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Sanchez went 2-for-3 with two walks and a solo shot in Wednesday's win over the Mariners.

The rookie continued his ridiculous August by smacking his ninth homer and notching his 16th RBI of the month. Now the Bombers everyday catcher, Sanchez is hitting a scorching .389 through 72 at-bats over 19 games. Producing at this pace long-term is obviously unsustainable, but there's nothing wrong with riding the catcher while he's hot.

McCann is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Twins, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

McCann is riding a very modest three-game hitting streak, but he's still hitting just .212 on the season and will continue receiving fairly regular days off. Jarrod Saltalamacchia will take over behind the plate Wednesday and bat eighth.

Thole went 0-for-3 with an RBI, his seventh of the season, in Tuesday's win over the Angels.

Making his routine spot start behind the plate with knuckleballer R.A. Dickey on the hill, Thole's third straight hitless effort lowered his batting average to a measly .151 on the season. The left-hand hitting catcher's splits have been equally as disappointing, as Thole's hitting .156 in 32 at-bats against southpaws, and .149 in 74 at-bats versus righties.

Perez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's matchup against Oakland.

Chris Gimenez will start behind the plate and bat ninth for Tuesday's contest. For the season, Perez is hitting a bleak .096/.244/.137 and owns a 21 percent strikeout rate.

Sanchez homered twice and drove in three runs in 3-for-4 game in Monday's loss to Seattle.

Sanchez's white hot start to his career continues, as he now has eight home runs, 15 RBI and an absurd .384/.429/.831 batting line in his first 70 plate appearances. Even if Sanchez reverts to something like his numbers at Triple-A -- .282/.339/.468 with 10 home runs in 71 games -- he'll be among the better offensive options at catcher, so there shouldn't be anything stopping you from hopping on the Sanchez bandwagon at this point.

McCann's home run Saturday was his 10th of the season.

Just 15 catchers have hit double-digit home runs, but McCann's slash line of .211/.264/.356 makes him a one category wonder for fantasy purposes.

Gomes (shoulder) played catch at 100 feet and increased his hitting volume in the batting cage Monday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

This is a big step in the right direction for the Brazilian, as he is on track to return in early September. Gomes was struggling before suffering the separated AC joint with a .165 batting average in 262 plate appearances.

Gomes (shoulder) will travel with the Indians on their upcoming road trip, but his return date is still unclear, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Gomes' most optimistic return date was initially set for the first part of September, but he may be slipping a bit beyond that, as he's only recently begun to participate in light baseball activities.

Perez is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins, according to Josh Vernier of 610 Sports Radio.

Perez showed signs of life with the bat the last few days after struggling for much of August, but manager Ned Yost still decided to hold him out Sunday for the second time in five games. Drew Butera will get the start behind the plate in Perez's place.

Sanchez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's win over the Angels.

Moved up to third in the order, Sanchez went deep in the first inning and gave the Yankees a lead they wouldn't relinquish. The young catcher now has five home runs in the last six games and is hitting 12-for-22 (.545) in that span. The 23-year-old figures to continue playing on a near-every day basis for the remainder of the season and could continue being one of the better hitting catcher options going forward.