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Contreras went 4-for-5 with a two-run home run and a walk Friday night against the Nationals.

Contreras joined the party in the ninth inning with a two-run blast to right center, extending Chicago's lead to 10. The 27-year-old leads National League catchers with 11 homers, and he's driven in 29 through 39 games this season.

Stallings (neck) ended his rehab assignment and was outrighted to Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

Stallings completed his rehab assignment and went unclaimed on the waiver wire before being sent to the minors. Geoff Hartlieb was added to the 40-man roster and called up from Triple-A in a corresponding move.

Gomes is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Cubs, Brittany Ghiroli of The Athletic reports.

Gomes will remain on the bench for the second straight contest as he is 0-for-17 with six strikeouts over his last six games. Kurt Suzuki will start behind the plate and bat sixth Friday.

Barnhart remains on the bench Friday against the Dodgers.

Barnhart finds himself on the bench in consecutive games for the first time all season, with Curt Casali again getting the call. Barnhart hasn't been reportedly dealing with any injury, but some time out of the lineup may do him good, as he has just two hits in his last 14 games.

Mejia (knee) has started baseball activities and could be in line for a rehab assignment soon, Bill Center of Padres.com reports.

The 23-year-old backstop has been out since May 11 with a sprained knee, but manager Andy Green said Thursday he's started catching again, indicating he's progressing from the injury. "If he feels good and is moving well, at some point in the near future we'll talk about a rehab assignment for him and let him go catch some games to make sure that knee is holding up," Green said. "Structurally, it is sound, it's just been sore for him a good portion of the year." Mejia was hitting just .167 over 54 at-bats before going down with the injury.

Grandal went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and two walks during an 11-3 victory against the Phillies on Thursday.

The 30-year-old catcher had a slow start to this month, but he does have two homers in the last three games. That gives him eight long balls in just 137 at-bats. He is also hitting .263 with 11 extra-base hits, 23 RBI and 22 runs this season.

Davis was optioned to Triple-A Iowa on Thursday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.

Davis is no longer needed at the big-league level with Victor Caratini back from the injured list. The backstop appeared in six games during his time with the big club, going 3-for-15 with a homer and four RBI.

Caratini (hand) was activated from the 10-day injured list Thursday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports. He's starting at first base and hitting sixth against the Reds.

As expected, Caratini is back with the big club after completing a nine-game rehab assignment, going 8-for-30 with a pair of doubles and a 3:4 BB:K in those contests. The backup catcher will look to pick up where he left off prior to landing on the IL, as he was 8-for-17 with a homer and three doubles in six games before suffering a broken hand. Taylor Davis was optioned to the minors in a corresponding move.

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

Gomes will receive a maintenance day after drawing three of the last four turns behind the dish. Kurt Suzuki will step in as the starting catcher and bat seventh Thursday.

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

The Phillies will give Andrew Knapp a turn behind the plate in Realmuto's stead while the team concludes its series with Milwaukee with a day game after a night game. Realmuto has assumed one of the heaviest catcher workloads in the league, manning the position in 36 of the Phillies' first 42 games.