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Mejia is in the lineup, catching and hitting eighth against the Braves on Tuesday.

Austin Hedges will head to the bench to make way for Mejia. The 23-year-old has appeared in 13 games so far this season, hitting a meager .158 in 38 at-bats.

Vazquez isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Athletics, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

Vazquez has registered a base knock in four of his last five matchups, but he'll take a seat for the second game of the series. Sandy Leon draws the start behind the plate and will bat ninth.

Hedges is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Braves.

Hedges remains the primary catcher in San Diego, starting 19 games compared to 11 for Francisco Mejia. Hedges has struggled at the plate, hitting .175/.235/.381, but Mejia has done even worse, posting a .158/.220/.237 line, so there's little reason to believe a change is imminent.

Gomes isn't starting Tuesday against the Cardinals.

Gomes went 1-for-3 with a walk in Monday's series opener, but he'll get the night off Tuesday. Kurt Suzuki is starting behind the dish and will bat fifth.

Barnhart is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mets.

Barnhart had been behind the plate for each of the past three days, so he'll just be picking up a routine breather in the second game of the series. Curt Casali checks in at catcher and as the No. 5 hitter in the lineup.

McCann went 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored in Monday's 5-3 win over Baltimore on Monday.

McCann has been great this season while splitting time with Welington Castillo behind the plate. He owns a .936 OPS with nine runs scored in 60 plate appearances. With four multi-hit games in his last five appearances, McCann's playing time should be on the rise.

Wynns is not in the lineup Monday against the White Sox, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Wynns was recalled Sunday and inserted straight into the lineup. The playing-time split between him and Pedro Severino, who starts Monday, remains to be seen.

Garver will start at catcher and bat cleanup Monday against the Astros.

Garver will enter the lineup for the third time in four games, but he'll move up a few spots in the batting order with Nelson Cruz sitting out for rest purposes. The Twins still have Jason Castro on hand to steal starts behind the dish, but Garver's playing-time outlook should be on a slight upswing with No. 3 catcher Willians Astudillo (hamstring) moving to the 10-day injured list over the weekend.

Contreras is slashing .333/.400/.457 through 22 games for High-A Florida with one home run and seven RBI.

Atlanta's No. 9 fantasy prospect still isn't getting much in-game power, but he does have seven doubles and it could only be a matter of time before those start going over the fence. Contreras is also heating up in a big way, banging out 10 hits in the last four games, and his 9:19 BB:K is solid for a 21-year-old in the Florida State League. His big-league debut is probably still at least a couple years away, but he's firmly establishing himself as the organization's catcher of the future.

Contreras went 1-for-6 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-5, 15-inning win over the Diamondbacks.

It was a mixed bag for Contreras in this marathon game, as he connected for his seventh home run of the season but also struck out four times in his other five at-bats. Fantasy owners will excuse a few extra strikeouts for power, and Contreras is on pace to surpass his previous career high in home runs, which was 21 in 2017.