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Rutschman went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, two RBI and three runs scored in Friday's 15-10 win over the Red Sox.

Rutshman belted a two-run shot in the fourth inning, his eighth homer of the year and third in the last seven games. The star rookie bumped his slash line up to .255/.364/.457 with 47 runs scored and 33 extra-base hits through 71 career games. He's gone 17-for-56 (.304) with 16 walks and 11 strikeouts this month.

Hedges was removed from Friday's game against the White Sox with a sprained right ankle, Paul Hoynes of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Hedges walked in his lone plate appearance before exiting the game with the injury. Luke Maile replaced him behind the plate, and top prospect Bo Naylor could be in line for a promotion should Hedges be forced to miss any time.

Sanchez is out of the lineup for Friday's game against Texas.

The Twins have alternated starters behind the plate for each of the past 10 games, and that trend will continue Friday after Sanchez went 0-for-2 with a walk and a run during Wednesday's series finale versus the Royals. Sandy Leon will form a battery with Dylan Bundy and bat ninth.

Stassi isn't starting Friday against the Tigers, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Stassi is in the midst of a slump in which he's gone 0-for-18 with two walks and eight strikeouts over his last five games. He'll be on the bench for a second consecutive matchup while Kurt Suzuki starts behind the plate and bats ninth.

Trevino is not in the starting lineup Friday against the Blue Jays.

Trevino will get a breather after he went 3-for-11 with two runs scored while starting the last three games. Kyle Higashioka will replace him behind the plate and bat ninth versus Toronto.

Barnhart isn't starting Friday against the Angels.

Barnhart has started mainly against right-handed pitchers this year, and he'll head to the bench with southpaw Patrick Sandoval on the mound Friday. Eric Haase is starting behind the plate and batting cleanup.

Langeliers drew his first big-league start at catcher in a loss to the Rangers on Thursday, going 1-for-4 with a double and a run.

The rookie backstop also threw out Marcus Semien on an attempted steal of second base in the first inning and had three assists overall in the first three frames, per the Associated Press. Langeliers has gotten off to a hot start with his bat against big-league arms, with all three of his hits over his first three games going for extra bases (two doubles and a home run).

Bethancourt went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored Thursday against the Royals.

Bethancourt took Josh Staumont yard in the eighth inning to record his sixth homer of the season. It was only his second home run since joining the Rays on July 11, and he has a poor .200/.214/.327 slash line across 55 at-bats with his new team. Bethancourt has lost out on some playing time since the return of Francisco Mejia, but he has still been in the lineup for six of the team's last 12 games.

Jansen isn't in the lineup Thursday against the Yankees.

Jansen has alternated starts behind the dish recently and went 1-for-3 with a run, a walk and a strikeout Wednesday against Baltimore . Alejandro Kirk will start at catcher while George Springer serves as the designated hitter Thursday.

Mejia isn't starting Thursday against the Royals, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Mejia is in the midst of a six-game hit streak in which he's slashed .391/.440/.565 with four doubles, four RBI and three runs. However, he'll get a breather Thursday while Christian Bethancourt starts behind the plate and bats seventh.