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Perez went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI and three runs scored in Friday's game against the Tigers.

Perez doubled home a pair of runs in the fourth inning, and he reached base twice more before the night was over. The 30-year-old backstop was 0-for-6 at the dish over his last two contests entering the day, but he managed to show some life with a multi-hit performance.

Maldonado is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Twins, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

Maldonado started the last four games behind the plate but will sit for Friday's series opener in Minnesota. Cam Gallagher will catch for Brad Keller and bat eighth in his absence.

Jansen is out of the lineup for Friday's game at Houston.

Jansen is coming off his first three-hit game of the season but will nonetheless take a seat Friday. Luke Maile will start behind the plate and bat ninth in the series opener.

Jansen went 3-for-5 with three runs scored and two RBI in Thursday's win over the Orioles.

The Jays piled up 17 hits and 12 runs on the night, so even hitting at the bottom of the order provided Jansen with plenty of opportunities to produce. The catcher has had a miserable season at the plate, stumbling to a .532 OPS through 49 games, but he does have two multi-hit performances in his last three starts -- including Thursday's season-high three knocks.

Garver is not in Thursday's lineup against the Mariners.

The slugging catcher will sit for the fourth time in 10 games since coming off the injured list. He is hitting .296 with one home run and 13 strikeouts over that stretch. Jason Castro will start behind the dish and hit eighth.

Jansen is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Orioles.

Jansen has hit .111/.238/.167 over his last 12 games, dragging his season line down to .170/.259/.252. Luke Maile, who starts Wednesday, isn't a significant threat to cut further into Jansen's playing time, as he owns a similarly awful .173/.225/.267 slash line.

Perez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

He'll be receiving a routine breather for the day game after the night game while Kevin Plawecki checks in behind the dish. Since homering in four straight starts from June 2 through 8, Perez has gone 0-for-6 over his subsequent two appearances.

Stassi (knee) will start a rehab assignment with Triple-A Round Rock on Thursday, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports.

Stassi was moved to the 10-day injured list May 26 due to left knee soreness, and was subsequently shut down for a week and a half as a result. He's set to take a big step forward later in the week, though a timetable for his return remains murky.

D'Arnaud has been working out at first base and the corner outfield positions in recent days, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

D'Arnaud's career .242/.304/.404 slash line doesn't exactly make him seem like the type of catcher who warrant at-bats elsewhere in order to keep his bat in the lineup, but he's evidently impressed the Rays. His .259/.323/.481 slash line through his first 18 games with the team certainly isn't hurting his case, and the team elected to keep him on the roster even after Michael Perez returned from his oblique injury.

Narvaez is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Twins, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.

Narvaez sits for the second straight game and the fourth time in the last six contests. Tom Murphy gets the start behind the plate.