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Grandal is not in the lineup against the Phillies on Wednesday.

It shouldn't come as a surprise that Grandal will get a little rest after going 3-for-7 with two home runs during Tuesday's 16-inning defeat. Austin Barnes will handle the catching duties for the series finale while batting eighth in the order.

Mesoraco is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Padres, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Mesoraco is just getting a routine day off after he was behind the plate for the first two games of the series. Kevin Plawecki checks in as the Mets' catcher, working as the batterymate for starting pitcher Corey Oswalt.

Gomes is not in Wednesday's starting lineup against the Pirates, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Gomes is set for a day off as Jameson Taillon is set to toe the rubber for the opposition. Roberto Perez will handle the catching duties and bat eighth with Gomes riding the bench.

Grandal went 3-for-7 with two solo home runs and four strikeouts during Tuesday's 16-inning loss at Philadelphia.

Grandal now has four homers in his last five starts, but will almost assuredly get the day off Wednesday after catching all 16 innings and 233 pitches Tuesday night. The 29-year-old has a .259/.356/.493 slash line with 16 home runs and 50 RBI in 278 at-bats in 2018.

Realmuto went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs scored and four RBI in Tuesday's win over the Braves.

Realmuto also added a sacrifice fly to help bring his season RBI total to 49. The 27-year-old has been a consistent force this season with a .304/.529/.884 slash line and 13 home runs in 74 games.

Perez went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Tuesday's win over the Tigers.

Perez singled home a run in the third, then provided a solo shot in the fifth inning and a double in the eighth. The .227/.264/.414 slash line isn't quite up to par with what the 28-year-old has typically produced, but he's managed to still be a valuable contributor with 15 homers and 47 RBI.

Mejia was held out of action by the Padres following their trade for him until Tuesday because of a bruised arm, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Mejia made his debut Tuesday night for Triple-A El Paso. He had been repeatedly hit in the same place by foul balls. It'll be interesting to see how long the Padres keep Mejia at catcher, as his defensive abilities there have been questioned, whereas the incumbent Austin Hedges is considered a strong defensive catcher.

Sanchez, who was placed on the 10-day disabled list Tuesday with a right groin strain, will miss at least a couple weeks, Marc Carig of The Athletic New York reports.

While he will be eligible to return Aug. 3, it seems more likely that he is out until at least the following week. Sanchez said he aggravated the exact same injury that cost him 20 games recently. Austin Romine will serve as the starting catcher while Kyle Higashioka works as the backup while Sanchez is sidelined.

Higashioka was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday.

With Gary Sanchez (groin) back on the disabled list, Higashioka was summoned to serve as the short-term backup behind Austin Romine. He was hitting .198 with five home runs in 209 plate appearances at Triple-A.

Garver is out of Tuesday's lineup against the Blue Jays, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Garver, who has been starting roughly two-thirds of the Twins' games lately, will head to the bench against lefty Ryan Borucki. Bobby Wilson will get the start behind the dish and hit ninth.