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Barnhart is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cubs, Jamie Ramsey of the Reds' front office reports.

After starting back-to-back games, Barnhart will give way to Ramon Cabrera behind the plate and in the No. 8 spot. Neither catcher has provided much pop, but Barnhart does own a respectable .249 batting average and .318 on-base percentage, albeit with just two homers, 12 RBI and 14 runs in 54 games (196 plate appearances). The Reds typically use the No. 8 hole for their catcher, and Barnharnt hasn't hit in the top five of the order all year.

Leon went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's loss to the Reds.

Leon has been a pleasant surprise offensively for the Red Sox since joining the team earlier this month. The 27-year-old catcher is now hitting .483 through his first 29 at-bats, driving home six runs and collecting five extra-base hits in the process.

Rupp is in the lineup for Monday's game against the Diamondbacks.

After sitting out of Sunday's contest, Rupp will be facing the left-handed Robbie Ray. Rupp is hitting .281/303/.500 against southpaws this season and has gone 6-for-19 with three home runs over the last seven days.

Grandal is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Pirates, according to David Vassegh of AM 570 LA reports.

Grandal will be held out in favor of A.J. Ellis with the Dodgers loading up on right-handed hitters against Pirates southpaw Francisco Liriano. The Pirates will start another lefty Tuesday in Jon Niese, so Grandal could be limited to pinch-hit duty for a couple days in a row.

Barnhart went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double and an RBI in Sunday's win over the Padres.

His big April is a distant memory, and Barnhart is now hitting just .247/.314/.351 on the season, but as the Reds' starting catcher, he still chips in just enough offense to have value in deeper formats.

Perez will be behind the plate and bat eighth in the order Sunday against the Athletics, Pedro Moura of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Perez had missed each of the last four games, as manager Mike Scioscia elected to give Jett Bandy an opportunity to audition for the starting role. While Perez is back in the lineup, Sundays are usually days in which managers prefer to deploy their backup catchers, suggesting that Perez may settle back into a more limited role heading into the coming week. Perez is batting just .186 with three homers in 161 at-bats for the season, so even if he's officially dropped from a starting role, it's unlikely to hurt fantasy owners.

Vazquez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Rangers, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Vazquez will hit the bench following a stretch of three starts in as many days at catcher. As expected, the backstop has handled the pitching staff well and has halted the running game by throwing out 7-of-18 would-be base stealers this season, but he's sitting on an ugly .212/.261/.298 line for the season. With that in mind, Vazquez could be at risk of a demotion once Ryan Hanigan (neck) returns from the DL, likely at some point this week.

Rupp is out of the lineup Sunday against the Giants, MLB.com's Todd Zolecki reports.

Rupp was the hero Saturday night, hitting a two-run homer that proved to be the difference in the contest. Despite the solid offensive performance, manager Pete Mackanin did note that he would like to see improvement with the backstop's game calling. Until that happens, Rupp will likely still surrender a few days of playing time each week to Carlos Ruiz, although it is worth noting that Rupp has started six of the last seven games for Philadelphia.

D'Arnaud is out of the lineup Sunday against the Braves.

The Mets will rest d'Arnaud after he spent the last three games behind the plate, allowing Rene Rivera to pick up a start behind the plate. D'Arnaud hasn't been able to get much going since returning from a shoulder injury earlier last week, going 2-for-15 with three RBI.

Realmuto is out of the lineup Sunday against the Cubs.

The Marlins will roll out a regular lineup Sunday, with the exception of both Realmuto and Marcell Ozuna (wrist). Jeff Mathis will get the start behind the plate for what is presumably a regular day of rest of Realmuto.