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D'Arnaud (thumb) will be placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

The specifics of the thumb issue remain unclear, though manager Brian Snitker described the injury as "not good." He suffered the injury while making a tag at the plate during the sixth inning Saturday. D'Arnaud will be eligible to return May 12, but he won't have a timeline for his return until he's evaluated further Sunday after flying back to Atlanta. Alex Jackson and William Contreras will handle catching duties in the meantime.

Nola will split time behind the plate with Victor Caratini for the time being, Bill Center of FriarWire reports.

Nola was activated from the injured list Wednesday and served as a pinch hitter that night before getting his first start Saturday. The backstop is likely to eventually emerge as the Padres' primary catcher, but he'll function in more of a time split with Caratini in the immediate future. "Realistically, we have the opportunity to have a great combination with both guys back there," said manager Jayce Tingler. "Victor has played extremely well, he's done a great job with the staff. Also, Nola, having some issues with the finger and some swelling and things like that, I don't think we've got him built up to go four on, one-off. There's the opportunity to split some time and keep both guys active."

D'Arnaud exited Saturday's game against Toronto with a left thumb injury.

He suffered the injury during the sixth inning while tagging out Randal Grichuk in a play at the plate and promptly left the contest. D'Arnaud is likely to be withheld from the lineup for the series finale Sunday afternoon and should be considered day-to-day until his status is updated by the team.

Kirk was removed from Saturday's game versus Atlanta with left hip flexor discomfort.

The 22-year-old went 0-for-1 with a walk and a run before exiting the contest. The severity of the injury remains unclear, but Kirk figures to take a seat for the series finale Sunday afternoon.

Hedges went 1-for-3 with a home run and a strikeout Saturday as Cleveland lost to Chicago 7-3.

The home run was Hedges' second of the season, but on the year, he only has three hits in 23 at bats. Hedges is one of the best defensive backstops in the league, but until he can be at least serviceable at the plate, he'll remain Roberto Perez's backup.

Grandal failed to register an at-bat while logging four walks and two runs as Chicago beat Cleveland 7-3 on Saturday.

The veteran catcher demonstrated his on-base penchant by walking each time he stepped up to the dish and now has nine walks compared to one hit over his last six games. Grandal currently owns a .333 OBP compared to a .273 SLG.

D'Arnaud was removed from Saturday's game against the Blue Jays with an apparent left hand/thumb injury, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

The 32-year-old suffered the injury on his glove hand while making a tag at home plate during the sixth inning. D'Arnaud went 1-for-3 with a strikeout before exiting the contest and should be considered day-to-day.

Gomes went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored during Saturday's 7-2 win over Miami.

The 33-year-old was 0-for-14 across his past four games, but he went deep off Paul Campbell during the fourth inning to pad Washington's early lead. Gomes has a .227/.277/.386 slash line with two home runs, a double, seven RBI and five runs in 13 games this season.

Perez went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run, two runs and three RBI in an 11-3 win over the Twins on Saturday.

Perez got the scoring started with an RBI double in the first and followed it up with two-run home run in the third before being removed from the blowout in the seventh. The backstop remains one of the best in fantasy and has rebounded nicely after missing the entire 2019 season.

Nola will make his first start of the season Saturday against San Francisco, catching and batting eighth, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

The late-blooming backstop missed most of the first month of the season with a broken finger. The exact playing-time split between him and Victor Caratini remains to be seen, but Nola should be set to take over as the primary option. He didn't start his first game back Wednesday and remained on the bench Friday so that Caratini could keep his role as Yu Darvish's personal catcher, but he should find himself in the lineup on a regular basis going forward.