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Leon went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 7-5 loss to the Nationals.

Leon took Washington reliever Ryne Harper deep with one out in the ninth inning to pull the Nationals to within two runs, chasing Harper from the game in the process. It was the fourth homer of the season for the veteran catcher, who hadn't produced an extra-base hit since Aug. 10, a string of 17 straight games. He's hitting just .188 with a .510 OPS in 213 plate appearances this season.

Fortes came off the bench to hit a home run in the ninth inning of Wednesday's 7-5 loss to the Nationals.

Fortes connected for a two-run homer off Washington reliever Ryne Harper in the ninth inning to pull the Marlins to within 7-4. It was Fortes' third long ball in five games since getting the call from Triple-A Jacksonville.

D'Arnaud is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Diamondbacks.

D'Arnaud will take a seat for the second time in the past three games after going 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored Tuesday. William Contreras will catch Wednesday for Atlanta.

Nola isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.

Nola has gone 9-for-20 with a home run, three doubles, four runs and a walk across his last five appearances, and he'll get a breather Wednesday. Victor Caratini will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

The Phillies promoted O'Hoppe from Double-A Reading to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Wednesday.

O'Hoppe will get his second promotion of the campaign after he began the year at High-A Jersey Shore before joining Reading on Aug. 25. Over his month-long stay at Double-A, the 21-year-old catcher hit .296 with three home runs.

Fortes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Fortes has appeared in the Marlins' last four games, but he started only two of those contests. He's provided a home run in both of those starts, and he also chipped in a base hit Tuesday in the Marlins' 7-1 loss. Miami currently has four catchers on its 28-man roster, but given his usage of late, Fortes might be the closest thing the Marlins have to a No. 1 option behind the plate.

Realmuto will start at catcher and bat cleanup Wednesday against the Orioles.

Realmuto will bat out of the cleanup spot for the eighth game in a row after he went 2-for-4 with a pair of extra-base hits -- a triple and a double -- to go with a stolen base, two RBI and run in Tuesday's 3-2 win. Over the previous seven contests, he's slashing .310/.355/.552 with a home run, seven RBI and three stolen bases.

Contreras isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.

Contreras went 2-for-3 with a homer, two RBI, a walk and a strikeout in Tuesday's loss to the Twins, but he'll retreat to the bench for the second time in the last three games. Robinson Chirinos will start at catcher and bat sixth.

Ruiz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.

Ruiz is getting some routine maintenance for the series finale in Miami after he started behind the plate in four of the Nationals' last five games. Alex Avila will step in for Ruiz, who has gone 11-for-21 with six RBI and four runs in his most recent five starts.

Perez isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Reds, Jake Crouse of MLB.com reports.

Perez went 2-for-8 with a run, an RBI and two strikeouts across the last two games. Taylor Davis will start behind the dish and bat eighth.