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Realmuto went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk, a stolen base and two total runs scored in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Padres.

Realmuto took Padres starter Blake Snell deep in the fifth inning to open the scoring. In the sixth, the catcher walked, stole second and scored again on an Alec Bohm double. Realmuto has homered twice in the last three games to rediscover his power touch, and five of his nine stolen bases this season have come in June. He's added a .237/.316/364 slash line with 28 RBI and 35 runs scored in 65 contests.

Manager David Bell said Saturday that he hopes Stephenson (thumb) could begin a rehab assignment in the next week to 10 days, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Stephenson sustained a fractured right thumb June 9 and initially carried a return timetable of 4-to-6 weeks, but he appears to be slightly ahead of schedule in his recovery. He shed his cast this week and will likely resume baseball activities in the coming days as he prepares for a minor-league rehab assignment.

Casali isn't starting Saturday's game against the Reds, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Casali will get a breather after he went 3-for-5 with an RBI over the last two games. Austin Wynns is starting behind the dish and batting eighth.

Narvaez is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Blue Jays.

Narvaez went 1-for-4 with a double and a run Friday to end a four-game hitless streak, but he'll take a seat Saturday with lefty Yusei Kikuchi pitching for Toronto. Victor Caratini will work behind the dish for Milwaukee.

Diaz is starting Saturday's game against the Twins.

Diaz lost out on playing time last week but appears to be the Rockies' primary catcher for now, as he'll start in a fourth consecutive game Saturday. Over his last four games, he's gone 5-for-13 with two homers, a triple, six RBI, two walks and a strikeout.

Serven isn't in the lineup Saturday against Minnesota.

Serven has lost out on playing time behind the dish recently, and he'll be out of the lineup for a fourth consecutive game. Elias Diaz -- who appears to have carved out a role as the Rockies' primary catcher -- is starting behind the dish and batting eighth Saturday.

Gomes is serving as the DH and batting seventh in Saturday's game against the Cardinals.

Gomes will be making his fourth straight start, as the Cubs are using both him and Willson Contreras together regularly. Despite the playing time, Gomes hasn't been a great fantasy option with a .606 OPS and just three home runs and eight RBI across 35 games.

McCann (wrist) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Friday but isn't starting against the Marlins, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

McCann recently completed a rehab assignment at Double-A Binghamton, where he hit .286 with two doubles, three runs and an RBI over five games. While Tomas Nido is starting behind the dish Friday, McCann should serve as the Mets' primary catcher now that he's fully healthy.

D'Arnaud isn't starting Friday against the Dodgers.

D'Arnaud will be out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games after going 3-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI and a strikeout in Thursday's win over San Francisco. William Contreras is starting behind the plate and batting sixth.

Serven isn't starting Friday's game against the Twins, Danielle Allentuck of The Denver Gazette reports.

Serven and Elias Diaz have split time behind the dish over the last few weeks, but Serven will retreat to the bench for a third consecutive game Friday. Diaz is starting at catcher and batting ninth.