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Maile went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk during Sunday's 1-0 win over the Astros.

The Guardians were unable to generate much offensive production during Sunday's matchup, but Maile plated the team's only run with his solo blast in the bottom of the fifth inning. The 31-year-old's playing time has remained sporadic recently, but he's gone 5-for-9 with a homer, a double, four RBI and a run over his last three games.

Grandal is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.

Grandal will take a seat for the series finale after he started in each of the White Sox's last three games, two at catcher and one as a designated hitter. Seby Zavala will get the nod behind the plate Sunday while Jose Abreu handles DH duties.

Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

Jansen will be getting some routine maintenance for the series finale after he caught in both of the Blue Jays' previous two contests. Alejandro Kirk will spell Jansen behind the plate.

Plawecki is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Plawecki and Reese McGuire will alternate turns behind the dish for the sixth consecutive game, with both backstops earning three starts apiece during that span. Expect manager Alex Cora to continue deploying a timeshare at catcher until one separates himself from the other from a performance standpoint.

Haase is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.

Haase will rest for the day game after he started at either catcher or designated hitter in four of the Tigers' past five contests. Tucker Barnhart will check in behind the plate Sunday, while Harold Castro handles DH duties.

Hedges is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Hedges will rest for the day game after he went 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored while catching all nine innings of Saturday's 4-1 win. Luke Maile gets the nod behind the dish in Sunday's series finale.

Vazquez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

Vazquez will take a seat for the day game after a night game, allowing Martin Maldonado to receive a turn behind the dish. Through his first three games for Houston since being acquired from Boston at the trade deadline, Vazquez has gone 1-for-8 at the plate.

Rutschman went 2-for-3 with a run and two walks in Saturday's victory over the Pirates.

Rutschman reached base four times for the second time in five games, and after getting on a total of 15 times over that span, his OPS on the season is now up to .809. Rutschman has regularly hit second of late, and with Trey Mancini no longer on the roster, it's likely that arrangement will continue.

Trevino will sit Saturday against the Cardinals.

Even in a surprising All-Star season, Trevino doesn't have a significant lead over Kyle Higashioka atop the Yankees' catcher depth chart. The pair have split starts behind the plate over the last 10 games, and Trevino has only a modest 58-49 lead in starts at the position overall this year. Higashioka will catch for Domingo German on Saturday.

Heim will sit Saturday against the White Sox.

Heim is in the midst of a breakout season, as he's slashed .254/.319/.450 with 13 home runs in 84 games, but he's been in a bit of a slump over his last five games, grabbing just one hit, a homer. He'll rest Saturday as Meibrys Viloria takes over behind the plate.