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Bethancourt is out of the lineup Sunday against the Mets.

After making back-to-back starts behind the plate, Bethancourt will give way to Derek Norris for the Sunday afternoon contest. Although Norris has significantly more starts than Bethancourt on the season, the playing time appears to be evening out of late. Bethancourt has started three of the last four games over a healthy Norris.

Realmuto is out of the lineup Sunday against the White Sox, MLB.com's Joe Frisaro reports.

Realmuto put in a full day's work Saturday evening in his third straight start, so he'll head to the bench Sunday for a day of rest, giving way to Jeff Mathis behind the plate.

D'Arnaud is out of the lineup Sunday against the Padres.

D'Arnaud will take a seat after catching all 11 innings of Saturday evening's contest, giving way to Rene Rivera behind the plate. Look for d'Arnaud to return to the lineup for Monday's series opener in Arizona.

Grandal is out of the lineup Saturday against the Pirates.

The Dodgers' starting catcher is hitting .284/.422/.612 with six home runs in 67 at-bats in the second half of the season. He will get Saturday's day game off after starting the last four games behind the dish. A.J. Ellis will start at catcher and hit eighth Saturday.

Contreras went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer and two runs scored overall in Friday's 13-2 victory over the Cardinals.

The 24-year-old capped off a five-run second for the Cubs by plating Jorge Soler and Addison Russell with a 416-foot shot to left center, his second homer in the last four games. Contreras has also hit safely in four straight and boasts a .345 average (10-for-29) with two homers and six RBI in the nine August games he's been active for.

Gosewisch went 2-for-5 with a triple and a home run, his second of the year, in Thursday's win over the Mets.

The backup catcher hit his first career triple off Noah Syndergaard in the fifth inning, and followed that up with his third career homer to lead off the sixth against Jonathon Niese. Gosewisch is slashing .182/.213/.364 through 44 at-bats, but his days are limited as Chris Herrmann (hamstring) is progressing nicely through his rehab program.

Contreras is out of the lineup against the Cardinals on Thursday.

Contreras will get the day off Thursday after starting the past four games. In his place, David Ross will catch Jon Lester while batting eighth.

Maldonado is out of Thursday's lineup against the Braves.

He will get his second day off over the last three games, making way for Manny Pina, who is batting eighth Thursday. With Andrew Susac likely to join the Brewers at some point before the end of the season, Maldonado's run as the starting backstop could be short-lived.

D'Arnaud is out of the lineup Thursday against the Diamondbacks.

D'Arnaud has started four straight games behind the plate, but with an early contest scheduled Thursday, he'll take a seat in favor of Rene Rivera. A day off was likely in order regardless, as d'Arnaud is hitless in his last three games to bring his season average down to .228.

Hernandez got the start behind the plate Wednesday, and hit a go-ahead solo homer in the 12th inning that proved decisive for the D-Backs, who won 3-2.

Hernandez was recently called up for a temporary stint with Welington Castillo on paternity leave and Chris Herrmann on the DL, but proved to be the hero Wednesday. He will likely be sent back to the minors in the next couple days with Castillo returning, so don't go rushing to add the young catcher.