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Contreras went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Monday's 13-1 rout of the Mets.

The young backstop got in on the action early, taking Carlos Carrasco (side) deep in the second inning. Contreras has hit safely in seven straight games, and since the All-Star break he's slashing .254/.315/.507 in 73 plate appearances with five of his 16 homers on the season.

Maile went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in a 7-5 win over the Tigers in the second game of Monday's doubleheader.

Maile didn't have any homers in the first four months of the season, but he's now hit two in his last four contests. The 31-year-old backup catcher has actually done well lately, going 10-for-23 (.435) during his seven-game hitting streak. For the season, he's up to a .235/.326/.361 slash line with two long balls, 13 RBI, 15 runs scored and nine doubles through 138 plate appearances. It's still unlikely he unseats Austin Hedges for the starting role behind the dish in Cleveland.

Stallings went 3-for-3 with an RBI and a walk in Monday's 3-0 win over the Padres.

Stallings singled three times, including an RBI base hit in the sixth inning to pad Miami's lead. Over his last 17 games, he's gone 20-for-51 (.392) with six extra-base hits and five RBI. Still, his season slash line sits at a disappointing .221/.286/.290 through 89 games.

Perez was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse on Monday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Perez was dealt from the Pirates to the Mets at the end of July, but this will be his first opportunity to debut with his new club. He slashed .150/.209/.318 with six homers, 11 RBI and one stolen base through 39 games with Pittsburgh prior to the trade. Perez figures to serve as the backup catcher after Tomas Nido was placed on the COVID-19 injured list earlier in the day.

Nido was placed on the COVID-19-related injured list Monday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

It's unclear how long Nido will be sidelined, but he will be unavailable until he has put the COVID-19 concerns behind him. Michael Perez was called up to take Nido's spot on the roster.

Narvaez (quadriceps) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Nashville on Monday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Narvaez has been dealing with a quadriceps strain since early August but has been cleared to return to game action with the minor-league club. He's been on the injured list for just under two weeks, and it's possible that he'll be able to rejoin the Brewers as early as this weekend.

Barnes (personal) was activated from the bereavement list Monday.

Barnes was away from the team for a few days while tending to a personal matter, but he rejoined his teammates in Milwaukee and will resume his role as the backup catcher behind Will Smith.

D'Arnaud (lower leg) is starting at catcher and batting seventh against the Mets on Monday.

The catcher will be back in the lineup for the first time since Aug. 6 after a lower leg injury. Since the All-Star break, d'Arnaud has produced a .226 average with two doubles, two RBI and four runs over 31 at-bats in nine games.

Kirk is not in the starting lineup Monday versus the Orioles.

Kirk will get a day off after he went 1-for-10 with two strikeouts in the three-game series versus the Guardians. George Springer (shoulder) will take over at designated hitter in his return to the lineup and bat leadoff in the series opener.

Casali made his Mariners debut in Sunday's loss to the Rangers, drawing a walk in his three plate appearances.

The veteran backstop made his first on-field appearance in a Mariners uniform since being acquired from the Giants at the trade deadline and getting activated from the injured list Thursday due to an oblique issue. Casali is capable of generating some serviceable offense and is a solid veteran presence to complement young Cal Raleigh behind the dish.