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Nola went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's loss to the Rockies.

Nola sent Luke Voit home on a two-run shot in the eighth inning, but the Padres were two far behind and ended up with the loss. The home run was Nola's second of the year and his first since April 11. Perhaps things are turning around for the catcher as he is on a five-game hitting streak and has raised his batting average from .219 to .229 during that span.

d'Arnaud went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Sunday's win over the Cubs.

d'Arnaud launched a first-inning blast off Kyle Hendricks that sent Dansby Swanson and Matt Olson home and gave the Braves an early 3-0 lead. The catcher has 10 hits in nine games this month and bounced back well Sunday after ending a four-game hitting streak in his previous appearance. d'Arnaud is slashing .257/.302/.474 this season to go along with nine home runs.

Caratini went 2-for-2 with a homer, a walk, a hit-by-pitch and two RBI in a 6-3 win Sunday in Cincinnati.

Caratini reached base all four times he came to the plate and delivered a two-out, two-run homer in the fourth inning to give Milwaukee an early 3-0 lead. Over his last four starts, he is 8-for-13 with three extra-base hits and three walks. While he's primarily starting against left-handed pitching, the 28-year-old is making the most of his opportunities and has posted a career-high .843 OPS through 30 contests.

Vazquez went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, a double and two runs scored in Sunday's 6-4 win over St. Louis.

Vazquez doubled and scored in the seventh inning before putting the Red Sox up 6-1 with his three-run shot in the eighth. It was his third home run of the year and first since May 24. He'd been stuck in an 8-for-47 (.170) slump through 12 games in June entering Sunday's contest. Vazquez is now slashing .271/.315/.388 with 14 extra-base hits and 27 RBI.

Garver (illness) reported to Double-A Frisco on Sunday to start a rehab assignment.

The 31-year-old landed on the COVID-19 injured list June 10, and he'll head to the minors for a quick rehab assignment before rejoining the Rangers. Garver should be back with the big-league club at some point this week.

Zavala is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Though he'll take a seat in favor of Reese McGuire for the series finale, Zavala may be manager Tony La Russa's preferred backstop at the moment. Zavala started at catcher in each of the White Sox's past three games -- two against right-handed pitchers, one against a lefty -- and went a combined 5-for-12 with a home run, a double, three RBI and two additional runs.

Maldonado is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Maldonado started the past three games and will receive a day off after going 2-for-9 with a home run, a double and three RBI. Jason Castro will work behind the plate in Sunday's series finale.

Sanchez went 1-for-3 with a home run, two walks and two RBI in Saturday's 11-1 win over the Diamondbacks.

The home run was Sanchez's second of June and his eighth overall of the season, placing him in a tie for fifth place among all MLB catchers. He'll be behind the plate in Sunday's series finale in Arizona, batting seventh.

Serven is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.

Elias Diaz will receive a turn behind the dish after Serven caught in five of the Rockies' previous six contests. Serven went 7-for-16 with two extra-base hits and three walks during that stretch to boost his season OPS to .923. So long as he's wielding a hot bat, Serven should continue to play regularly over Diaz.

Jeffers is not in the lineup for Sunday's game at Arizona, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

Jeffers has a .876 OPS over his past six games and will take a seat for Sunday's series finale versus Minnesota. Gary Sanchez will work behind the plate while Jose Miranda serves as the designated hitter.