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Garver is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

Garver's OPS remains under .500 for the season, but he's at least shown some signs of progress lately, producing four of his seven hits on the campaign in his last three starts. Until he breaks out of the slump for good, however, Garver may have to cede two or three starts per week to Alex Avila, who checks in behind the plate Sunday.

Trevino went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Rockies.

Trevino was called up Friday after the Rangers placed Robinson Chirinos (ankle) on the 10-day injured list. He is expected to serve as the backup to 37-year-old Jeff Mathis while Chirinos is sidelined. If the injury lingers, Mathis' age could become a factor in the time split behind the plate.

Murphy went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in a win over the Giants on Saturday.

Murphy did not start the contest, coming on as a pinch hitter for fellow catcher Austin Allen in the sixth inning. Murphy grounded out in his first at-bat, but he led off the ninth inning with a home run to center field to kick off Oakland's comeback from a three-run deficit. The long ball was the first for Murphy since he went deep against the Angels on July 26.

Sanchez went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and two runs scored in a win over the Red Sox on Saturday.

Sanchez has collected exactly one hit in each of his last three games, but each hit has left the yard to push his season home-run total to four. Saturday's two-run blast came at a particularly opportune time, flipping a one-run deficit to a one-run lead in the fourth inning. Sanchez continues to strike out at a prolific rate -- with Saturday's whiff, he has now struck out at least once in all but one game this season -- but most fantasy managers will accept the lack of contact as long as the backstop continues to hit home runs when he does hit the ball.

Bemboom was recalled by the Angels on Saturday, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.

Bemboom will give the Angels added depth behind the plate, with Jason Castro dealing with a stiff neck. Castro remains day-to-day and was not placed on the injured list to create a spot for Bemboom, so it's possible Bemboom's stay on the active roster will be a short one. The 30-year-old hit just .130/.145/.204 in his 25-game debut last season.

Manager Terry Francona confirmed that Perez (shoulder) should be able to return to the Indians on Tuesday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Perez was put on the 10-day injured list in late July and is set to return Tuesday after missing almost three weeks with a strained right shoulder. He is widely considered as one of the best defensive backstops in the MLB and should immediately be reinserted into the starting lineup when he is activated.

Murphy isn't in the lineup Saturday against the Giants.

After catching in the Athletics' 10-inning win Friday, he'll get a breather for the second game of the series. Austin Allen will start behind the plate and bat ninth.

Jansen isn't in the lineup against the Rays on Saturday.

Jansen went hitless with one run and one walk in Friday's series opener against Tampa Bay, and he'll take a seat Saturday. Reese McGuire will take over behind the plate, batting eighth.

Moreno was added to the Blue Jays 60-man player pool Saturday morning and should be on his way to the team's alternate training site in Rochester, Mike Wilner of Sportsnet 590 The Fan reports.

At just 20, Moreno is already being described as a "complete package," providing valuable tools defensively and with his bat. The Blue Jays don't figure to have any immediate plans for the young prospect, as he should be spending his time partaking in intrasquad games at the club's alternate training site moving forward.

Sanchez went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer and one strikeout in Friday's win over the Red Sox.

Although the Yankees put up 10 runs in Friday's contest, Sanchez provided the team's only home run with a two-run shot in the fifth inning. That was his only hit of the day as he left five runners stranded during his other four at-bats. The catcher has now homered in back-to-back games but is still slashing just .113/.203/.302 over the first 16 games this year.