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Langeliers is batting .270/.354/.506 with 11 homers for Triple-A Las Vegas, but he hasn't gone yard in the last month.

His last homer came back on May 7, and Langeliers has hit only .221/.282/.273 in the interim. It's bad timing for the 24-year-old backstop, as Sean Murphy has struggled at the dish for Oakland (.636 OPS) and backup Christian Bethancourt has been even worse (.605 OPS). The door is open for Langeliers to force his way up to the big leagues if he can rediscover his power stroke soon. He put up an eyebrow-raising .309/.407/.691 batting line through his first 26 games this season before hitting the skids.

Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said after Monday's 8-0 win over the Royals that Jansen will undergo precautionary X-rays on his left hand, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Montoyo said Jansen was "fine" after being hit on the hand by a pitch in the eighth inning, and the catcher was still able to finish the game behind the plate in spite of the injury. Nonetheless, the Blue Jays want to ensure Jansen isn't dealing with any structural damage to the hand, so he'll be sent in for some scans. Even if the X-rays reveal no damage, Jansen could still be a candidate to head to the bench for Tuesday's game.

Raleigh went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Monday's 7-4 win against the Astros.

Raleigh broke a 1-1 tie in the second inning with a three-run blast to right field. Houston tied the score in the bottom of that frame, but Raleigh again unknotted things with his run-scoring single in the fourth. This was the second time in his past six games that the backstop has compiled multiple RBI. Raleigh is batting only .169 on the season, but his bat has been coming alive of late. He's hitting .270 (10-for-37) with three homers, 10 RBI and eight runs over his past 10 games despite notching a 0:14 BB:K.

Hedges is starting at catcher and batting ninth in Monday's series opener versus the Rangers.

After missing two straight contests with a hip issue, Hedges will return to the starting lineup Monday. Following an 0-for-11 stretch, he has gone 3-for-8 with a three run homer in his last two games.

Heim is not in the starting lineup for Monday's series opener versus the Guardians.

Heim is out of the lineup Monday after going 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Sunday's loss to the Mariners. Sam Huff will get the start behind the plate and bat sixth in the series opener.

Hedges was held out of the lineup for the final two games of the Guardians' weekend series with the Orioles after tweaking his left hip late in Friday's 6-3 win, Joe Trezza of MLB.com reports.

After receiving Saturday off, Hedges was expected to be ready to go for Sunday's series finale, but the Guardians opted to give him an extra day off to heal up. Cleveland hasn't added another catcher to the active roster as insurance, so Hedges appears likely to avoid a trip to the injured list. The Guardians return to action Monday against the Rangers.

Grandal went 1-for-4 with a walk and two RBI on Sunday against the Rays.

Grandal has shown very few signs of breaking out of a season-long slump, and his RBI on Sunday was his first in his last nine starts. In that span, he had collected just two hits in 33 at-bats. Overall, Grandal is hitting .163/.274/.213 across 186 plate appearances.

Garver went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Mariners.

Garver stretched the Rangers' lead to 5-2 in the eighth inning, though reliever Matt Bush gave it all back in the ninth. Since returning from knee soreness May 30, Garver is 7-for-28 (.250) in seven contests. The 31-year-old has a .220/.295/.424 slash line with seven long balls, 16 RBI, 15 runs scored, a stolen base and six doubles in 149 plate appearances this year.

Perez went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, three RBI and a walk in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Astros.

Perez seems to be pulling out of his slump, as he's posted multiple extra-base hits in each of his last two games on the heels of a 1-for-23 skid. The catcher took Framber Valdez deep in the sixth inning and added an RBI double in the eighth in Sunday's loss. Perez is now slashing .199/.240/.404 with eight homers, 22 RBI, 17 runs scored and 10 doubles through 42 contests. It's the first time his slugging percentage has been over .400 since May 15.

Murphy is not in Sunday's lineup against the Red Sox, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Murphy is hitting .162 with one home run over his last 10 games. Christian Bethancourt will start at catcher and bat fifth.