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Grandal went 3-for-4 with one RBI and a walk in Sunday's 5-2 victory over Cleveland.

Grandal knocked three singles in the win, including an RBI hit in the first inning. He's gone 5-for-10 (.500) with three walks over the last three games, improving his season slash line to .241/.420/.521 through 351 plate appearances. He's driven in 61 runs with 29 extra-base hits.

Stephenson went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, two runs scored and three RBI in Sunday's 9-2 win over Washington.

Stephenson put the Reds on the board with his two-run shot in the fifth inning and later brought home another run with a sacrifice fly. He's up to 10 homers and 44 RBI alongside a .798 OPS this season. Stephenson entered Sunday's game in a 29-game drought without a home run, going 16-for-69 (.232) during that span.

Smith will sit Sunday against Arizona, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Smith sits after starting five of the last six games. Austin Barnes takes over behind the plate, catching for Julio Urias.

Stassi is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.

The 30-year-old backstop gets an afternoon off after going 0-for-3 with a pair of walks Saturday and hitting .179 with three RBI in his last 10 games. Kurt Suzuki starts behind the dish.

Maldonado is on the bench for Sunday's game against the Athletics, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Three consecutive hitless performances have lowered Maldonado's average to .155 since the beginning of September. Jason Castro starts behind the dish in Sunday's series finale.

McCann will sit Sunday against the Brewers.

McCann has hit .148/.219/.148 over his last 10 games, dragging his OPS for the season down to .647. Tomas Nido takes over behind the plate, catching for Carlos Carrasco.

Diaz is out of the lineup Sunday against the Giants.

Diaz started the past two games and went 2-for-4 in each contest, and he'll take a seat for Sunday's series finale. Dom Nunez will work behind the plate in his place, catching for Antonio Senzatela.

Ruiz is out of the lineup Sunday against the Reds, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

Ruiz started the past three games and will receive a maintenance day for Sunday's afternoon contest. The 23-year-old backstop is 17-for-39 with two homers, three doubles, 12 RBI and seven runs in his past 10 games, and he should continue to operate as Washington's primary catcher for the final week of the regular season. Riley Adams will start behind the plate in his place Sunday.

Kirk is on the bench for Sunday's game against the Twins.

Kirk rests after starting consecutive games and going 1-for-6. Danny Jansen starts behind the dish for Sunday's series finale.

Heim is on the bench for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

Jose Trevino gears up to catch once again while Heim, hitting 0-for-17 in his last five games, rides the bench for a second straight game.