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Sanchez went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, four RBI and two runs scored overall in Wednesday's 12-1 win over the Rays.

Sanchez hit a three-run homer in the first inning to help chase Rays starter Blake Snell, and he also added an RBI double in the seventh. The 26-year-old is slashing .266/.336/.532 with 21 home runs in 54 games this season.

Garver is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Red Sox.

Garver will head to the bench for Wednesday's series finale after playing all 17 innings during Tuesday's 4-3 win, going 1-for-7 with a double and a walk in the process. Jason Castro is starting behind the dish in this one.

Vazquez is on the bench Wednesday against the Twins, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Vazquez and Sandy Leon have alternated starts behind the plate over the last six games. Leon gets the call Wednesday.

Maldonado is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners, Joel Goldberg of FOX Sports Kansas City reports.

Maldonado sits for just the second time in the last 10 games. Cam Gallagher will take over behind the plate.

D'Arnaud went 2-for-5 with an RBI double in a loss to the Yankees on Tuesday.

The veteran backstop hit out of the top of the order for the first time this season and enjoyed a successful night at the plate overall. It's been a very productive month of June for d'Arnaud after a very slow start to his Rays tenure, as Tuesday's multi-hit effort was his fourth of the month and pushed his average since the calendar flipped to an impressive .355.

Manager AJ Hinch told MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM on Tuesday that Stassi (knee) would shift his rehab assignment from Triple-A Round Rock to Double-A Corpus Christi.

Stassi drew two starts at catcher for Round Rock last Thursday and Sunday, working nine innings behind the plate and going 2-for-4 with a home run and a walk in the latter contest. Hinch suggested Stassi would require "a few more games" in the minors before rejoining the Astros, so the 28-year-old may be in line for an activation from the 10-day injured list early next week rather than during the upcoming weekend.

Nola, who was called up from Triple-A Tacoma on Sunday, is 2-for-5 with a run over his first two games with the Mariners.

The 29-year-old rookie spent eight long seasons in the minors prior to his promotion, so the fast start to a long-awaited majors stint is particularly rewarding. Nola was slashing an impressive .327/.415/.520 with seven home runs and 37 RBI with the Rainiers, and his ability to fill multiple positions combined with Ryon Healy's extended recovery from spinal stenosis could result in Nola sticking around longer than some may have expected.

Murphy went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and two runs in the Mariners' 6-4 loss to the Royals on Monday.

It was the eighth long ball of the season for Murphy, who continues to hit well while sharing catching duties with Omar Narvaez. He's now slashing .300/.319/.611 through 90 at-bats, which would ordinarily make a case he deserves the majority of the starts at the position. However, Narvaez is also having a solid season at the dish, so the two figure to continue to share starts for the time being.

Narvaez is not in the lineup Monday against the Royals, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

Narvaez sits for the second game in a row. Tom Murphy remains the starter behind the plate.

Vazquez is not in the lineup Monday against the Twins, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.

Vazquez will take a seat Monday after catching all 10 innings of Sunday's win over the Orioles, going 2-for-6 with two RBI in the process. Sandy Leon is starting at catcher and hitting ninth in his place.