MLB Player News

Realmuto is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mets.

Realmuto is just receiving some regular maintenance while the Phillies and Mets wrap up their series with a day game after a night game. Andrew Knapp will enter the lineup as the Phillies' catcher after sitting each of the previous three days.

Casali is starting at catcher Wednesday against the Angels, John Fay of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Casali was originally slated to get the day off, but an injury to Tucker Barnhart (side) forced the backstop into action. He's slashing .188/.316/.375 with two home runs in 12 games this month.

Barnhart was scratched from Wednesday's lineup due to a sore right side, John Fay of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Curt Casali will enter the lineup in place of Barnhart, who should be considered day-to-day.

Casali is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Angels.

Casali has started three of the past four games behind the dish, going 1-for-9 with two RBI and a 3:5 BB:K during that stretch. Tucker Barnhart is starting at catcher and hitting eighth in this one.

Smith has been sent back down to Triple-A Oklahoma City, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Smith was called back up June 23 and cranked a pinch-hit walk-off home run in one of his five at-bats, but it will be a short stint as he'll head back to Oklahoma City as the corresponding roster move for the callup of Tony Gonsolin. Per Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register, manager Dave Roberts said sending Smith down "was a tough one" but that the 24-year-old needs regular at-bats that he wouldn't be able to get with the big club. Overall, Smith has slashed .269/.345/.654 in 26 big-league at-bats this season.

Barnes is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Diamondbacks, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Barnes will sit after starting the past three games and going 0-for-6 with three strikeouts. In his place, Russell Martin is starting behind the dish and hitting eighth.

Mejia will serve as the Padres' designated hitter and will bat sixth Wednesday against the Orioles.

Mejia caught all nine innings of Tuesday's 8-3 win, reaching base three times on the night while slugging a solo home run. Thanks to the DH spot being available in Baltimore, Mejia will stick in the lineup for the day game after the night game, marking his sixth start in seven contests. The Padres seem content to roll with Mejia as their primary option behind the plate while he sports a hot bat.

Grandal went 1-for-5 with a solo home run Tuesday against the Mariners.

Grandal led off for the third time in as many starts, responding with his second homer in that span. He now has 18 long balls on the season, putting him on pace to well outdo his career-best mark of 27 in a campaign. He's maintaining a .272/.380/.549 line across 297 plate appearances, and could see a big spike in runs scored if he continues to stick in the leadoff spot.

Gomes is not starting Tuesday against Miami.

Gomes sits for the fourth time in the last six games. Kurt Suzuki gets the start behind the plate in his absence.

Contreras went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Monday's 8-3 win over the Braves.

Contreras' second-inning solo shot -- his 16th of the season -- didn't come without drama. His counterpart at catcher, Tyler Flowers, took offense to Contreras' celebration, resulting in a dugout-clearing incident after the two catchers exchanged words when Contreras crossed home plate. The verbal spat fortunately didn't result in an ejection for Contreras, who plated two more runs to give him 45 RBI on the season, tying him for second place among all catchers in the majors. He'll be back behind the dish for the second game of the series Tuesday.