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Realmuto went 2-for-4 with a two strikeouts in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Mets.

Realmuto was the only Marlin to manage multiple hits on the afternoon, as Miami's offense really couldn't find a groove Sunday. The 27-year-old backstop is now batting .309 on the year with 32 extra-base hits and 35 RBI. Even in a relatively weak Marlins lineup, Realmuto remains one of the league's best fantasy catchers.

Grandal is out of the lineup Sunday against the Rockies.

With a 4-for-35 mark at the plate over his last 12 appearances, Grandal will head to the bench for the third time in four games. Backup Austin Barnes has largely struggled this season with a .214/.340/.270 line across 150 plate appearances, so he'll probably need to string together several quality performances in a row before supplanting Grandal as the Dodgers' top option behind the plate.

Mesoraco is out of the lineup Sunday against the Marlins, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

After three consecutive starts behind the plate, Mesoraco will be relieved by Kevin Plawecki, who is batting seventh in the order.

Barnhart is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against Milwaukee.

Barnhart will get Saturday afternoon off after going 1-for-4 with a strikeout to extend his modest hitting streak to six games, though he only has a .231/.286/.385 line in that stretch. Curt Casali will start behind the plate and bat eighth in his stead.

Grandal is not in the lineup against Colorado on Friday, Eric Stephen of True Blue LA reports.

Grandal will remain on the bench for a second straight game and third time in the past four days as Austin Barnes gets the start for the series opener. Across 19 games in June, Grandal is hitting just .169/.206/.338 and will continue to cede time to Barnes against southpaws moving forward.

Realmuto (wrist) will handle the catching duties against the Mets on Friday, Matthew DeFranks of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

Realmuto was forced to miss the past four games with a sore wrist/hand but as expected, the 27-year-old will return to the lineup for Friday's series opener. He will bat third in the order and catch Sandy Alcantara.

Contreras is not in the lineup against Minnesota on Friday.

Contreras will receive a standard breather following three straight starts behind the plate. Chris Gimenez will catch Mike Montgomery and bat eighth in his place. Look for Contreras to return to the starting nine Saturday.

Murphy is not in the lineup for Thursday's series finale against the Giants.

Murphy will take a seat for the second straight day and for the fourth time in the last seven games, with Tony Wolters garnering the start behind the plate. The 27-year-old has a .317/.333/.439 slash line with 17 strikeouts in 41 at-bats since being recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque on June 12.

Realmuto (wrist) will likely return to the lineup for Friday's game against the Mets, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Prior to Thursday's tilt, Realmuto said that his wrist was doing much better and he anticipates catching Friday after sitting out every game of the series against Arizona. Across 57 games this year, he's slashing .308/.367/.549 with 10 home runs and 32 RBI.

Realmuto (wrist) is out of the lineup against Arizona on Thursday, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Realmuto will miss a fourth straight contest due to a sore wrist/hand after being hit by a foul ball this past weekend. At this point, there has been no word on a potential stint on the disabled list, so continue to consider him day-to-day going into Friday's series with the Mets.