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Garver is not in Saturday's lineup against the Blue Jays.

He went yard in Friday night's loss and will get a breather in the ensuing day game. Jonah Heim will start behind the dish and bat ninth.

Sanchez isn't starting Saturday's game against the Mariners, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

Sanchez served as the designated hitter in Friday's Opening Day matchup and went 0-for-4, but he hit a deep fly ball to left field in the bottom of the ninth inning that came within feet of leaving the yard. Alex Kirilloff will DH while Nick Gordon starts in left field Saturday.

Haase is starting at catcher and batting seventh in Saturday's game against the White Sox.

Haase appeared as a pinch hitter in Friday's season opener and went 1-for-2 with a solo home run. He'll now pick up his first start of the year, with Tucker Barnhart heading to the bench. Haase offers more pop than Barnhart, so he should continue to see regular playing time as the Tigers look to increase offensive production.

Barnhart isn't starting Saturday's game against the White Sox, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

Barnhart drew the start behind the dish Friday and went 0-for-2 with a strikeout. Eric Haase will start behind the dish and bat seventh after homering on Opening Day.

Jansen went 2-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Friday's 10-8 win over the Rangers.

His eighth-inning blast off Greg Holland gave the Blue Jays an insurance run during a game in which they were down 7-0 at one point before competing the largest comeback on a team's Opening Day since 1950. jansen's playing time is in question this season with Alejandro Kirk pushing for playing time, but Kirk got the nod at DH on Friday, and if Jansen keeps hitting, he'll keep finding his way onto manager Charlie Montoyo's lineup card.

Garver went 2-for-4 with a walk, a two-run home run and a second run scored in Friday's 10-8 loss to the Blue Jays.

His second-inning blast off Tayler Saucedo helped the Rangers build an early 7-0 lead that the pitching staff somehow squandered. Garver also hit cleanup behind Marcus Semien and Corey Seager, a spot in the batting order that would give the catcher's fantasy value an extra boost if he can hang onto it.

Haase went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a strikeout in Friday's 5-4 win over the White Sox.

Haase struck out in his first at-bat Friday when he entered the game as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the eighth, but he blasted a game-tying homer in the bottom of the ninth to help the Tigers secure a comeback win. The 29-year-old should see a fair amount of playing time this year since he has the ability to play behind the dish, at first base and in the outfield.

Rutschman (triceps) was placed on the 7-day minor-league injured list Friday.

Rutschman had already been ruled out for Opening Day and the start of the minor-league season due to his triceps injury, and he'll be forced to miss at least a week. The 24-year-old has resumed baseball activities and is expected to return to game action within a few weeks. While Rutschman's injury has delayed the timetable for his big-league debut, he's still expected to join the Orioles at some point in 2022.

Stassi will sit Friday against the Astros, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Stassi started behind the plate Opening Day but will hit the bench for the second game of the season. That could signal that Stassi will be used less frequently than other starting catchers this year, or it could simply be a way to ease him into a heavier regular-season workload. Kurt Suzuki will catch Reid Detmers in his absence.

Raleigh will catch and bat ninth in Friday's game against the Twins.

The Mariners will carry three catchers to start the year, but it's Raleigh who will get the nod in Seattle's first game over Tom Murphy and Luis Torrens. Raleigh is a fairly interesting prospect but struggled to a .180/.223/.309 line in his 47-game MLB debut last year after posting a far superior .324/.377/.608 line in 44 games for Triple-A Tacoma. His underlying numbers in the majors suggest he deserved that poor performance, as he combined a 35.1 percent strikeout rate with a 4.7 percent walk rate, but the Mariners clearly believe he'll do better going forward.