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Sanchez is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Red Sox.

Rob Brantly will form a battery with starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery while Sanchez gets a breather in the series opener. Through 12 games in July, Sanchez has gone 6-for-44 (.136 average) with three home runs, eight runs and seven RBI.

Perez is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rays.

Austin Hedges will handle catching duties in the series opener while Perez rests. Since returning to action earlier this month after an extended stay on the injured list while he recovered from surgery to repair a fractured finger, Perez is hitting .206 with three home runs, six RBI and four runs in 10 games.

Garver was placed on the paternity list Thursday, Brandon Warne of Access Twins reports.

Garver was out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox, and he'll now be unavailable for several days while he awaits the birth of his son. It's not yet clear when the 30-year-old will rejoin the Twins, but Ryan Jeffers and Ben Rortvedt should handle the catching duties in his absence.

The Twins recalled Rortvedt from Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday, Brandon Warne of Access Twins reports.

He'll return to the big club three days after being demoted to Triple-A due to No. 1 catcher Mitch Garver (personal) landing on the paternity list. Garver is expected to be inactive for only 1-to-3 days, so Rortvedt should be headed back to St. Paul in short order.

Mejia went 2-for-4 with two runs in a win over the Orioles on Wednesday.

The reserve backstop drew another start for Mike Zunino (hip) and once again came through at the plate. Mejia has now hit safely in four straight games (three starts), quickly pushing his average and OPS up by 20 and 62 points, respectively.

Perez went 1-for-5 with a stolen base in Wednesday's 6-3 win over Milwaukee.

The stolen base was Perez's first of the year, and he's never had more than one in a season. The 31-year-old has been solid since the All-Star break, going 6-for-19 (.316) with three RBI and a run scored in his last five games. Whether behind the dish or at designated hitter, Perez should continue to have an everyday role in the lineup.

Rogers (forearm) will need longer to recover than previously expected and will be shut down from baseball activities for the foreseeable future, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.

Rogers hit the injured list Monday with a pronator teres strain in his right forearm. Initial reports indicated he'd be out 2-to-3 weeks, but that timeline was apparently too optimistic. The Tigers do still hope he can return by the end of the season, but there's a chance his campaign is already done.

Rutschman went 3-for-5 with two homers, a double, a walk and seven RBI in Double-A Bowie's 20-7 win against Hartford on Wednesday.

He'd been in a bit of a slump, having hit .154 with no homers over his past seven games, but Rutschman got right in this one, albeit against a couple pitchers who are nothing more than organizational depth. His overall line of .275/.399/.504 is excellent, and it'd be even better if not for some unfortunate BABIP luck. With a 46:46 BB:K, Rutschman has controlled the strike zone as impressively as any prospect in the minors, and a promotion to Triple-A could be in the offing soon as he continues climbing the organizational ladder toward Baltimore.

Jansen's exit from Wednesday's game against the Red Sox was due to right hamstring tightness, Mitch Bannon of SI.com reports.

Manager Charlie Montoyo said the team will reevaluate Jansen, who recently spent time on the injured list with a strain to the same hamstring, on Thursday. The skipper also suggested the possibility of Alejandro Kirk joining the Blue Jays if Jansen faces a considerable absence.

Jansen was removed from Wednesday's game against the Red Sox after suffering an apparent leg injury, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

The 26-year-old limped his way to second base on a seventh-inning double and was replaced by Reese McGuire. It's unclear what Jansen injured, but details about his condition should come out following the game, if not sooner.