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Perez went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, three RBI and one scored Tuesday against the Royals.

Perez delivered his first home run of the season in the second inning, taking Matt Harvey deep for a two-run shot. He's been poor at the plate to this point in the campaign, as he's managed just a .170/.291/.255 line across 55 plate appearances. Given Cleveland's recent acquisition of Austin Hedges, Perez could also be pushed for playing time.

Higashioka (oblique) was reinstated from the injured list Tuesday.

Higashioka had been out since early August with a strained right oblique. He'd only appeared in three games prior to suffering the injury, going 2-for-9 at the plate. He'll split time with Erik Kratz behind starting backstop Gary Sanchez for now.

Jansen is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Marlins.

Jansen hits the bench for the second time in the last three games. He has just three hits in his last 11 contests. Reese McGuire gets the nod behind the plate in his absence.

Maldonado is not in the lineup Tuesday against Texas, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Maldonado remains the clear primary option behind the plate in Houston, starting 27 of 34 games thus far. Dustin Garneau gets the nod Tuesday.

Gallagher is not in Tuesday's lineup against Cleveland.

He is hitting .286/.348/.571 with one home run in 21 at-bats over his last 10 games. Meibrys Viloria will start behind the dish and bat ninth.

McCann went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and a walk in Monday's win against the Twins.

McCann was one of five White Sox who recorded multiple hits in this game, and the veteran catcher continues to provide offense even if his playing time has been scarce of late. McCann is currently riding a six-game hitting streak, with two multi-hit performances in that stretch.

Sanchez was checked on by trainers after taking a foul tip off his right wrist in the fifth inning against the Rays on Monday, but he was able to stay in the game, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Sanchez's first throw to the mound following the incident went out to second base, but the backstop indicated that he was fine and was able to finish out the game, going 0-for-4 in the loss. There doesn't appear to be much risk of Sanchez missing time due to this particular injury.

Garver (right intercostal strain) isn't close to returning soon, La Velle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

The Tiwns announced late last week that Garver wasn't going to come off the 10-day IL after he was eligible and it doesn't sound like he's made any significant progress since then. Ryan Jeffers and Alex Avila will continue to split catching duties with Garver out.

Angels manager Joe Maddon said Monday that Stassi (quadriceps, knee) is "somewhat close" to being activated from the 10-day injured list, but the skipper was unwilling to put a target date on the catcher's return, Maria Torres of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Stassi is recovering from a right quad strain and a bruised right knee, injuries he sustained when he fouled a ball off himself in an Aug. 20 game. His absence looms larger after the Angels traded top catcher Jason Castro to the Padres on Sunday, so journeyman Anthony Bemboom looks poised to serve as the team's primary option behind the dish until Stassi is ready to go. Based on Maddon's comments, Stassi seems likely to remain out at least until the weekend.

Mariners manager Scott Servais said Monday that Murphy (foot) has yet to resume baseball activities, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

Though the Mariners dealt backstop Austin Nola to San Diego on Sunday, the move didn't foreshadow an impending return for Murphy, who appeared positioned to open the season as Seattle's top catcher before fracturing his left foot during summer camp. While his placement on the 45-day injured list makes him eligible to return in the first week of September, Murphy doesn't appear close to being ready for game action. Unless Murphy makes demonstrable progress in his recovery in the next week or two, he looks to be at risk of missing the entire season.