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Stephenson is not in the lineup for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader in Atlanta.

Stephenson went 1-for-3 with two walks and two runs while catching all nine innings of the Reds' 9-4 win in the first game of the day, so his absence from the lineup from the nightcap is expected. Austin Wynns will start behind the plate for the Reds in Game 2.

Fortes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.

Though Fortes has been more productive at the plate in July with a .282/.300/.333 slash line after a rough first three months of the season, his grasp on the primary catcher gig appears to have loosened after he had a game to forget in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Mets. Fortes committed three throwing errors in the win, prompting manager Skip Schumaker to send him to the bench Wednesday for the third game in a row. Ali Sanchez will once again start behind the dish.

Jansen is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Rays.

Jansen is on the bench for the second game in a row and has now started just three of the last eight contests. A .429 OPS since June 1 is surely the primary reason for his dip in playing time, but Jansen is also an impending free agent and potential trade candidate ahead of the July 30 deadline. With that in mind, the Blue Jays may be preparing to hand primary duties at catcher over to Alejandro Kirk.

Fry is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

Fry will get a break Wednesday after he started at designated hitter and catcher in the first two games versus Detroit, going 3-for-9 with a run. Jhonkensy Noel will get the nod at DH while Bo Naylor checks back in behind the plate.

Stallings will start at catcher and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.

Stallings will pick up his third start in four games, but his playing time is set to take a hit now that top backstop Elias Diaz has shaken the calf injury that kept him out of the lineup Sunday and Monday. Diaz is back on the bench Wednesday, but his absence looks to be a byproduct of the Rockies playing a day game after a night game. Though his playing time has been mostly sporadic this season, Stallings has performed well at the dish when called upon; he'll take a .770 OPS into Wednesday's contest.

Diaz is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Red Sox.

Diaz returned to action for Tuesday's 6-0 loss after missing a couple games with a calf issue, but he'll be back on the bench for the Wednesday afternoon contest. Jacob Stallings will start at catcher for the Rockies.

O'Hoppe is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners.

He'll get a breather for the day game after a night game, affording Matt Thaiss a turn behind the plate. O'Hoppe had caught each of the Angels' last four contests while going 4-for-14 with three runs and a stolen base.

Thaiss will start at catcher and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Mariners.

Thaiss will step in behind the plate for the series finale while top backstop Logan O'Hoppe rests for the day game after catching all nine innings of Tuesday's 5-1 win. Expect Thaiss' opportunities to remain fairly limited moving forward while O'Hoppe continues to handle one of the heavier workloads among all catchers.

Langeliers is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Astros.

Langeliers handled catching duties for each of the previous three games for the Athletics, so he will get a breather for Wednesday's afternoon tilt. Oakland will turn to Kyle McCann behind the plate for the series finale against Houston.

Amaya is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.

Amaya will hit the bench after he had started at catcher in three of the past four games while going 5-for-8 with two walks and a run during that stretch. Tomas Nido will spell Amaya behind the dish Wednesday.