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Murphy is not in the starting lineup for Atlanta's series finale with the Cardinals on Wednesday, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Murphy will head back to the bench after he went 1-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and two strikeouts in Tuesday's victory. The 28-year-old has now started only three out of six games to open the season after signing a lucrative deal with Atlanta in the offseason. Travis d'Arnaud will draw the start behind the plate and bat fourth against St. Louis.

D'Arnaud went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Tuesday's win over the Cardinals.

Atlanta manager Brian Snikter has had little choice but to make d'Arnaud an everyday player in the early going, as the veteran catcher has hits in five straight games while batting .455 (10-for-22) with three doubles, three runs and four RBI. The 34-year-old will need some rest eventually, whether he cools down at the plate or not, but he's started three of his five games at DH so far and should see consistent playing time at the position even as Sean Murphy handles the majority of the starts behind the plate.

Stallings is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

After starting behind the plate in each of the Marlins' last three contests, Stallings will get a breather as Miami concludes its season-opening homestand with an afternoon game. Nick Fortes will catch for starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo in the series finale.

Heineman went 1-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored Tuesday against the Red Sox.

Heineman was called up Tuesday after Austin Hedges (concussion) was placed on the injured list, and he immediately drew a start behind the plate while hitting ninth. He had a key sequence to provide Pittsburgh with an insurance run during the seventh inning, as he reached base on a single, stole second base and then came around to score. Heineman managed just a .544 OPS across 174 plate appearances in the majors in 2022, so his ability to provide ongoing production is questionable at best.

Gomes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds.

Gomes and Tucker Barnhart will continue their rotation at catcher, with the two having now alternated turns behind the dish through the first six games of the campaign. Over his first three starts and four total appearances, Gomes has produced just one hit in 13 at-bats.

D'Arnaud will fill the designated hitter role and bat cleanup for Atlanta on Tuesday against the Cardinals.

It's the second straight start out of the cleanup spot for d'Arnaud, who has gone 7-for-18 (.389) with two doubles and four RBI through four games while shifting between DH and catching duties. Sean Murphy is behind the plate and hitting seventh Tuesday versus the Cardinals and left-hander Steven Matz.

Contreras isn't in the Brewers' lineup ahead of Tuesday's game against the Mets.

Contreras is currently 3-for-13 at the plate this season with three RBI in three games, and he will rest for the second time in three days. While he sits, Victor Caratini will take his spot behind the dish and bat seventh.

Narvaez is not in the Mets' starting lineup Tuesday.

Tomas Nido will get a turn at catcher and bat ninth against the Brewers and left-hander Wade Miley. This looks to be a routine day of rest for Narvaez.

Realmuto is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Yankees.

Realmuto, who is batting .333/.375/.533 through his first 16 plate appearances this season, looks to be getting some routine maintenance. Garrett Stubbs will start at catcher and hit ninth Tuesday in the Bronx. Realmuto is likely to return to the starting lineup Wednesday.

The Pirates selected Heineman's contract from Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday.

Austin Hedges was placed on the 7-day concussion injured list, so Heineman gets the call-up to share time behind the plate with Jason Delay. Neither catcher is expected to warrant much attention outside of NL-only leagues.