MLB Player News

Contreras is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Marlins.

Contreras will receive some routine maintenance for the matinee game before presumably rejoining the lineup for Friday's series opener against the Brewers. Backup Taylor Davis checks in behind the plate for Contreras, who is off to an 8-for-20 start in May.

Barnhart is not in the lineup Wednesday against the A's.

Barnhart will sit for Wednesday's night contest with an afternoon game on tap Thursday. In his place, Curt Casali is starting behind the dish and hitting seventh.

Gomes (forearm) is in the lineup, catching and batting cleanup, against the Brewers on Wednesday.

He was plunked on the forearm by a pitch Monday, but X-rays were negative and Gomes is now ready to return after missing just one start. With the Nats shorthanded due to injuries, Gomes will slot into the four hole against right-hander Brandon Woodruff. It's his third career start batting out of the cleanup spot.

Grandal is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Nationals.

Grandal will head to the bench for Wednesday's day game after catching all nine innings and going 0-for-3 with a walk in Milwaukee's 6-0 win Tuesday night. Manny Pina is starting behind the dish and hitting seventh in this one.

Hedges is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mets.

Hedges will return to the bench Tuesday while mired in a 2-for-23 slump over his last seven games. Francisco Mejia will start behind the plate and bat eighth in his stead.

Gomes (forearm) isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Brewers.

Gomes departed Monday's series opener after getting drilled by a pitch on his left forearm, and though his X-rays returned negative, Washington will hold him out of Tuesday's starting nine. He'll attempt to hit prior to first pitch, per Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports and may be available off the bench, depending on how his forearm responds. Kurt Suzuki will start behind the dish and bat fifth with Gomes still on the mend.

Casali went 2-for-4 with a walk, two RBI and a run in Monday's 12-4 win over the Giants.

Casali drew the nod behind the plate with top backstop Tucker Barnhart resting after three consecutive starts. Though Barnhart is batting just .188 on the season, his Gold Glove-caliber defense shouldn't result in him bowing out of the lineup much more than once or twice per week. As a result, Casali is unlikely to see his opportunities grow anytime soon.

Manager Dave Roberts said Monday that d'Arnaud will see the bulk of his action at first base and left field, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

D'Arnaud has played almost exclusively at catcher during parts of seven seasons in the majors, but it doesn't sound like he'll be much more than the No. 3 option behind the plate while both Austin Barnes and Russell Martin are healthy. Though getting acclimated at the two new positions will offer d'Arnaud additional avenues to enter the lineup, Roberts suggested he doesn't plan on handing the 30-year-old a start anytime soon. D'Arnaud may instead offer his most value in the short term as a pinch hitter off the bench.

Gomes' X-rays on his left forearm came back negative, and he's optimistic he'll be able to play Tuesday against Milwaukee, Brittany Ghiroli of The Athletic reports.

Gomes was drilled by a pitch in the first inning of Monday's contest on the forearm, but he's not expected to miss much if any time due to the issue. He's hopeful he can return to the lineup Tuesday, though his status won't be cleared up until closer to first pitch.

Gomes was lifted from Monday night's game against the Brewers due to a bruised left forearm, Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports reports.

Gomes was struck by a pitch in the forearm in the first inning, though he managed to remain in the contest until the third before ultimately departing. Kurt Suzuki replaced Gomes behind the dish. Gomes appears to have avoided a significant injury and will be considered day-to-day until further notice.