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Hedges went 1-for-3 with a solo home run during Game 2 of Thursday doubleheader against the White Sox.

Hedges took Reynaldo Lopez deep with a 367-foot shot in the first game of the twin bill to chase the right-hander. The 29-year-old backstop is now facing limited playing time due to a split role with Roberto Perez, who recently returned from the injured list. Across 83 games, Hedges is batting .176/.218/.300 with nine long balls.

Realmuto isn't starting Thursday's game against the Pirates.

Realmuto will get a breather after he went 5-for-16 with a triple, two doubles, four RBI, a run and a stolen base across the last four games. Andrew Knapp will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

Barnhart will sit Thursday against Washington.

Barnhart will rest after starting five straight games behind the plate. Tyler Stephenson will take over for him, catching Luis Castillo.

Murphy will sit Thursday against Oakland.

Murphy has settled in as the Mariners' primary catcher down the stretch and owns a .294/.375/.471 slash line over his last 12 games. He'll sit here after starting three straight games behind the plate, with Cal Raleigh set to catch Yusei Kikuchi.

Nola isn't starting Thursday's game against the Giants, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Nola will retreat to the bench for a second straight game. Victor Caratini will start behind the dish and bat eighth with right-hander Yu Darvish on the mound for the Padres.

Diaz will sit Thursday against the Dodgers.

Diaz owns a .999 OPS over his last 10 games. He'll get a rest Thursday, with Dom Nunez set to catch Kyle Freeland.

Smith is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rockies.

Smith has swung a very hot bat lately, posting a .323/.434/.677 slash line with seven homers over his last 20 games. Austin Barnes takes over behind the plate Thursday and will catch Max Scherzer.

Narvaez is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cardinals.

Narvaez's off days typically come against lefties, but he'll sit here against righty Adam Wainwright. Manny Pina takes over behind the plate.

Perez isn't starting the first game of Thursday's doubleheader against the White Sox.

Perez has gone 3-for-7 with a homer, two RBI and two strikeouts across his last two appearances, but he'll be out of the lineup for a second straight game. Austin Hedges will start behind the plate and bat ninth.

Sanchez launched a pinch-hit two-run homer in Wednesday's win over the Rangers.

The catcher was sent to the plate with two outs in the eighth inning and took reliever Spencer Patton deep, driving in teammate Gio Urshela. It was his 23rd home run of the season and second in three contests. Sanchez has batted .191 with five homers and 11 RBI this month.