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Perez went 3-for-5 with a grand slam and a walk in Friday's 8-7 extra-innings win over the Mariners.

Seattle got off to an early 5-1 lead in the contest, but Perez erased the deficit with one swing in the fourth inning. It marked his third straight game with a long ball and his second straight with a grand slam. Per ESPN, he joined Mike Piazza and Bill Dickey as the only catchers in history to belt a grand slam in consecutive games. Perez is tied with Vladimir Guerrero for the second-most homers (36) in MLB this season, trailing only Shohei Ohtani (41).

Grandal went 4-for-6 with two home runs, a double and eight RBI in Friday's 17-13 win over the Cubs.

The catcher missed nearly two months while recovering from knee surgery, and he seemed to want to make up for it all at once. Grandal hit three-run blasts in the third and eighth innings while adding a two-run double in the fifth to account for nearly half of the White Sox's run production. The huge game lifted his season slash line to .203/.394/.481 with 16 homers, 46 RBI, 44 runs scored and four doubles through 252 plate appearances.

Sanchez is not starting Friday against the Athletics.

Sanchez will get his first breather since last Saturday after going 1-for-3 with a walk in Thursday's win. Kyle Higashioka is set to catch Gerrit Cole and bat ninth.

Jeffers (heel) is starting Friday's game against the Brewers.

Jeffers sustained a heel injury against the Red Sox on Thursday, but he'll start behind the plate and bat sixth Friday. As long as his injury doesn't linger, the 24-year-old will take over as the team's primary catcher while Mitch Garver (back) is on the 10-day injured list.

Garver was placed on the 10-day injured list with a lower back strain Friday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

Garver had missed five of the last seven games due to a back injury, and he'll have additional time to recover on the 10-day IL. Ryan Jeffers (heel) is in line to serve as the primary catcher, while Willians Astudillo will be available in a depth role.

Raleigh isn't starting Friday's game against the Royals.

Raleigh went 1-for-4 with a double and two strikeouts in Thursday's contest, but he'll retreat to the bench for the second time in the last three games. Tom Murphy will start at catcher and bat seventh.

Grandal is starting Friday against the Cubs after being activated from the injured list.

Grandal was activated from the injured list earlier Friday after missing close to two months with a knee injury. The backstop will resume his season with an underwhelming .188/.388/.436 slash line, but he should get the bulk of the starts while Seby Zavala spells him behind the plate.

Collins was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte on Friday.

Collins served as Yasmani Grandal's backup early in the year, but it wound up being Seby Zavala who took over the starting role after Grandal underwent knee surgery in early July. With Grandal now back in action, Zavala remains with the team while Collins heads to the minors, though he'll have a good chance to return once rosters expand at the start of September.

Grandal (knee) was activated off the injured list as expected Friday.

Grandal has been out since early July while recovering from knee surgery. Prior to his injury, he owned a very strange yet productive .188/.388/.436 slash line. He walked nearly twice as often as he recorded a hit (60 to 34), but over 40 percent of his hits were homers (14). He's been a similar low-average, high-walk, high-power hitter throughout much of his career, but he'll need to do less damage to fantasy teams' batting averages down the stretch if he's to be a quality option in standard setups. Zack Collins was optioned to clear space for him on the roster, so Seby Zavala will serve as Grandal's backup for now.

Grandal (knee) will be activated off the injured list Friday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.

Grandal has been out since early July after undergoing surgery to repair a torn tendon in his left knee. He's gotten into a full 11 rehab games and has looked good, hitting .303. He should return to his role as the primary catcher down the stretch, though the White Sox likely won't want to overwork his surgically repaired knee, so he could get more days off than usual over the next few weeks.