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Gomes is out of the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Rays.

Gomes will take a seat after going 1-for-7 with three strikeouts in the first two games of the series. Roberto Perez will start behind the plate for the Indians, batting eighth.

Vazquez is out of the lineup Sunday against the White Sox, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Vazquez was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list Saturday and started behind the plate in the Red Sox's 6-1 win, finishing 0-for-3 with a walk and run scored. Prior to fracturing a pinkie finger in early July and requiring surgery to address the injury, Vazquez had been serving as the Red Sox's No. 1 catcher, but he'll likely be eased back into those duties after a lengthy layoff.

Garver is not in the lineup for Sunday's series finale at Texas, LaVelle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Garver went 3-for-8 with two doubles, two runs and four RBI through the first two games of the series but will get a breather for the finale. Willians Astudillo will start behind the plate and bat sixth Sunday.

Jansen is out of the lineup Sunday against the Marlins.

Jansen will head to the bench for the first time in the series after starting behind the plate Friday and Saturday. He'll be replaced by Luke Maile, who will catch for starting pitcher Sean Reid-Foley.

Leon is not in the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the White Sox, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

Leon retreats to the bench for the second straight game as Blake Swihart starts behind the plate for the Red Sox. Christian Vazquez's recent return from the disabled list further complicates matters, making it difficult to trust any of Boston's three catching options to receive the bulk of the playing time.

Narvaez is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against Boston.

Narvaez returned Saturday after a finger ligament strain sidelined him for a few days and went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts. Welington Castillo (shoulder) was activated off the 10-day disabled list, further complicated the White Sox catching situation. Kevan Smith will start behind the plate and bat sixth Sunday.

Maldonado will start Sunday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Maldonado will share the primary catcher job with Brian McCann going forward in a timeshare manager A.J. Hinch described as going "with the hot hand," although the manager has consistently prevented any of his catchers from starting more than three or four days in a row. McCann started Saturday, his first game since being activated from the disabled list.

Stassi is third on the depth chart behind Brian McCann and Martin Maldonado, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

With McCann returning to the fold Saturday, manager A.J. Hinch outlined his strategy for divvying up playing time among three catchers. He said he'll ride the hot hand between McCann and Maldonado and "work Stassi in when I can." That's where Stassi has fallen after he looked like a Rookie of the Year candidate in the first half, when he slugged .457 while pounding left-handed pitching. He eventually lost the primary starter duties after Maldonado was acquired and will act as surplus catching over the final month of the season.

Trevino is out of the sling on his left shoulder following surgery, and he's planning to resume baseball activities in December, Jeff Wilson of the Star-Telegram reports.

The 25-year-old mustered a .234/.284/.332 line in 201 plate appearances with Double-A Frisco in 2018. Trevino will probably get a decent look with the big club in spring training but likely needs at least another season to even sniff consideration for a significant major-league role.

Haase was called up from Triple-A Columbus on Saturday.

Haase makes his way to the majors for the first time in his career after posting a .236/.288/.443 slash line with 20 home runs in 433 at-bats for the Clippers. The 25-year-old may garner a few starts with the Indians but is likely to serve in a reserve role in the midst of a playoff push.