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Herrera will start at catcher and bat ninth in Monday's game against the Reds.

With the Diamondbacks deploying Daulton Varsho more frequently at designated hitter of late, Herrera has been able to pick up some extra work behind the plate. He'll be making his third consecutive start Monday, coming off a weekend series in Pittsburgh in which he went 1-for-5 with two strikeouts. Though he looks like he'll play more frequently than most No. 2 catchers, Herrera brings more value on the defensive end than he provides with the bat.

Serven went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 8-7 loss to the Atlanta.

Serven continues to make the most of his limited playing time -- he's logged multiple hits in two of his last three starts behind the dish. The 27-year-old catcher went yard in the eighth inning Sunday, nearly sparking a comeback effort for the Rockies in the close loss. He's hitting .303 with a .919 OPS, three homers, nine RBI and four runs scored in 35 plate appearances.

Realmuto went 3-for-4 with three doubles, two runs and two RBI in a 7-2 win against the Angels on Saturday.

Realmuto doubled home two runs and scored as part of a five-run first inning and added two-baggers in the second and eight, scoring again following the latter. The three-hit game was just the second for the 31-year-old and Realmuto's first with multiple extra-base hits as his .136 isolated power is on pace to be his lowest of any full season since 2016. His .260/.337/.396 slash line would be his worst marks since his rookie season.

McCann (wrist) is about a month away from returning, according to manager Buck Showalter, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

He will begin taking dry swings within the next couple of days and seems to be ramping up slowly. In the meantime, Tomas Nido and Patrick Mazeika will serve as the Mets' catchers.

D'Arnaud is not in Saturday's lineup against the Rockies.

He hit a couple home runs in the first game of the series and went 0-for-3 Friday. William Contreras will start behind the dish and bat seventh. Even with Contreras' emergence this season, d'Arnaud has still been in the lineup in seven of the last 10 games.

Smith is not in Saturday's lineup against the Mets.

Smith is 1-for-23 with a home run, five walks and five strikeouts over his last seven games. Austin Barnes will start behind the dish and hit eighth.

Casali isn't in the lineup Saturday against the Marlins, Amy Gutierrez of the Giants' official site reports.

Casali went 0-for-5 with five strikeouts in Friday's matchup against Miami, and he'll be out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games. Joey Bart will start behind the dish and bat ninth.

Caratini isn't starting Saturday against the Padres.

Caratini started in the last two games and went 0-for-4 with a run, a walk and a strikeout. Alex Jackson will start behind the plate and bat ninth Saturday.

Nola isn't starting Saturday against the Brewers.

Nola has alternated starts behind the dish over the last week, and he'll take a seat after going 0-for-3 with a run, a walk and two strikeouts in Friday's win over Milwaukee. Jorge Alfaro will start behind the plate and bat fifth.

Heineman isn't starting Saturday against the Diamondbacks.

Heineman drew starts in the last three games and went 3-for-10 with three runs, an RBI and two walks. Michael Perez will start behind the plate and bat ninth.