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Vazquez is out of the lineup Wednesday against the A's, Tim Britton of The Providence Journal reports.

After starting two consecutive games, over which he went 4-for-8 with three RBI, Vazquez will get the night off. Sandy Leon will serve as Boston's backstop with Vazquez out.

Gomes is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Tigers, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Gomes was behind the plate for the Indians' AL record-tying 20th consecutive win a night earlier, so he'll take a seat and give way to Roberto Perez behind the plate for the afternoon affair. The improved offense of Gomez and Perez has played a major part in the Tribe's lengthy win streak, with Gomes hitting .311 with three home runs, 10 RBI and nine runs over the club's last 20 games.

Higashioka (shoulder) is off the 7-day DL at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

With the Triple-A playoffs in full swing, Higashioka returned to the club last Friday after missing about three weeks with a shoulder strain. The Yankees acquired another catcher in Erik Kratz for their 40-man roster during that span, but Higashioka could still be in line to be called up as added catching depth once the minor-league season comes to an end.

Maile went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run in Tuesday's come-from-behind win against the Orioles.

The catcher's ninth-inning infield single off O's closer Zach Britton tied the game, opening the door for a heroic walkoff single by Richard Urena in the next at-bat. Maile has seen a decent amount of playing time since being recalled on Sept. 1 as part of roster expansions, but his efforts (.227) aren't worth much for fantasy purposes.

McCann is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Indians.

Despite being in the midst of a modest five-game hitting streak, McCann will get the day off following five consecutive starts behind the dish. Bryan Holaday will draw the start at backstop in his stead.

Perez went 1-for-2 with a walk and a solo homer in Sunday's win over the Orioles.

He went back-to-back with Francisco Lindor in the sixth inning and has now homered twice already in September after hitting just three over the first five months of the campaign. Perez and Yan Gomes have been basically alternating starts over the past couple weeks.

Sanchez went 3-for-4 with a double, two solo home runs and four runs scored in Sunday's 16-7 win over the Rangers.

Sanchez and teammate Aaron Judge went deep twice in this one. Serving a three-game suspension for his role in a brawl against Detroit did little to slow down the scorching slugger, who has mustered multiple hits in two of three games since his return after producing multi-hit efforts in three of his last four contests prior to sitting out. Sanchez now has 30 home runs in 106 games this year after slugging 20 in 53 games last season.

Vazquez is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rays, Tim Britton of The Providence Journal reports.

Vazquez will get the day off after starting three of the past four games behind the plate and going 3-for-10 over that stretch. Sandy Leon will start behind the dish in his stead.

Sanchez (suspension) is back in the lineup Friday against the Rangers, catching and batting third against lefty Martin Perez, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.

He served his suspension during the Orioles series after Major League Baseball reduced his ban from four to three games. Sanchez was disciplined for his role in an Aug. 24 brawl between the Yankees and Tigers. The 24-year-old is batting .250/.330/.530 with eight homers and 20 RBI in 100 at-bats against left-handed pitching this season.

Gomes is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Orioles.

Gomes will head to the bench after starting two of the past three games behind the plate, including a 2-for-5 day during Thursday's win over the White Sox. In his place, Roberto Perez will handle the catching duties.