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Wynns went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Friday's 6-3 win over Toronto.

The last time the catcher stole a base was in 2017 with Double-A Bowie, so it's not like he's a significant speed threat. Wynns hasn't been able to do much with the bat at the major-league level this year, posting a .178/.235/.271 slash line with two home runs, 10 RBI and 10 runs scored in 116 plate appearances. He's gotten on base in five straight games, going 3-for-15 with three walks in that span, but he'll remain in a backup role to primary catcher Pedro Severino.

Haase went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Friday's 10-4 win over Tampa Bay.

The catcher tied the game at 1-1 with his fifth-inning blast. Haase has hit safely in nine of his last 12 games, but he hasn't recorded a multi-hit effort in that span. The 28-year-old is batting .235/.289/.491 with 21 homers, 55 RBI, 44 runs scored, two stolen bases and 10 doubles through 318 plate appearances.

Gomes isn't starting Friday's game against the Rangers, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Gomes went 3-for-6 with two runs and an RBI across his last two appearances but will be out of the lineup for a second straight game. Sean Murphy will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

Heim isn't starting Friday's game against the Athletics.

Heim has gone 0-for-16 with an RBI, a walk and four strikeouts across his last four appearances, and he'll be out of the lineup for a second straight game. Jose Trevino will start at catcher and bat seventh.

Stassi isn't starting Friday's game against the Astros, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Stassi went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Wednesday's loss to San Diego and will be on the bench for the second time in the last three games. Kurt Suzuki will start behind the plate and bat seventh.

Hedges is not starting Friday against the Brewers.

He'll get a breather for the second time in three games as Ryan Lavarnway handles the catching duties and bats eighth.

Sanchez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a hit-by-pitch in Thursday's 6-4 loss to Toronto.

The catcher tried to spark a ninth-inning rally with his long ball, and Luke Voit followed up with a pinch-hit blast, but the comeback effort fell short. Sanchez has clubbed three homers in six games in September, but he has just one other hit in that span. He's slashing .213/.315/.446 with 21 homers, 50 RBI, 50 runs scored and 13 doubles across 384 plate appearances.

Jeffers isn't starting Thursday's game against Cleveland.

Jeffers went 1-for-3 with a double, a run and a strikeout Wednesday, but he'll be out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games. Ben Rortvedt will start at catcher and bat eighth.

Gomes isn't starting Thursday's game against the White Sox.

Gomes had started each of the last three games, and he went 3-for-9 with two runs, an RBI and three strikeouts. Sean Murphy will start at catcher and bat eighth.

Perez went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Wednesday's 9-8 loss to the Orioles.

The 31-year-old continued a power surge that has seen him slug four homers in the last five games and 10 in his last 16. Perez's 42 homers and 104 RBI on the year have shattered his prior career highs, and the latter mark leads the majors while being just one long ball behind Shohei Ohtani for the HR crown. It's been half a century since a catcher led the league in home runs (Johnny Bench in 1972) and three decades since one led MLB in RBI (Darren Daulton in 1992), but Perez has a legitimate chance to make history in both categories.