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Rutschman is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game in Toronto.

Rutschman started the previous two days upon being added to Boston's active roster, but he will get a break during Thursday's matinee. Connor Wong will do the catching and bat ninth as the Red Sox try to avoid being swept.

Kirk is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest versus the Red Sox.

Kirk started at catcher each of the last two days, so he'll get a breather during Thursday's afternoon tilt. Brandon Valenzuela is behind the dish and batting seventh for the Blue Jays.

Wells is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mariners.

Wells had started each of the previous nine contests, so he's earned a day off for Thursday's matinee. Ali Sanchez will fill in for Wells behind the dish.

Bailey is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest in Detroit.

It's the second straight day on the bench for Bailey, who is hitless across his last four contests. Austin Hedges will grab another start at catcher in Thursday's rubber match.

Hicks went 3-for-5 with a double and a three-run home run in Wednesday's 8-4 win over the A's.

Hicks' fourth-inning shot off Jack Perkins broke open what had been a close contest, and it gave the former Marlin his second homer in eight games as a member of the Rays. Since coming over to the AL, Hicks has gone 8-for-26 (.308) with three doubles, three runs, nine RBI and an impressive 4:1 BB:K.

Romo went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a second RBI in Wednesday's 5-0 win over the Reds.

Romo hit a solo shot in the third inning and an RBI single in the eighth. Prior to the two-RBI effort, Romo had gone 0-for-13 with five strikeouts over his first four games in August. Since Joey Bart joined Kyle Teel (ankle) on the injured list Friday after fracturing his right hand, Romo has made two starts to Edgar Quero's three, though all of Quero's have come against left-handed pitching. The two backstops will likely continue to split time fairly equitably, though Wednesday's performance could boost Romo's chances of emerging as the preferred option against right-handed pitching. For the season, Romo is batting just .136 with a .508 OPS, six home runs, 13 RBI, 13 runs scored and one stolen base over 48 contests.

Wong is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.

Wong is on the bench for the second straight game and is expected to see his playing time take a major hit after the Red Sox activated their big trade-deadline pickup, Adley Rutschman, off the 10-day injured list Tuesday. Rutschman should handle a near-everyday role behind the plate now that he's healthy again, likely leaving Wong in line for little more than a start or two per week.

Heineman isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Heineman will retreat to the bench after going 0-for-3 at the plate across the first two games of the series. Moises Ballesteros will fill in as the Angels' backstop, moving Zach Neto into the DH spot while Oswald Peraza starts at short.

Bailey is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

Bailey will get a breather after he started behind the plate in the Guardians' previous two contests. The Guardians will turn to Austin Hedges to handle catching duties Wednesday.

The Mariners claimed MacIver off waivers from the Blue Jays on Wednesday.

MacIver will report to Triple-A Tacoma, where he will provide the Mariners with some catching depth. The 29-year-old has hit .270/.344/.459 at the Triple-A level in 2026.