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Zavala is not starting Tuesday against Oakland.

Zavala will get a rest after going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored in Monday's win. Zack Collins will work behind the plate and bat ninth.

Nola will sit Tuesday against the Rockies, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Nola barely has the edge in playing time over Victor Caratini behind the plate at the moment. Caratini gets the nod Tuesday for the second time in three games and the 10th time in the Padres' last 21 contests.

Stassi is not starting Tuesday against Detroit, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Stassi enters the contest in a 2-for-22 skid at the plate. He'll take a seat for the second time in three games with Kurt Suzuki set to catch Dylan Bundy and bat eighth.

Vazquez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run during a 5-3 loss to the Yankees in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader.

The catcher briefly gave the Red Sox their only lead of the game when he took Jordan Montgomery deep in the fifth inning for his fifth long ball of the year. Vazquez snapped a 34-game power drought with the blast, and on the season he's batting .256 with 38 runs, 38 RBI and eight steals through 103 contests.

Haase was scratched from Tuesday's lineup against the Orioles due to lower-back tightness.

Haase was originally slated to bat seventh and catch for Casey Mize, but the back issue will force him to the bench. Grayson Greiner will enter the lineup as the catcher, and Haase can be considered day-to-day for the time being.

Kirk is not starting Tuesday against the Nationals.

Kirk will take a seat for the second time in three games as Reese McGuire catches Alek Manoah and bats eighth. Kirk has seen a relatively even split of the catching duties with McGuire since rejoining the big-league roster in late July, and that seems likely to be the case going forward.

D'Arnaud will sit Tuesday against the Marlins.

D'Arnaud sits for the third time in seven games since his return from a thumb injury. Stephen Vogt starts behind the plate in his absence.

Barnhart will be on the bench for Tuesday's game against the Cubs.

The Reds continue to rotate Barnhart and Tyler Stephenson heavily behind the plate. Stephenson starts there Tuesday, meaning both backstops have now caught eight games so far this month.

Barrera is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays.

Barrera will be on the bench for the second straight game, but since he caught each of the previous three contests before that, he at least appears to be in a timeshare behind the dish with Riley Adams. Since rejoining Washington in late July, Barrera has gone 6-for-34 (.176 average) with three RBI and a run in 11 games.

Grandal's (knee) rehab assignment will be moved to Triple-A Charlotte beginning Tuesday.

Grandal began a rehab assignment with Double-A Birmingham last Wednesday, and the backstop wound up going 4-for-11 with a walk, two RBI and two runs scored across four games. It's not entirely clear how many games the club plans on having him play with Charlotte, but assuming he continues to progress well, the 32-year-old figures to have a chance of being activated from the 10-day IL by the end of the week. Grandal should resume as Chicago's primary catcher once he's activated.