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Haase went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Tuesday's loss to the Twins.

Haase recorded two hits in the second straight game, which is a welcome sign after he had just two hits total in his last five contests before Monday. The 28-year-old may have a hot streak in him to end the year and could bolster his already career-best counting stats.

Kirk will sit Tuesday against the Yankees.

Kirk has suddenly gone quite cold at the plate, hitting just .105/.227/.184 over his last 14 games, though his 6:5 BB:K over that stretch indicates that he's still seeing the ball well. Danny Jansen starts behind the plate Tuesday.

Perez (face) is starting Tuesday's game against Cleveland.

Perez was removed from Monday's series opener due to an apparent injury, but he'll be back in action a day later. He'll start behind the dish and bat third.

Plawecki (foot) could be ready to play when the Red Sox open a series against the Orioles in Baltimore.

Plawecki was hit by a pitch on the right foot during Saturday's loss to the Yankees and was unavailable to play Sunday. X-rays came back negative, and the Red Sox are hopeful for a return during the Baltimore series.

Haase went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored in Monday's loss to the White Sox.

Haase has been struggling lately, as he came into Monday batting just .121 over his previous 10 contests. This was also his first multi-hit performance since Aug. 14. He's offset that to some degree with 22 home runs and 59 RBI this season, but Haase will need to prove his value again in 2022 given his limited MLB success before this year.

Grandal went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, two runs and a walk in the win over the Tigers on Monday.

The catcher opened the scoring for the White Sox in this one, launching a solo homer off Matt Manning in the top of the fourth inning. He has now hit 23 home runs this season in only 88 games. The multi-hit effort was his third in four contests, and he's batting .500 with three runs and three RBI in those games.

Gomes will sit Monday against Seattle.

Gomes has been slightly ahead of Sean Murphy on the depth chart for much of September, but he's now been on the bench for four of Oakland's last six games. Murphy will catch Cole Irvin on Monday.

Perez was removed in the bottom of the eighth inning of Monday's game against Cleveland with an apparent injury, Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star reports. He went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run before exiting.

An official reason for Perez's departure wasn't provided, but Worthy noted that the backstop was evaluated by trainers in the seventh inning after taking a foul ball off his mask. Perez stayed in the game and finished out the inning behind the plate before Cam Gallagher checked in for him to begin the bottom of the eighth. Kansas City may have just pulled Perez as a precaution, but manager Mike Matheny should provide more details on the star catcher's condition after the game.

Perez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Royals.

With Monday's make-up game beginning at 1:10 p.m. ET, Perez will get a breather for the day game after he was behind the dish for three of the team's past four contests. Austin Hedges checks in at catcher in place of Perez, who went 1-for-10 with a double and a run scored during Cleveland's weekend series with the White Sox.

Jansen went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Twins.

Jansen took Griffin Jax deep to left in the second inning for a three-run home run to put the Blue Jays on the board. It was his first long ball in just over two weeks and his ninth of the year. The 26-year-old is slashing .218/.296/.441 with 20 extra-base hits, 23 RBI, 27 runs scored and 17:41 BB:K over 190 at-bats. He and Alejandro Kirk should continue to split backstop duties in the coming week as the Blue Jays battle for a playoff spot.