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Kirk went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double and an RBI in Thursday's win over the Tigers.

The 23-year-old hasn't let his first career All-Star appearance go to his head. Kirk has five multi-hit performances in his last 11 games dating back to July 12, batting .356 (16-for-45) over that stretch with two doubles and two homers to boost his slash line on the season to .316/.394/.490. Danny Jansen will likely see the majority of starts behind the plate now that he's healthy again, but Kirk will still be a fixture in the Blue Jays lineup while splitting his time between catcher and DH.

Hedges is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Red Sox.

Luke Maile will draw the starting nod behind the plate in place of Hedges, who caught each of the Guardians' last four games. Hedges has opened the Guardians' post-All-Star-break schedule by going 3-for-14 with home run and two RBI over six games.

Rogers (elbow) took live batting practice Tuesday against rehabbing lefty Joey Wentz (shoulder) at the Tigers' spring training complex in Florida, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

Rogers remains on track to come off the 60-day injured list at some point before the season ends, but resuming full catching work will be the final test he needs to pass in his rehab from last September's Tommy John surgery before the Tigers activate him. Even if he's not ready to catch within the next couple of weeks, the Tigers could still send him out on a minor-league rehab assignment to pick up at-bats as a designated hitter.

Rutschman is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rays, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Rutschman will be one of three Orioles regulars on the bench as the team closes its series against Tampa Bay with a game that begins at 12:35 p.m. local time. Robinson Chirinos will check in behind the dish for Rutschman, who has gone 7-for-17 with three doubles, a 6:4 BB:K, four runs and one RBI in his six starts since the All-Star break.

Bethancourt is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Orioles, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Bethancourt looks like he'll be option 1A behind the plate for the Rays after Francisco Mejia (shoulder) recently joined Mike Zunino (shoulder) on the injured list, but Bethancourt could still be part of a timeshare at catcher with Rene Pinto, who will get the nod behind the plate in Thursday's series finale. Since being acquired from the Athletics on July 9, Bethancourt has gone 4-for-21 with a home run and a walk through his first seven games with the Rays.

Sanchez went 1-for-2 with an RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's 10-4 loss to the Brewers.

He caught Milwaukee napping in the second inning to steal his second bag of the season, and only the sixth of his career. Sanchez then got lifted for a pinch hitter in the seventh inning with the game seemingly out of reach. The 29-year-old has had a rough July at the plate, slashing .171/.261/.268 through 14 games with one homer and six RBI, but he'll remain Minnesota's primary catcher with Ryan Jeffers (thumb) sidelined until September, barring a significant addition by the Twins at the trade deadline.

Trevino isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Mets.

Trevino started the last two games and went 5-for-8 with a double, a run and an RBI. Kyle Higashioka will take over behind the dish and bat ninth Wednesday.

Zavala will start at catcher and bat ninth in Wednesday's game against the Rockies.

Zavala is making his third start in six contests since the All-Star break. With Yasmani Grandal coming off the injured list following the break and Reese McGuire still on hand as a depth option behind the plate, Zavala's opportunities are only likely to become more scarce in the final two months of the season.

Raleigh isn't starting Wednesday against the Rangers.

Raleigh is getting a day off after he went 4-for-8 with a homer, a double, three RBI, two runs and three strikeouts over the last two games. Luis Torrens will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

Maldonado is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus the Athletics.

Maldonado will get a breather after he went 1-for-3 with a double in Tuesday's loss. Korey Lee will get the start at catcher and bat ninth against Oakland.