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Ruiz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies, Matt Weyrich of NBC Sports Washington reports.

After going 1-for-4 with a double in the Nationals' 3-2 loss Saturday in the second half of a doubleheader, Ruiz will get a breather as the two teams wrap up their series with a day game. Riley Adams will check in for Ruiz behind the plate.

Stallings is out of the lineup for Sunday's game in Atlanta, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Stallings will receive a routine maintenance day after he caught each of Miami's last five games while going 5-for-17 at the dish with two doubles, two walks, three RBI and a run. Nick Fortes will form a battery with starting pitcher Elieser Hernandez.

Herrera went 0-for-2 in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Dodgers.

Herrera made a second straight start at catcher, as Daulton Varsho (shoulder) was unavailable after getting hit by a pitch during Friday's contest. Varsho was in the original lineup Saturday but was then scratched. That suggests he's close to returning and Herrera's days as the primary catcher may end soon.

Casali went 1-for-4 in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Reds.

Casali missed the minimum seven days on the concussion injured list. He went 7-for-16 (.438) in the six games before he was hurt, and he had started to claw away some playing time from the struggling Joey Bart. Casali has a .263/.338/.456 slash line with three home runs, 10 RBI, seven runs scored and a pair of doubles through 20 contests. He'll likely continue to see a timeshare behind the dish going forward.

Caratini went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 8-3 loss to the Cardinals.

Caratini singled in the seventh before launching a two-run shot off T.J. McFarland in the top of the ninth. The homer was his second of the year while the two hits were his first since May 13, going 0-for-16 in his prior six games. Caratini remains the backup to Omar Narvaez at catcher, receiving only one or two starts a week.

Diaz isn't starting the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Nationals, Danielle Allentuck of The Denver Gazette reports.

Diaz started in the first game of the twin bill and went 0-for-3 with an RBI and two strikeouts. Brian Serven will start at catcher and bat ninth in the nightcap.

Nido isn't starting Saturday against Philadelphia, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Nido went 4-for-16 with two runs, an RBI, a walk and four strikeouts over his last five games, but he will get a breather Saturday. Nido has been sharing the starts behind the dish with Patrick Mazeika, who will get the nod Saturday and hit ninth.

Bart will sit Saturday against Cincinnati, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Bart didn't have much of an edge in playing time over Curt Casali throughout the middle of May, and with Casali back from a concussion, there's no guarantee Bart will make more than half the starts going forward. Casali owns an .816 OPS in 19 games this season, while Bart has posted a .634 OPS over 30 contests.

Casali (concussion) was reinstated from the 7-day injured list Saturday.

Casali spent a week on the injured list, but he cleared the concussion protocol and will start behind the plate and bat ninth Saturday against the Reds. Joey Bart has been struggling at the plate this season, so Casali had moved into a timeshare behind the plate prior to his absence.

Narvaez isn't starting Saturday against the Cardinals.

Narvaez went 4-for-8 with a double over the last two games, but he'll take a seat with left-hander Matthew Liberatore starting for the Cardinals. Victor Caratini will start behind the plate and bat ninth.