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Contreras, who is out of the lineup Thursday against the Brewers, has been sent for an MRI on his injured left wrist, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Contreras has been bothered by wrist discomfort for a while and felt "acute pain on a swing" during Wednesday's loss to the Brewers, per Jones. This could all potentially lead to an early shutdown for the 31-year-old catcher, who has put up an impressive .309/.402/.557 batting line with 10 homers and 31 RBI in 46 games since the All-Star break. Andrew Knizner and Ivan Herrera are the fill-in options behind the plate for St. Louis.

Contreras (wrist) is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Brewers.

Contreras had to be lifted from Wednesday's loss to Milwaukee with left wrist soreness, so it's no surprise he's sitting out Thursday's afternoon tilt. He's considered day-to-day for the time being. Andrew Knizner will do the catching for Miles Mikolas on Thursday.

Moreno went 3-for-4 with an RBI in Wednesday's 7-1 win over San Francisco.

Moreno, who has multiple hits in three of the last five games -- all Arizona wins -- is batting .364 for the month of September. During the five-game winning streak, all against rivals in the wild-card hunt, the catcher has reached base safely 13 times in 22 plate appearances.

Contreras was removed from Wednesday's game against the Brewers due to left wrist discomfort.

Contreras' wrist had been bothering him heading into Wednesday's game and ultimately caused him to make an early exit in the sixth inning. It wouldn't be surprising if the Cardinals held Contreras out for a day or two so he can properly recover.

Smith is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Tigers.

This appears to be a routine day of rest for Smith, who started behind the plate in the first two games of the Dodgers' three-game set versus Detroit. Austin Barnes will catch and bat ninth in Wednesday's series finale.

Rodriguez is out of the lineup Wednesday versus the Cubs.

Jason Delay will start behind the plate and bat ninth as the Pirates take on ace left-hander Justin Steele. The switch-hitting Rodriguez has gone 7-for-47 (.149) with zero extra-base hits this year against southpaws.

St. Louis recalled Herrera from Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday.

Herrera could see a couple of starts at catcher as the Cardinals play out the string on a highly disappointing 2023 season, though he'll have to contend with both Willson Contreras and Andrew Knizner. Herrera, 23, has gone 8-for-23 (.348) with an .814 OPS in eight games this year at the big-league level.

Alvarez is not in the lineup Wednesday at Miami.

Omar Narvaez will catch and bat ninth. Alvarez went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in the Mets' loss to the Marlins on Tuesday, but the 21-year-old backstop holds an .818 OPS with two homers, four doubles and nine RBI in 13 games since the calendar flipped to September.

Diaz is not in the lineup for Wednesday contest in San Diego, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Diaz has tailed off at the plate in the second half and has been given more days off down the stretch. He will begin this one on the bench while Austin Wynns does the catching for Chase Anderson.

Campusano is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Rockies, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

The Padres are playing an afternoon game, so Campusano will get a breather after starting six straight. Brett Sullivan is doing the catching for Seth Lugo on Wednesday.