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Fermin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

After starting behind the plate in each of the past four games, Fermin will get a breather for the series finale. Elias Diaz will handle catching duties for San Diego, forming a battery with starting pitcher Nick Pivetta.

Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.

Smith looks to be receiving a routine breather after he started at catcher or designated hitter in each of the Dodgers' last five games. Dalton Rushing will spell him behind the dish and bat ninth in Sunday's series finale.

Bailey is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

Bailey will receive a breather for Sunday's day game after he started the prior two contests. Andrew Knizner will handle catching duties for the Giants in the series finale.

Marchan will start at catcher and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Nationals.

With top backstop J.T. Realmuto receiving a rare day off, Marchan will pick up just his 24th start of the season. He's slashing .177/.270/.241 with one home run, six runs and six RBI across 90 plate appearances in 2025.

Baldwin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.

Baldwin started the first two games of the series, but he'll head to the bench Sunday while southpaw David Peterson takes the hill for New York. Sean Murphy will handle catching duties for Atlanta.

Torrens (hand) will start at catcher and bat eighth in Sunday's game at Atlanta.

Torrens was held out of action for the past three games while managing a sore left hand, but he's made enough progress in his recovery to re-enter the starting nine for the series finale in Atlanta. With Francisco Alvarez (thumb) on the shelf, Torrens should be in line to see the bulk of the starts behind the dish for the Mets now that he's moved past the hand issue.

Realmuto is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

Realmuto started the previous five contests and is in the midst of a seven-game hit streak, during which he's batting .440 (11-for-25) with two doubles and three home runs, but he'll take a seat for Sunday's series finale versus Washington. Rafael Marchan will step in behind the plate to catch for lefty Ranger Suarez.

Davis will start at catcher and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Rockies.

Davis has posted a .720 OPS dating back to Aug. 7 and appears to have poached more playing time from Joey Bart at catcher as a result. He'll be included in the lineup for the fourth time in the last six games.

Bart is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.

Bart will take a seat for the series finale while the playing time at catcher appears to be tilting back in favor of Henry Davis. Over the last six games, Bart has drawn just two starts to Davis' four.

McGuire went 1-for-2 with a grand slam, a walk, five total RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 12-1 win over the Angels.

McGuire stretched the Cubs' lead to 6-0 with his grand slam in the fourth inning, and he added another RBI on a sacrifice fly in the seventh. The catcher entered Saturday just 1-for-14 with one RBI over seven games in August. Overall, he's at a .223/.250/.457 slash line with seven homers, 21 RBI, 15 runs scored and one double across 101 plate appearances this season.