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

Herrera will hit the bench for the fourth time in five games and appears to be falling into the shorter side of a timeshare at catcher with James McCann, who started in three of the previous four contests. Both McCann and Herrera will be left out of the lineup for the series finale in Detroit, however, as Arizona hands Adrian Del Castillo -- who had been serving as the club's primary designated hitter -- his first start of the season at catcher.

Heineman went 3-for-3 with a walk in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Orioles.

After going 0-for-1 as a pinch hitter in the matinee, Heineman started the nightcap and kept the line moving from the eighth spot in the batting order. The 34-year-old backstop is handling starting duties for Toronto while Alejandro Kirk (concussion) is sidelined, and at least within this window, Heineman will have fantasy appeal in two-catcher formats -- he's gone 6-for-17 (.353) since the All-Star break, and on the season he is slashing a remarkable .343/.405/.520 over 119 plate appearances.

Higashioka went 3-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 8-5 loss to the Angels.

Making his return from a five-game absence with a hamstring strain, Higashioka enjoyed the sixth multi-homer game of his career and his first such effort of the season. The veteran catcher is certainly pushing for more playing time, whether it behind the plate or as the designated hitter, with a red-hot stretch of hitting during the month of July. Over his last 14 games (51 at-bats), Higashioka is hitting .392 with five homers, two doubles and 11 RBI.

Langeliers went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and a second run scored in Tuesday's 6-1 win over the Mariners.

Langeliers has homered four times over his last five games, giving him 18 long balls on the year. He's flipped a switch since the All-Star break, batting .391 (18-for-46) across his last 12 contests while racking up 12 RBI in that span. The catcher is up to a .253/.308/.495 slash line through 78 games this season and should continue to handle a majority of the work behind the dish for the Athletics.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Monday that Rushing isn't a candidate to be moved ahead of the trade deadline, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports. "I just don't see a world in which he's moved anyway, and I think he's smart enough to realize that," Roberts said.

The caveat, of course, is that the team's front office -- not Roberts -- is the entity responsible for making any trade decisions on Rushing. That said, Roberts' confidence about Rushing remaining with the club past the deadline isn't all that surprising, given that the rookie backstop entered the campaign as one of baseball's top catching prospects. Rushing has struggled at the plate since getting called up to the majors May 14, posting a .200/.270/.275 slash line with one home run, 11 RBI and a 40.4 percent strikeout rate over 89 plate appearances. That said, Roberts pointed out that a learning curve is understandable since the 24-year-old is having to adjust to sporadic playing time.

Davis isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus San Francisco.

Davis has gone 0-for-24 at the plate since July 11, and his recent struggles will cause him to give up another start behind the plate to Joey Bart, who will bat eighth Tuesday.

O'Hoppe isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against Texas, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

O'Hoppe has collected a base hit in seven of his eight games since the start of the second half, but he'll watch the beginning of Tuesday's game from the dugout while Travis d'Arnaud starts at catcher.

Higashioka (hamstring) is starting behind the plate and batting seventh against the Angels on Tuesday.

Higashioka has missed five games since July 23 due to a strained right hamstring, but he's good to go Tuesday. The catcher was removed from the game July 22 when he suffered the injury. The 35-year-old was slashing .362/.367/.596 in July prior to missing time.

Alvarez isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Padres, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Alvarez's six-game hitting streak came to an end with his 0-for-2 performance Monday, though he still managed to reach base twice via walks. Luis Torrens will fill in for him behind the dish Tuesday and bat ninth.

Maldonado isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mets.

Maldonado will retreat to the bench for the third straight game Tuesday while Elias Diaz starts behind the dish. Neither backstop has been particularly productive at the plate this season, though the Padres may be starting to favor using Diaz as their primary catcher.