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Realmuto (shoulder) is starting at first base and batting second Sunday against the Diamondbacks, Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Realmuto sat out Saturday's contest with a shoulder injury, but he'll return to the lineup Sunday and will make his first start of the season at first base. The 30-year-old is expected to see more work at first down the stretch with Rhys Hoskins (abdomen) out for the season. Rafael Marchan will start behind the plate Sunday since regular backup catcher Andrew Knapp landed on the COVID-19 injured list.

Barnhart is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.

Southpaw Jesus Luzardo is on the bump for Miami in the series finale, so as per usual, the lefty-hitting Barnhart will give way to Tyler Stephenson behind the dish. Barnhart started in four of the Reds' previous five games, going 4-for-13 with a double and two RBI.

Contreras (knee) caught a bullpen session and participated in baserunning drills Saturday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Contreras has been on the injured list for just over two weeks, but he's been increasing his activity level recently. Manager David Ross said the backstop is expected to begin a rehab assignment early next week, which would likely put him on track to return to the major-league club late in the week or over the weekend.

Stallings isn't in the lineup Saturday against the Cardinals, Jake Crouse of MLB.com reports.

Stallings will be out of the starting nine for the second time in the last three games after he went 3-for-4 with a run Friday. Michael Perez will start at catcher and bat eighth.

Nido isn't starting Saturday's game against Washington, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reports.

Nido returned from the injured list Friday and went 1-for-2 with a strikeout. Patrick Mazeika will take his place behind the dish and bat eighth.

Narvaez is on the bench for Saturday's game against the Twins.

Narvaez is omitted from the lineup for consecutive days after going 5-for-15 with a pair of doubles and two RBI in his last four starts. Manny Pina is catching and batting eighth Saturday.

Realmuto isn't starting Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks, Matt Breen of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Realmuto was initially slated to sit out Friday's contest but was added to the lineup after Andrew Knapp was placed on the COVID-19 injured list. Jean Segura revealed after Friday's game that Realmuto is dealing with a shoulder injury. However, manager Joe Girardi said that the 30-year-old is expected to start at first base Sunday, Breen reports.

Smith went 3-for-3 with a solo home run Friday in a loss to the Rockies.

Smith tallied half of the Dodgers' six hits in the contest, and his third-inning solo homer gave the team its first run of the game. The catcher has gone deep in each of his past three contests, going 6-for-12 with three RBI and a stolen base over that span. He leads National League backstops with 21 homers on the season.

Diaz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run against the Dodgers in Friday's 4-2 victory.

The catcher provided some late-game insurance for Colorado with his solo shot in the ninth inning. The homer was his 15th of the campaign, placing him fourth among National League backstops. Diaz entered the season with 15 combined homers across 817 career at-bats.

Stallings went 3-for-4 with a run scored in a 4-3 loss to the Cardinals on Friday.

After not appearing in Thursday's lineup, Stallings returned Friday collecting three hits, all of which were singles. The 31-year-old catcher has now collected a hit in five of his last six games, three of which were multi-hit outings.