day off Friday, Grandal is back in the starting lineup Saturday, sending Carlos Ruiz back to the bench.

Contreras is back in the lineup Saturday against the Dodgers.

After an off-day Friday, Contreras returns behind the plate to catch Jason Hammel. The rookie is batting .298/.355/.491 against left-handers this season as the Cubs prepare to face Julio Urias, who is 3-0 with a 2.16 ERA over his last four starts.

Barnhart was scratched from Friday's lineup with right hand soreness, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

Ramon Cabrera will catch for starter Brandon Finnegan with Barnhart unable to go. Barnhart's status for the rest of the weekend is up in the air. The Reds do not currently have a third catcher on the 40-man roster.

Barnhart has been scratched from Friday's lineup, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

A reason for Barnhart's scratch was not immediately provided. Ramon Cabrera is now slated to catch and bat eighth against Diamondbacks right-hander Braden Shipley.

Contreras is out of the lineup for Friday's matchup against the Dodgers.

With Contreras sitting out, the Cubs will opt to start Miguel Montero behind the dish. Contreras will likely return to the lineup Saturday when Chicago continues their series against Los Angeles.

Grandal is out of Friday's lineup against the Cubs.

The newly-acquired Carlos Ruiz will start behind the plate as Grandal sits out. Grandal owns a batting average of just .231 for the season and is just 9-for-45 over the last 14 days, so it's highly likely that he'll see much less time in the lineup moving forward, now that Ruiz is a Dodger.

Maldonado is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Pirates.

Maldonado will get a night off after starting three straight games behind the plate. Manny Pina will get the start at catcher in Maldonado's place.

D'Arnaud is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cardinals, according to Adam Rubin of ESPN.com.

As has been the case every few days of late, d'Arnaud will open the game on the bench and Rene Rivera will get the start behind the plate. D'Arnaud went 0-for-3 Wednesday, but he has seen the ball well of late, going 11-for-29 (.379) in eight games since Aug. 12.

Barnhart is not in the lineup for Wednesday's matchup against the Rangers.

Barnhart had a solid showing Tuesday night, going 1-for-3 with a double and a RBI. He has started Cincinnati's last three games, so they'll give him the night off and put Ramon Cabrera behind the plate.

Stewart's knee has been responding well so far in his rehab assignment and he will continue to play nine innings every other day with Double-A Altoona, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Bill Brink reports.

He began the rehab assignment on Aug. 12, and likely won't rejoin the Pirates until rosters expand in September, at which point he might get one start per week for the big league club. Stewart is 2-for-14 with five walks in six games with Altoona.