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

Langeliers jumped on the first pitch he saw from Tyler Anderson in the opening frame and launched it over the wall in center field, scoring Brent Rooker and Lawrence Butler to give Oakland a 3-0 lead. That would end up being the difference in the ballgame as both offenses struggled to get much of anything going throughout the contest. Langeliers has now hit safely in four straight games, racking up two homers, two doubles, four RBI and four runs over that stretch. For the month, he's batting .254 with five long balls, 15 RBI and 13 runs scored.

The Blue Jays recalled Serven from Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday.

With Danny Jansen traded to the Red Sox on Saturday, Serven will serve as the backup catcher behind Alejandro Kirk. Serven has played in eight major-league games this season and has gone 1-for-11 with one walk, one run scored and four strikeouts. He is available for Sunday's series finale against the Rangers.

Rutschman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.comreports.

Rutschman started the first two games of the series but will sit Sunday while in the midst of a 5-for-45 slump. James McCann will work behind the plate and bat ninth in the finale versus San Diego.

Jeffers will serve as the designated hitter and bat in the cleanup spot for Sunday's series finale against Detroit,.

With Royce Lewis out of Sunday's lineup, Jeffers will take over as the designated hitter while Christian Vazquez starts behind home plate. Jeffers went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Saturday's 7-2 loss to the Tigers.

Kelly is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against Minnesota, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

Kelly will sit Sunday for the third time in four games. Jake Rogers will start behind home plate and bat eighth against Twins right-hander Bailey Ober.

Diaz went 3-for-4 with a triple, an RBI and two runs scored Saturday against the Dodgers.

Diaz has hit well for most of July and that has continued across eight games out of the All-Star break. He's gone 10-for-29 with six RBI and four runs scored in that span. While Diaz has raised his average to .283, he's still struggled to unlock much power this season by posting only a .132 ISO.

Raleigh went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's 6-3 win over the White Sox.

This was Raleigh's first long ball of the second half. He's hit safely in four of his last five games, going 5-for-18 with three walks in that span. The catcher continues to display excellent power with 21 homers and a .426 slugging percentage, but he's batting just .213 on the year. He's added 63 RBI, 43 runs scored, 10 doubles and five stolen bases through 100 contests.

The Blue Jays traded Jansen to the Red Sox on Saturday in exchange for infielders Cutter Coffey and Eddinson Paulino and right-hander Gilberto Batista.

Jansen has split catching duties with Alejandro Kirk this season, logging 228 plate appearances across 61 games. Jansen has had a down season at the plate, posting his worst OPS (.672) and ISO (.157) since 2020 with a .212 batting average. He'll likely notice a decrease in playing time with the Red Sox, as Connor Wong is in the midst of a career season behind the dish with an .802 OPS. Instead, Jansen will likely supplant Reese McGuire as Wong's top backup, though Jansen could also see some at-bats at designated hitter.

Lee is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Mariners.

Lee went 0-for-3 in Friday's 10-0 loss to Seattle. He'll begin Saturday's contest in the dugout while Chuckie Robinson starts behind home plate and bats ninth.

Naylor is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Philadelphia.

Naylor will get a breather Saturday after going 1-for-3 with one RBI and two strikeouts in Friday's 3-1 win over Philadelphia. Austin Hedges will start behind home plate Saturday and bat ninth against Phillies right-hander Tyler Phillips.