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Gomes went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a walk and a run scored in Tuesday's 7-4 loss to the Padres.

Gomes doubled his first two times up and came around to score off the bat of Josh Harrison in the fifth. It was the second instance in which he's recorded multiple extra-base hits in a game this year. The 33-year-old backstop is slashing .266/.323/.443 with eight homers, 30 RBI, 28 runs scored and a 13:43 BB:K over 220 plate appearances. Gomes doesn't have much competition for reps at the moment after Alex Avila (calf) went on the injured list over the weekend and should be rostered in most leagues given the lack of depth at his position.

Stephenson went 3-for-5 with a run scored in Tuesday's 7-6 loss to Kansas City.

All three of the catcher's hits were singles, and he scored on a Joey Votto triple in the third inning. Stephenson continues to show well when he's in the lineup, as he's posted a .281/.381/.432 slash line with five home runs, 22 RBI and 34 runs scored through 215 plate appearances. With Jesse Winker out of the lineup Tuesday, Stephenson hit second, but he'll likely bat further down the order in most circumstances.

Stallings isn't starting Tuesday's game against Atlanta.

Stallings will get a breather after he went 2-for-5 with a double, two runs and two strikeouts in Monday's series opener. Michael Perez will start behind the plate and bat seventh.

McCann isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against Milwaukee, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

McCann had started each of the last two games, and he went 1-for-5 with a walk and three strikeouts. Tomas Nido will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

Barnhart isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Royals.

Barnhart went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI in Sunday's series finale against the Cubs, but he'll be excluded from the lineup for the third time in the last four games. Tyler Stephenson will start behind the plate and bat second.

Contreras isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Pirates.

Contreras has gone 0-for-12 with a walk and six strikeouts across his last four appearances, and he'll retreat to the bench for the second time in the last four games. Kevan Smith will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

Narvaez went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Mets.

The backstop took Tylor Megill deep in the fourth inning to produce the game's first run. Narvaez continues to put together a career-best campaign, and he's slashing .301/.422/.494 since the beginning of June -- a span in which he's hit four of his eight homers on the year.

Gomes (forearm) is starting behind the plate and batting sixth Monday at San Diego, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post report.

The veteran catcher sat out Sunday after being hit by a pitch on the right forearm Saturday, and he'll rejoin the starting nine Monday after receiving a day off. Gomes is 8-for-22 with a homer, three doubles, four RBI and five runs in his past seven contests.

Manager Jayce Tingler said Monday that it's "safe to assume" Nola (knee) won't return until after the All-Star break, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.

The 31-year-old is catching a couple bullpen sessions Monday and continues to progress slowly as he returns from the knee sprain he suffered in late May. Nola may need to begin a rehab assignment soon to have a chance of being activated immediately after the All-Star break, which ends July 16.

Realmuto is on the bench for Monday's series opener against the Cubs, Matt Breen of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

The 30-year-old went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Sunday, snapping out of a 2-for-25 stretch in his previous six games. Switch-hitting Andrew Knapp will start at catcher Monday.