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Perez will bat fifth as the team's DH against the Twins on Wednesday, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

Perez has gone 7-for-9 in his first two games of the series, so it makes sense for manager Ned Yost to keep him in the lineup as much as he can. He will also get a much-needed day off behind the plate after starting 43 of the team's first 45 games.

Perez hit his seventh homer and knocked in two runs in a 2-for-4 game in Tuesday's win over the Twins.

Perez extended his hit streak to 10 games and is demolishing the Twins in this series. He's now 7-for-9 with three extra-base hits and three RBI in the first two games, and Minnesota can't wait until he's out of town. Perez has a pair of homers in his last six games and has raised his slugging percentage from .435 to an even .500 in that span.

Sanchez left Tuesday's game after taking a foul ball off his right thumb.

His status should be updated once the Yankees take X-rays and announce the exact injury. Sanchez is one of the most big-league-ready catchers in the minor leagues, especially offensively, but he is blocked for now by Brian McCann.

Perez went a perfect 5-for-5 with three runs scored and an RBI in Monday's win over the Twins.

Perez has been hot of late, but this was by far the best game of his current nine-game hitting streak. After going a modest 10-for-33 in the previous eight games, Perez busted out for just his second game of the season with three hits or more. He doubled and tripled one time each to push his batting line up to .270/.300/.480. His combination of power and defense makes him one of the game's premier catchers.

Gomes is out of the lineup for Game 2 of Monday's doubleheader against Chicago.

Gomes was behind-the-dish in Game 1 so he will get a breather for the nightcap. Chris Gimenez will replace him at catcher for Game 2.

Perez had a career day at the plate Sunday, going 3-for-5 with a home run and five RBI in a blowout win over Baltimore.

Perez has received spotty playing time this season, but he has now driven in at least one run in four consecutive starts, with a pair of homers and nine total RBI during that stretch. He will continue to see regular playing time with Geovany Soto (knee) on the disabled list, and he seems to be taking well to the regular at-bats.

McCann is out of the lineup Sunday against the Rays.

Chalk it up as a regular day off for the Tigers' primary backstop, as McCann will give way to Jarrod Saltalamacchia behind the plate for the afternoon contest.

Gomes is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against Boston.

Chris Gimenez will take over catching duties Saturday with Gomes getting the afternoon off. After a brutally slow start to the season, Gomes has started to turn things around at the dish over the last week, slashing .286/.304/.667 with a pair of home runs. He figures to rejoin the lineup for Sunday's series finale against Rick Porcello.

Vazquez went 2-for-4 with three RBI in Boston's 5-2 win over Kansas City in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader.

Vazquez delivered in a key situation, singling with the bases loaded in the sixth inning after the Royals intentionally walked Jackie Bradley to get to him. A 7-for-20 stretch over the past week has lifted his average to .254, but the catcher hasn't been much more than a .220 hitter this season.

Perez is out of the lineup for Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Red Sox, MLB.com's Jeffrey Flanagan reports.

He was likely getting one of the two games off Wednesday, and it will be the day game. Drew Butera will start behind the dish and hit eighth in Game 1, and Perez should be back in the lineup for the nightcap.