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Sanchez (abdomen) is starting Friday against the Rays.

Sanchez missed seven consecutive games with an abdominal injury, but he'll start at catcher and bat eighth in Friday's series opener against Tampa Bay. Prior to his absence, he'd hit .216 with a home run, eight RBI, two runs and a steal.

Kirk went 2-for-4 with an RBI during Thursday's 1-0 win over the Red Sox.

The game's only run came in the third inning on Kirk's two-out single, which drove in Lourdes Gurriel. Although Kirk has only provided two RBI this season, he continues to make consistent contact and has a current streak of 41 straight plate appearances without a strikeout.

Hedges went 2-for-3 with a solo home run Thursday in a loss to the Angels.

Cleveland managed only four hits in the contest, with Hedges notching half of them. He also produced the team's only run with a solo homer off Reid Detmers in the fifth inning. Hedges has struggled with a .163/.234/.302 slash line this season, though two of his seven hits have left the yard.

Stassi isn't starting Thursday against Cleveland, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Stassi went 2-for-6 with two runs, a walk and three strikeouts in his last two appearances, and he'll be out of the lineup for the third time in the last five games. Kurt Suzuki will start behind the plate and bat seventh.

The Rangers recalled Huff from Triple-A Round Rock on Thursday.

Huff will join the 28-man active roster as a replacement for Jonah Heim (personal), who was placed on the paternity list in a corresponding move. While Heim is away from the Rangers for the next 1-to-3 days, Huff will serve as the top understudy to No. 1 catcher Mitch Garver.

The Rangers placed Heim on the paternity list Thursday.

Heim will be away from the Rangers for 1-to-3 days while he observes the birth of his child. The Rangers called up Sam Huff from Triple-A Round Rock to serve as the No. 2 backstop behind Mitch Garver while Heim is away from the team.

Sanchez (abdomen) isn't starting Thursday against the Tigers, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Manager Rocco Baldelli was hopeful Sanchez would be back in action Thursday, but the catcher is still feeling some slight discomfort in his abdomen. He remains day-to-day, while Ryan Jeffers will start behind the plate and bat seventh.

Murphy isn't starting Thursday against the Rays.

Murphy should see an uptick in playing time behind the dish after Cal Raleigh was sent down Thursday, but he'll get a day off in the series finale against Tampa Bay. Luis Torrens will start at catcher and bat ninth.

Trevino is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Orioles.

After starting behind the dish in four of the Yankees' last six games, Trevino will cede catching duties to Kyle Higashioka in the series finale. Trevino has supplied a modest .559 OPS on the season, but that's still good enough to give him the edge in playing time over Higashioka, who enters Thursday's game with a .293 OPS.

Bemboom will start at catcher and bat eighth in Thursday's game against the Yankees, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

No. 1 backstop Robinson Chirinos started behind the plate in the previous three games, but he'll get Thursday off in what amounts to a routine maintenance day. Chirinos' absence paves the way for Bemboom to enter the lineup for the seventh time this season. The 32-year-old has gone 3-for-20 with a double and three walks on the campaign.