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Leon went 1-for-3 with a homer and a walk in Boston's 4-3 loss to Detroit on Thursday.

Leon's improbable season continues unabated. The catcher, who entered the season with a career .187 batting average and one homer in 209 at-bats and was seemingly buried at Triple-A Pawtucket, is hitting .382 with a career-high seven homers and 24 RBI in 136 at-bats. He's been a fantasy find and probably has made a difference in the fortunes of some fantasy owners, but we're all waiting for a market correction in the Leon bubble.

Leon went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in Wednesday's rain-shortened game against the Orioles.

Leon's fifth-inning blast was his sixth of the year, and the catcher's fifth since the All-Star break. He's scored 15 runs since the Midsummer Classic, good for second best among all catchers (one behind Russell Martin), and has notched 14 RBI during that time, which is second-most among AL backstops. Leon has emerged as one of the better catchers to own heading toward the fantasy playoff season.

Perez was recalled by the Angels on Wednesday and he's batting eighth in the order against the Mariners.

Perez rejoins the big league club after a brief stint at Triple-A Salt Lake as the Halos needed another healthy body behind the plate with Geovany Soto dealing with an ailing thumb. He'll bat in the eighth spot against Cody Martin, who carries a 2.70 ERA into Wednesday's matchup.

Sanchez went 2-for-3 and slugged another homer in a loss against the Blue Jays on Wednesday.

That's now five bombs for Sanchez, all of which have come in the last week. He has three homers and five RBI in the last two days. Sanchez is slashing .260/.396/.720 with eight extra-base hits, 11 RBI and 10 runs in 50 at-bats at the MLB level this year.

Perez is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Tigers, MLB.com's Jeffrey Flanagan reports.

This will be Perez's first day off since Aug. 7, and it is simply of the maintenance day variety. Drew Butera will get the start at catcher and hit eighth Wednesday.

Maile went 3-for-4 with a bases clearing double, four RBI overall and a run in Tuesday's 15-1 thrashing of the Padres.

The backup catcher opened the scoring on what would be a momentous day for the Rays offense with a second-inning two-bagger that plated Matt Duffy, Logan Morrison and Steven Souza, Jr.. He followed it up in the third with an RBI single that brought in Morrison, extending the lead to 6-0 at the time. Maile impressively did all of his damage out of the nine-hole, with the effort representing his second multi-hit outing over his last four starts and third overall on the season.

Sanchez went 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in Tuesday's loss to the Blue Jays.

Sanchez homered in both of his at-bats against starter Marco Estrada, following up a second-inning solo shot with a three-run blast in the fourth. This was by far the most productive offensive performance of the 23-year-old's brief career, as he doubled his career homer total in a four-inning span before action was interrupted by a 44-minute rain delay. He added one more post-delay hit for good measure, and now boasts a .340/.367/.660 line through 12 games.

Leon, who did not play Monday in Cleveland, will return to the starting lineup for games in Baltimore on Tuesday and Wednesday, Evan Drellich of the Boston Herald reports.

Bryan Holaday, who started Monday, will return to catching Thursday when the Red Sox are in Detroit. Boston is in the midst of a hectic travel schedule, so Leon and Holaday are splitting duties.

Sanchez went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 12-3 loss to the Rays.

The Yankees were already down 8-1 when Sanchez popped his second home run of the season, but at least he went down swinging. Both homers have come in his last four games, so while his 1:10 BB:K through 10 games is worrying, Sanchez's power is at least beginning to show through.

Maile is out of the lineup Sunday against the Yankees, MLB.com's Bill Chastain reports.

Maile has been receiving the majority of the starts behind the plate since the All-Star break, but with a .167/.224/.204 batting line during that span, he might be starting to feel some pressure from Bobby Wilson, who gets the nod Sunday. Both backstops have now seen three starts each over the last six games.