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Kirk is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

Kirk gets the afternoon off after catching seven innings Saturday night, a game in which he went 1-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and a walk. Danny Jansen is catching and batting seventh Sunday.

Hedges is not starting Sunday's series finale against the Brewers.

Hedges has gone 0-for-12 in his last four games and 4-for-35 in his last 10, a span during which he's doubled once and hit two home runs. Ryan Lavarnway is catching and batting eighth Sunday.

Haase is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.

Haase has hit .209 with two home runs and six RBI in 13 games since returning from the injured list. Dustin Garneau starts behind the dish and bats eighth Sunday.

Grandal went 3-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run and two additional runs scored in Saturday's 9-8 extra-inning loss to the Red Sox.

His fifth-inning blast off Ryan Brasier gave the White Sox an 8-7 lead, but the offense went cold the rest of the way. Grandal has now reached 20 homers for the fifth straight full campaign (not including the COVID-shortened 2020 season), and since returning to action in late August he's slashing a stunning .462/.577/1.000 with six home runs, 12 runs scored and 17 RBI in only 12 games with a 10:6 BB:K.

Higashioka went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 8-7 win over the Mets.

Higashioka took Taijuan Walker deep for a two-run homer in the second inning. It was the first of three Yankees home runs that inning. The catcher has started just six games since Aug. 19, but he has homered in three of them. He is slashing .178/.254/.411 with 10 long balls, 24 RBI and 20 runs scored in 181 plate appearances.

Jansen went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in an 11-10 win over Baltimore in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.

The catcher went yard in the fourth inning for his third homer in seven games since he returned from a hamstring strain. He's gone 7-for-19 (.368) in that span. Jansen is up to eight long balls, 15 RBI, 21 runs scored and eight doubles through 163 plate appearances this year.

Heim went 2-for-3 with a double, a homer and two RBI in Saturday's 8-6 win over the Athletics. He also drew a walk.

Heim smoked a double off Cole Irvin before bashing a game-winning two-run homer off Andrew Chafin in the eighth inning. The long ball is Heim's first since Aug. 1 and can perhaps put some juice back in the catcher's bat. His average has slid from .227 to .200 since the start of August.

Murphy went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a two-run blast in a win over the Diamondbacks on Friday.

The veteran backstop took Madison Bumgarner deep in the second and sixth innings for his 10th and 11th round trippers of the season. Murphy's second blast, a 382-foot laser to left field in the sixth inning, proved to be the difference in the contest when the Diamondbacks' Seth Beer slugged a pinch-hit solo homer in the eighth inning. Murphy now has a pair of two-hit efforts in the last four games and has driven in six runs over his last five contests overall.

Sanchez is not in Saturday's lineup against the Mets.

Kyle Higashioka will start at catcher and bat eighth.

Kirk is not in the lineup for Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Orioles.

Danny Jansen will start at catcher and bat ninth in the matinee. Look for Kirk to be back in the mix for the nightcap.