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Sanchez went 2-for-4 with a grand slam and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 10-3 win over the Orioles.

Sanchez's big blast in the first inning gave the Padres all they needed for the win. He's hitting .300 in August (9-for-30) with four homers and nine RBI over eight games this month. Overall, the catcher is at a .221/.297/.503 slash line with 16 homers, 41 RBI, 30 runs scored and seven doubles through 219 plate appearances. Despite the strong recent form at the plate, Sanchez has been splitting time pretty evenly with Luis Campusano.

Rodriguez is not in the lineup Tuesday versus the Mets.

Jason Delay will start at catcher and bat ninth with left-hander David Peterson readying to take the bump for New York. The switch-hitting Rodriguez has batted .200 with a .494 OPS in 17 plate appearances against southpaws. He carries a .771 OPS in 62 plate appearances against righties.

Fortes is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Astros.

Jacob Stallings will catch and bat eighth. Fortes started behind the plate in Monday's series opener and went 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored in the Marlins' 5-1 victory over Houston.

Contreras (hip) is out of the lineup Tuesday versus the Athletics.

Contreras made an early exit from Monday's series opener due to right hip tightness and will take at least one full day off for rest and treatment. Andrew Knizner is starting at catcher and batting seventh for the host Cardinals.

Moreno went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI in Monday's 6-4 loss to the Rockies.

Moreno was in the starting lineup for the first time since being activated off the injured list Sunday. He will serve as the primary catcher the rest of the way following the organization's decision to designate Carson Kelly for assignment Sunday.

Contreras left Monday's game against Oakland with right hip tightness, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

Contreras had a noticeable limp on his way off the field, and he'll be considered day-to-day until the team sends him for additional testing. Andrew Knizner would be in line for more opportunities behind the plate if Contreras is forced to miss time.

Contreras was removed from Monday's game against the Athletics after suffering an undisclosed injury, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Contreras suffered the injury during the bottom of the third inning while tagging up from first to second base. He initially managed to convince the team trainer to remain in the game but was pulled to start the fourth. Andrew Knizner took over for Contreras behind the dish.

Sanchez is not in the lineup Monday versus the Orioles.

Luis Campusano will start at catcher and Garrett Cooper is serving as the Padres' designated hitter. Sanchez hasn't strung together many consecutive starts in recent weeks even though he boasts a 1.048 OPS with five home runs over his last nine games.

Murphy is out of the lineup Monday against the Yankees.

Travis d'Arnaud is starting at catcher and batting fifth. This looks to be a routine day off for Murphy, who hit his 20th homer of the season in Sunday's series finale against the Mets.

Murphy went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Mets.

He took Grant Hartwig deep in the seventh inning, giving Murphy his first career 20-homer season. The catcher has been splitting the workload nearly equally with Travis d'Arnaud lately, but the extra rest hasn't caused Murphy to slow down at the plate -- he's batting .269 (7-for-26) with three home runs, six RBI and seven runs scored while starting seven of 13 games in August.