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Alvarez isn't in the Mets' lineup for Thursday's game against Arizona.

After logging a base hit and an RBI in both of the first two games of the series, Alvarez will now take a seat for Thursday's finale. Luis Torrens will catch instead for left-hander David Peterson and bat ninth.

Castillo is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mets.

The Mets are starting a southpaw (David Peterson) for the second time in the series, and the left-handed hitting Castillo has been on the bench both times. Switch hitter Jose Herrera will handle catching duties for the Diamondbacks.

Fortes is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest versus the Rockies.

Fortes started two of the first three games of the series but will take a seat in Thursday's matinee. Ali Sanchez will fill in at catcher for the Marlins.

Casali is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Brewers, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

After making three consecutive starts at catcher, Casali will now hit the bench for the second day in a row. Casali should continue to find himself out of the lineup with more regularity moving forward after the Giants activated No. 1 backstop Patrick Bailey (oblique) from the 10-day injured list Thursday.

Langeliers went 2-for-4 with a double and a run in a win over the Reds on Wednesday.

The struggling backstop snapped out of a 1-for-20 slump that had encompassed his previous five games with his first multi-hit effort since Aug. 15. Langeliers' two-bagger was also his first extra-base hit since that same contest, and despite Wednesday's success, the 26-year-old holds just a .182 average and .507 OPS across the 12 games he's played since putting together back-to-back four-hit efforts on Aug. 10 and Aug. 13.

Herrera will start at catcher and bat eighth in Thursday's game against the Padres.

Herrera will pick up his third start in four games behind the dish. With Willson Contreras on the injured list, Herrera is expected to be part of a timeshare at catcher with Pedro Pages rather than the Cardinals' clear-cut No. 1 option.

The Giants designated Knapp for assignment Thursday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Knapp served as the backup catcher behind Curt Casali while Patrick Bailey was on the 10-day injured list. With Bailey back in tow, Knapp will head to waivers.

Rogers is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Angels.

Rogers started at catcher both of the past two nights, so he'll be getting a breather Thursday as the Tigers wrap up their series against the Angels with a day game. Dillon Dingler will get the nod behind the plate.

The Giants activated Bailey (oblique) from the 10-day injured list. He'll start at catcher and bat sixth in Thursday's game against the Brewers, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Bailey missed the minimum 10 days with a strained oblique and will return without having gone on a rehab assignment. The switch-hitting catcher had been slashing just .057/.089/.075 in August prior to the injury. Andrew Knapp was designated for assignment in a corresponding move.

Pages is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Padres.

Pages started Wednesday's contest but has now yielded to Ivan Herrera at catcher in three of five games since Herrera was recalled from Triple-A Memphis. Playing time between the two should be split fairly evenly while Willson Contreras (finger) is on the shelf.