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Gomes is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Rays, MLB.com's Jordan Bastian reports.

After catching nine innings and recording a pair of hits Tuesday night, Gomes will get a breather in the series finale due to the quick turnaround. Roberto Perez checks in as the Indians' backstop for the day.

Sanchez went 2-for-4 with a walk and a three-run home run in Tuesday's 7-1 win over the Royals.

His third-inning blast to straightaway center field, which traveled an estimated 428 feet, opened the scoring and gave CC Sabathia all the offense he would need. It's Sanchez's second homer in five games and third of the season, and he's now hitting a massive .353/.476/.559 since coming off the DL.

Perez is hitting just .159/.208/.182 through 14 games and 48 plate appearances this season.

Yan Gomes (.733 OPS) has outperformed Perez at every turn, yet the latter is on pace to play in 60-plus games for the third straight year. Despite his uninspiring play, manager Terry Francona seems committed to keeping the 28-year-old Perez involved in the action. At this point, however, it's become obvious -- contrary to some preseason expectations -- that the backup catcher will not participate in anything close to an equal timeshare.

Gosewisch went 0-for-4 with four strikeouts in Monday's 6-5 win over the A's.

After being called up May 5, Gosewisch has just one hit and 10 strikeouts in 19 at-bats for a .053 average. He will continue serving as the backup to Carlos Ruiz, at least until the M's feel Mike Zunino is ready for another go-around at major league pitching.

Narvaez is out of the lineup Monday against the Angels.

This marks the second time in three games that Narvaez will watch from the bench. It's unclear whether this signals a change in how manager Rick Renteria will deploy his backstops moving forward now that Geovany Soto (elbow) is out at least until August, but things should clear up after a few more games. Kevan Smith will assume catching duties for the evening.

Maile is not in the lineup Monday against the Braves, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Maile has filled in for Russell Martin (shoulder/neck) while he's been on the disabled list, but with an average of just .032 (1-for-31) on the season, the 26-year-old will head to the bench for the evening. Michael Ohlman will assume catching duties in his stead.

Trevino is back in action with Double-A Frisco after being placed on the temporary inactive list May 4.

The 24-year-old has gone just 2-for-15 since rejoining Frisco, though he's still sporting a respectable .273/.324/.333 slash line through 18 games.

Vazquez went 2-for-4 to improve his batting average to .364 during Sunday's loss to Tampa Bay.

Coming through the minor leagues, it was Vazquez's defensive prowess that garnered the attention, but his bat has also been a real asset to start 2017. His current .364/.407/.491 slash line is impressive. However, splitting time with Sandy Leon hasn't enabled Vazquez to complement the strong ratios with serviceable counting stats. The 26-year-old backstop has just four runs and four RBI, which makes him a low-end fantasy option at best.

Ohlman will start at catcher Monday against the Braves, Steve Buffery of the Toronto Sun reports.

Manager John Gibbons said the rookie will start to give Luke Maile a break. The latter is just 1-for-31 (.032) over 10 games, so Ohlman could grab the attention of his skipper with a big day at the plate (and, of course, solid defense behind the dish). Ohlman has played in one game, going 0-for-3 with a strikeout, since joining the club last week when Russell Martin (shoulder) landed on the DL. At best, the 26-year-old is an extreme punt play in daily formats when he's in the lineup.

Perez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Orioles, 610 Sports reports.

With the Royals off the schedule Monday, Perez will benefit from an extended rest, marking the first time since April 23 that he hasn't started. Perez hasn't wilted while assuming massive workloads in previous seasons, and with 34 games already under his belt in 2017, he looks poised to again rank as one of baseball's more heavily used catchers. Drew Butera will spell him behind the plate Sunday.