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Zavala went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk Tuesday against the Orioles.

Zavala has started both games since Yasmani Grandal (knee) has been out. He hit ninth on each occasion but has reached base in five of his eight plate appearances. In 151 plate appearances this season, Zavala is hitting .284/.342/.403, and he should continue to get regular at-bats so long as Grandal is sidelined.

Murphy went 2-for-4 with two doubles and a run in a loss to the Marlins on Tuesday.

Murphy continued his extra-base-hit barrage Tuesday, with his pair of two-baggers pushing his tally to a career-high 30 doubles and 47 extra-base knocks overall. Murphy's current .255 average is also the highest of any end-of-season figure he's ever produced in that category, and he now owns a .333/.422/.583 slash line in August along with a modest 15.7 percent strikeout rate.

Diaz will sit Wednesday versus the Rangers.

Diaz will take a seat after he went 2-for-4 with a double and a three-run homer in his first game back from the 10-day injured list Tuesday. Brian Serven will take over behind the plate and bat eighth against Texas.

Diaz isn't starting Wednesday against the Rangers.

Diaz returned to the field Tuesday against the Rangers and went 2-for-4 with a homer, a double, three RBI and a strikeout. He'll get a breather Wednesday while Brian Serven starts behind the dish and bats eighth.

Diaz went 2-for-4 with a double and a three-run home run in a 7-6 victory over the Rangers on Tuesday.

Diaz was activated from the 10-day injured list on Sunday and he hit a home run in his first game back in action. The blast was his seventh of the season. Diaz has only played in eight games this August due to a wrist ailment. The 31-year-old catcher is slashing .235/.297/.388 in 260 at-bats this season and is expected to split time at catcher with Brian Serven going forward.

D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Pittsburgh.

D'Arnaud will get a breather for the day game after a night game, affording William Contreras a turn behind the dish. Atlanta started d'Arnaud at catcher in each of its last three games, with the 33-year-old going 2-for-11 with a home run, a triple, a walk, two RBI and an additional run across those contests.

Haase is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.

Haase had started at catcher or designated hitter in four of the past five games, but three of those starts came against left-handed pitching. The switch-hitting Tucker Barnhart is back behind the dish Wednesday and looks poised to occupy the larger side of a platoon at catcher moving forward.

Hedges (ankle) went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Padres.

The Guardians mustered just four hits as a team, and Hedges wasn't involved on offense. He ultimately missed just two games with a right ankle sprain thanks to Sunday's rainout. The catcher is slashing .171/.255/.264 with six home runs, 23 RBI, 20 runs scored and a stolen base in 77 contests this year, and he should resume a starting role behind the dish.

Bethancourt went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and three RBI in Tuesday's 11-1 win over the Angels.

Bethancourt launched a solo homer off Jesse Chavez in the bottom of the seventh inning before ripping a two-run single later in the frame. The catcher has now gone deep in three straight starts and eight times this season overall. Since the beginning of August, Bethancourt has batted .270 with three home runs, five RBI, seven runs and a stolen base over 37 at-bats in 11 games.

Hedges (ankle) is starting behind the plate and batting eighth Tuesday at San Diego.

Hedges has been dealing with an ankle sprain over the past few days, but he's back in the lineup coming off Cleveland's scheduled day off Monday. The 30-year-old has a .161/.325/.194 slash line through 12 games in August.