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Vazquez went 1-for-3 with a home run and walk in a 7-3 victory against the Athletics on Wednesday.

This was his first bomb since April 19, but he's batting .300 (6-for-20) in the last six games. That's only raised his season average to .227, but with eight extra-base hits, including five homers, Vazquez has posted an ISO of .240 in 2019. He also has 14 RBI and 13 runs in 75 at-bats this season.

Maldonado is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Rays.

Maldonado will take a seat for the second half of Wednesday's twin bill after going 1-for-3 during Kansas City's victory in Game 1. Cam Gallagher gets the start behind the dish in Game 2.

Narvaez is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Cubs, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Narvaez will hit the bench for Wednesday's series finale after starting the previous two games behind the dish, going 1-for-4 with a trio of walks and a run scored in those contests. Tom Murphy is starting at catcher and hitting seventh in place of Narvaez in this one.

Bemboom (thumb) was reinstated from Triple-A Durham's 7-day injured list and went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Tuesday's 9-5 loss to Norfolk.

Sidelined in mid-March after requiring surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb, Bemboom remained at extended spring training until late April before heading to High-A Charlotte for a three-game rehab stint. After reporting no setbacks during the rehab stint, Bemboom rejoined Durham this week and should handle No. 2 catching duties behind Nick Ciuffo.

Wynns is not in the lineup for Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the White Sox, Jon Meoli of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Wynns will give way to Pedro Severino behind the dish for the first half of Wednesday's twin bill. Look for the backstop to rejoin the starting lineup for Game 2.

Jansen is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Angels.

Jansen started four of the last six games but will head to the bench for the second straight contest Tuesday. Luke Maile will grab another start behind the plate and bat ninth.

Vazquez isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Athletics, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

Vazquez has registered a base knock in four of his last five matchups, but he'll take a seat for the second game of the series. Sandy Leon draws the start behind the plate and will bat ninth.

McCann went 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored in Monday's 5-3 win over Baltimore on Monday.

McCann has been great this season while splitting time with Welington Castillo behind the plate. He owns a .936 OPS with nine runs scored in 60 plate appearances. With four multi-hit games in his last five appearances, McCann's playing time should be on the rise.

Wynns is not in the lineup Monday against the White Sox, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Wynns was recalled Sunday and inserted straight into the lineup. The playing-time split between him and Pedro Severino, who starts Monday, remains to be seen.

Garver will start at catcher and bat cleanup Monday against the Astros.

Garver will enter the lineup for the third time in four games, but he'll move up a few spots in the batting order with Nelson Cruz sitting out for rest purposes. The Twins still have Jason Castro on hand to steal starts behind the dish, but Garver's playing-time outlook should be on a slight upswing with No. 3 catcher Willians Astudillo (hamstring) moving to the 10-day injured list over the weekend.