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Vazquez went 1-for-4 with a triple and two RBI on Thursday against the Royals.

Vazquez collected only one hit in the contest, but his two-RBI triple turned out to be the deciding runs in Boston's win. Though he's slowed a bit at the dish since his prolific start to May, Vazquez remains the primary catcher for the Red Sox, and his .195 ISO is nearly 100 points better this .103 career mark. Overall, he's hitting .289/.329/.484 across 170 plate appearances.

Jansen is not in the lineup Thursday against the Yankees.

Jansen will head to the bench for Thursday's series finale after starting the past two games behind the dish, going 1-for-6 with a walk in those contests. In his place, Luke Maile is starting at catcher and hitting ninth.

Perez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's 9-7 win over the Twins.

Perez's seventh-inning blast capped the Tribe's comeback from a four-run deficit and helped the team climb back over .500 for the season. The long ball was Perez's second in as many days and brings his total up to nine for the season, marking a new career high in the category.

Maldonado is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Red Sox, Joel Goldberg of FOX Sports Kansas City reports.

Maldonado will rest for the afternoon contest after starting behind the plate in both of the previous two contests. Cam Gallagher will handle catching duties in the series finale.

Murphy went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Wednesday's 14-1 win over the Astros.

Murphy swatted a two-run homer off reliever Brady Rogers in the sixth inning for his fourth long ball of the season. In his limited opportunities at the plate as Seattle's backup catcher, the 28-year-old is hitting an impressive .300/.329/.529 with eight RBI and seven runs scored through 23 games.

Sanchez went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI overall in Wednesday's 11-7 loss at Toronto.

Sanchez put the Yankees on the board in the fourth inning with his 426-foot blast to left field and also delivered an RBI single in the following frame. The 26-year-old is slashing .270/.345/.660 through 42 games, and with 19 home runs, he's now exceeded the 18 he compiled last season over 197 additional plate appearances.

Narvaez is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Astros, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.

Narvaez will sit after starting the past three games, going 2-for-10 with a pair of RBI in those contests. Tom Murphy gets the start behind the dish in this one, hitting eighth.

Vazquez is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Royals, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Vazquez will retreat to the bench for Wednesday's night contest with a matinee game on the docket for Thursday. In his place, Sandy Leon is starting at catcher and hitting ninth.

Sanchez (elbow) is starting at catcher and hitting third Wednesday against the Blue Jays.

As expected, Sanchez won't be forced to miss any time after getting hit by Lourdes Gurriel's bat in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Blue Jays. The backstop, who is hitting .273/.341/.584 with seven homers and 14 RBI in his last 20 appearances, will face right-hander Trent Thornton in this one.

Garver is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Indians.

Garver has started each of the past two games after returning from the injured list over the weekend, going 1-for-7 with an RBI and a run scored in those contests. Jason Castro is starting behind the dish and hitting eighth in place of Garver on Wednesday.