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Contreras went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, three runs and a walk in the victory over the Padres on Wednesday.

Contreras launched a solo shot off Nick Martinez in the first inning and later singled and walked, coming around to score in both instances. He now has four long balls on the season and two in his last five games. The catcher has notched four multi-hit performances in his last five contests, raising his average from .227 to a team-best .304 over that stretch. Contreras continues to operate as one of the best fantasy catchers in 2022, also contributing a .935 OPS with 10 RBI and 19 runs over 92 at-bats in 25 games this year.

Ruiz will start at catcher and bat sixth in Wednesday's game against the Mets, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Ruiz was on the bench for the Nationals' last two games, but his absence from the lineup in Tuesday's 4-2 loss was likely just a byproduct of Washington's pitching schedule. Manager Dave Martinez wanted to keep Riley Adams in a battery with Patrick Corbin, who followed up an eight-inning effort May 4 in Colorado by blanking the Mets over five innings. Adams and Corbin should continue to work in a tandem moving forward, but Ruiz still profiles as the Nationals' clear No. 1 catcher and should pick up the lion's share of the work behind the dish.

McCann isn't starting Wednesday against the Nationals.

McCann went 1-for-3 with an RBI in Tuesday's win over Washington, and he'll be out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games. Tomas Nido will start behind the dish and bat ninth.

Diaz isn't starting Wednesday against San Francisco, Danielle Allentuck of The Denver Gazette reports.

Diaz will get a breather after he went 1-for-7 with a double, a run, a walk and two strikeouts over the last two games. Dom Nunez will start behind the plate and bat ninth.

Nola isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Cubs.

Nola started in the last three games and went 3-for-11 with an RBI and three strikeouts. Jorge Alfaro will take over behind the plate and bat ninth.

Realmuto isn't starting Wednesday against the Mariners, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Realmuto will get a breather after he went 2-for-9 with two RBI and two strikeouts over the last two games. Garrett Stubbs is starting behind the dish and batting ninth.

Perez is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's series finale against the Dodgers.

Perez went 2-for-10 with two homers and three RBI in three games after having his contract selected by the Pirates on May 7, but he'll get a breather Wednesday. With Roberto Perez (hamstring) being moved to the 60-day injured list, the 29-year-old is in line to get a lot of run behind the plate for the foreseeable future. Andrew Knapp is starting at catcher and batting ninth in the series finale Wednesday.

The Pirates transferred Perez (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday.

Other than characterizing the hamstring injury Perez sustained Saturday as significant or severe, the Pirates brass has yet to provide any sort of timeline for the catcher's return to the lineup. Perez's move to the 60-day IL at least ensures that he'll be on the shelf until early July, and it wouldn't be surprise if the Pirates went ahead and held him out through the All-Star break. Michael Perez and Andrew Knapp are expected to share work behind the dish while the Pirates' No. 1 backstop is sidelined.

Smith (pectoral) is starting Wednesday against the Pirates.

Smith was held out of Tuesday's lineup due to a minor pectoral injury, but he'll start behind the dish and bat third a day later. Over his last five games, he's gone 3-for-18 with three runs, two RBI and three walks.

Adams went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Mets.

His fifth-inning blast off Carlos Carrasco gave the Nationals a 2-0 lead, but it was the last bit of offense the team would muster on the night. Adams isn't seeing a lot of playing time behind Keibert Ruiz, and while he does have two homers in 36 plate appearances, his .182/.250/.364 slash line otherwise doesn't make a strong case for more work.