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Indians catcher Yan Gomes is absent from the Saturday lineup against Kansas City. George Kottaras is set to start at that spot.

Gomes has been struggling a bit a the plate recently after a hot stretch. He has five hits in his last 25 at-bats.

Indians catcher Yan Gomes maintained his consistency and production Tuesday night against the Dodgers not only by completing a triple play with a strike to second, but also with run-scoring doubles in the sixth and eighth innings.

Gomes, who has 30 RBI this season and has hit safely in nine of his last 11 games, sweetened his stat line to .268/.310/.425.

Royals catcher Salvador Perez went 2 for 4 with a solo home run in his team's 6-1 win over the Twins Monday.

Perez wrapped up a productive June in style, boosting his average from .253 to .287 by the end of the month while knocking half of his 10 home runs during June. He has hit .287/.334/.455 with 29 RBI in 279 at-bats.

Indians catcher Yan Gomes went 1 for 4 with a solo home run in his team's 5-0 victory over the Mariners Saturday.

Gomes' sixth-inning home run increased his team's lead to five runs, and it was far more offense than starting pitcher Josh Tomlin would need, as he tossed a near-perfect game with Gomes behind the plate. The catcher has hit .267/.311/.421 with nine home runs and 28 RBI in 247 at-bats.

Indians catcher Yan Gomes went 1 for 4 with a solo home run in his team's 6-1 victory over the Diamondbacks Wednesday.

Gomes extended his hitting streak to seven games with his second-inning home run, which was his first home run since June 7. He has hit .272/.317/.418 with eight home runs and 27 RBI in 239 at-bats.

Indians catcher Yan Gomes ended a five-game RBI drought Tuesday, in an extra-innings loss against the Diamondbacks.

Gomes drove in three runs in the game, none bigger than with his RBI single in the ninth inning to send the game to extras. He went 3 for 6 with one run and two strikeouts.

Gomes has multiple hits in three games in the midst of a six-game hitting streak. He is hitting .272/.318/.409 on the season.

Royals catcher Salvador Perez went 2 for 4 with a double and a solo home run in his team's 5-3 win over the Dodgers Monday.

Perez only saw nine pitches on the night, but he was still able to collect two extra-base hits. He now has recorded hits in 19 of his 21 games this month. Perez has hit .287/.336/.457 with nine home runs and 27 RBI in 258 at-bats thanks in part to the hot June performance.

Royals catcher Salvador Perez hit his eighth home run Friday. 

Perez stepped to the plate in the fifth inning with the bases empty. On the third pitch of the at-bat, Perez hit an 83 mph splitter from Hisashi Iwakuma out to left for the solo shot. Perez finished 2 for 4, with one run and two RBI.

Royals catcher Salvador Perez entered Wednesday's game against the Tigers riding an 11-game hitting streak. He was 16 for 42 (.381) with two homers and nine RBI in the streak.

Royals catcher Salvador Perez, who left Monday's game with cramping in both his calves, was back in the lineup Tuesday at Detroit. Perez is hitting .281 with seven homers and 23 RBI in 231 at-bats.