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Jansen is out of Friday's starting lineup against the Indians, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Jansen will remain on the pine for a second straight game following three straight starts versus Tampa Bay earlier in the week. In his absence, Luke Maile will catch Marco Estrada and bat ninth.

Vazquez is out of the lineup versus the Astros on Friday, Evan Drellich of NBC Sports Boston reports.

Vazquez will receive a breather after going 2-for-3 with a walk and one run scored in Wednesday's victory against the Braves. In his place, Sandy Leon will catch David Price.

Jansen is not in the lineup Thursday against the Indians, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Jansen will take a seat on the bench Thursday after starting three straight games behind the dish, going hitless in eight at-bats over that stretch. Newly promoted Reese McGuire will start at backstop in his stead.

McGuire was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.

McGuire will immediately join the starting lineup for Thursday's series opener versus Cleveland, which will mark his first taste of the big leagues over a six-year professional career. He is set to bat eighth while catching Sam Gaviglio. Across 96 games with Buffalo in 2018, he's slashed .233/.312/.339 with seven home runs and 37 RBI.

Vazquez went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Wednesday's 9-8 win over the Braves.

Vazquez made his third start in five games since being activated from the 10-day disabled list. While none of his starts have been on consecutive days, Vazquez has resumed the role as the team's primary catcher and will likely get four or five starts per week. Sandy Leon and Blake Swihart are still around to grab starts when Vazquez gets a day off.

Sanchez went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Wednesday's loss to the Athletics.

Sanchez provided the club's only offense in the 8-2 defeat, taking starter Mike Fiers deep for a two-run shot in the seventh inning. The catcher is just 3-for-18 (.167) since returning from the disabled list at the start of the month, and is slashing just .186/.283/.411 to go along with his 15 homers and 45 RBI.

Narvaez is out of the lineup against Detroit on Wednesday.

Welington Castillo will handle the catching duties during the series finale as Narvaez takes up a spot on the bench for the second straight game. On the year, Narvaez has slashed .279/.371/.425 with six home runs and 24 RBI in 82 contests.

Leon is out of the lineup against Atlanta on Wednesday, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

Leon will take a seat after going 0-for-5 with two strikeouts during Tuesday's victory. In his place, Christian Vazquez will catch Hector Velazquez and hit eighth in the order.

Vazquez will catch Hector Velazquez and bat eighth versus the Braves on Wednesday, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

Since coming off the disabled list last weekend, he's gone 1-for-8 with a double and one RBI.

Gallagher is not in the starting lineup against the Indians on Wednesday, Joel Goldberg of Fox Sports Kansas City reports.

Gallagher will retreat to a spot on the pine after going 1-for-8 with four strikeouts over the past two games. The recently-recalled Meibrys Viloria will catch Brad Keller and bat ninth in the order.