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Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal tied Monday's game against the Royals with a three-run blast in the sixth inning, his third homer in 71 at-bats. Grandal is up to 10 RBI this season.

In a four-game hitting streak that's raised his average to .254, Grandal is 5 for 16 with two homers, five RBI and three runs scored.

Giants catcher Hector Sanchez went 4 for 7 with three RBI in his team's 11-10, 13-inning win over the Pirates Monday.

Sanchez's output exemplified a Giants offensive attack that racked up 20 hits against the Pirates but managed just three extra-base hits, all doubles. The San Francisco catcher knocked RBI singles in the first, sixth and seventh innings. He has hit .239/.260/.413 with two home runs and 14 RBI in 46 at-bats.

Brewers catcher Martin Maldonado finally put one over the fences Monday night against the Diamondbacks.

Maldonado took starter Mike Bolsinger deep for a two-run home run in the second inning. He added a double and finished 2 for 3 with a walk, two runs scored and two RBI in an 8-3 victory. He is hitting .350 with one home run and three RBI.

Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco is scheduled to jog in the outfield Sunday as he continues to recover from hamstring strain, MLB.com reports.

"I've been doing some strengthening and some stretches and everything feels fine," Mesoraco said Saturday. "I got some throwing in today and we'll do some [jogging] tomorrow and, hopefully, some running soon."

Mesoraco was one of the hottest hitters in the majors before being placed on the disabled list, hitting .468/.509/.787 with three home runs and 13 RBI in 47 at-bats.

Mets catcher Travis d'Arnaud made his lone hit count in his first game action at Coors Field Thursday night against the Rockies.

d'Arnaud took reliever Chad Bettis deep in the ninth inning for a three-run home run. He finished 1 for 4 with a run scored and three RBI in a 7-4 defeat. He is hitting .211 with two homers and seven RBI in 71 at-bats.

Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal came up big against the Giants Wednesday.

With his team trailing by two in the bottom of the ninth, Grandal clubbed a solo shot off Tim Hudson. The home run brought the game within one run, and knocked Hudson out of the game. Though the Padres still lost, Grandal played a big role in nearly leading them back. He also doubled earlier in the game.

Grandal finished 2 for 4, with one run scored and one RBI.

Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal went 0 for 3 at the plate Tuesday while drawing his first career start at first base in his team's 6-0 loss to the Giants.

Grandal saw his first career at first base last season, moving from behind the plate to play the final five innings of a game on May 31 of last year. He got through Tuesday's game just fine at the position but couldn't get anything going on offense. Grandal has hit .236/.333/.345 with one home run and five RBI in 55 at-bats.

Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco will likely need the entirety of his 15 days to recover from a hamstring strain, manager Bryan Price told MLB.com Saturday.

"It just isn't something that's going to be better in three-to-five days, it's probably every bit of 10-14," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "We really can't go without a second full-time catcher."

Mesoraco felt he could have been able to catch and hit after suffering the injury, but said he would have been unable to run the bases with the injury. He said this is the worst hamstring injury he has suffered in his career.

"This one, it's so hard to tell right now because it's so early," Mesoraco said. "In the next couple of days, we'll see how it responds to the treatment and everything. My goal is to be back on the 16th day. I want to be back as soon as I possibly can be. That's my focus at this point."

The Reds officially placed catcher Devin Mesoraco on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring prior to Saturday's game against the Braves.

Mesoraco suffered the injury the previous night against Atlanta while running the bases. He was off to a fast start, slashing .468/.509/.787 with three homers and 13 RBI in 47 at-bats. The team recalled catcher Tucker Barnhart from Triple-A Louisville to replace his roster spot.

Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco was not in the lineup for the game Saturday in Atlanta. He sustained a straining left hamstring Friday against the Braves.