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Mets catcher Travis d'Arnaud went 2 for 4 with a triple and an RBI in New York's 3-1 win over the Nationals on Opening Day.

D'Arnaud did his damage in the seventh inning after Juan Lagares reached safely on a throwing error. After falling behind in the count, d'Arnaud tripled to center field, scoring Lagares. He also singled and struck out in the game.

Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis drew the start in Monday's season opener against the Padres over catcher Yasmani Grandal with ace Clayton Kershaw on the mound. Ellis could end up as Kershaw's personal catcher since the duo have had good success in the past.

The Pirates have placed Jaff Decker (calf), Charlie Morton (hip), Chris Stewart (hamstring), Justin Sellers (Achllies) and  Brandon Cumpton (elbow) on the 15-day disabled list, the team announced Sunday.

Pirates catcher Chris Stewart caught five innings in a game Thursday as he continues to work his way back from a hamstring injury, MLB.com reports.

Stewart remained behind in Florida to continue his rehab after the team broke camp. His injury will allow Tony Sanchez to fill the No. 2 catcher role early in the season.

The Diamondbacks have placed pitcher Patrick Corbin (elbow), pitcher David Hernandez (elbow), catcher Oscar Hernandez (wrist), pitcher Matt Stites (elbow) and pitcher Bronson Arroyo (elbow) on the disabled list, the team announced Saturday.

Braves catcher Christian Bethancourt was back in the spring lineup Thursday after missing two games following the removal of his wisdom teeth on Tuesday. He is batting .306 (11 for 36) with one home run, six doubles and seven RBI in 13 spring games.

Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco got two at-bats in Wednesday's 3-0 loss against the Diamondbacks. 

Mesoraco returned to the diamond after experiencing a cramp in his left quadriceps last weekend. Mesoraco did not get a hit in either at-bat against Arizona as he struck out twice. This brought his spring average down to .200. 

Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco missed Tuesday's game with a cramp in his left quadriceps suffered in a game over the weekend, but is hoping to play Wednesday, reports MLB.com.

"I'm optimistically thinking that he'll be ready to play tomorrow," manager Bryan Price said Tuesday morning. "[What I don't want to do with injured players] is to put them in there and find out they can't go, or shouldn't go."

Mesoraco is hitting .214 with two home runs and four RBI in 11 spring training games.

Mets catcher Travis d'Arnaud singled twice Tuesday against the Nationals, recording just his second multihit game in 16 appearances this spring. d'Arnaud is batting .239 with no home runs and five RBI, but manager Terry Collins isn't too concerned about his spring numbers.

"You can't get caught up in spring training," Collins said, per NJ.com. "Just as I'm not too caught up in the guys that are hitting .450."

Braves catcher Christian Bethancourt will be sidelined for one-to-two days after he had two wisdom teeth pulled Tuesday morning, per the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He is hitting .306/.297/.556 with one home run and seven RBI over 36 spring at-bats.