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Sanchez isn't starting Saturday against the Red Sox.

Sanchez blasted a clutch home run late in Friday's contest, but he'll get a day off Saturday. Kyle Higashioka will take over behind the plate.

Vazquez isn't in Saturday's lineup against the Yankees.

Vazquez will take a breather after filling the stat sheet in Friday's loss. Kevin Plawecki will take over behind the dish.

Haase is starting at catcher and batting eighth in Saturday's game against Cleveland.

Haase was recently called up to replace Grayson Greiner as the Tigers' backup catcher and will make his second start of the season Saturday. Austin Romine is nursing a wrist contusion after being hit by a pitch Friday, so Haase could pick up a little playing time in the short term, though Romine's injury does not appear to be serious and he is reportedly available off the bench Saturday.

Garver isn't in Saturday's lineup against the Cubs.

Garver returned from the injured list Friday, but he'll retreat to the bench once again as the Twins could ease him into action prior to the postseason. Alex Avila is starting behind the plate Saturday.

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

Murphy went hitless with two walks and one strikeout over eight plate appearances during his last two games. However, he'll take a seat Saturday with Jonah Heim starting behind the plate.

Sanchez went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, three RBI and a run scored Friday as he helped the Yankees to a 6-5 comeback win over the Red Sox.

Sanchez got his first hit of the night on a two-run double to get the Yankees on the board in the seventh. Then, with two outs in the ninth, Sanchez swatted a game-tying solo home run over the Green Monster that would eventually send the game to extra innings. The 27-year-old has recorded consecutive multi-hit games for the first time in 2020 as it appears he may be heating up at the right time with the Yankees fighting for a playoff spot with just nine games remaining.

Vazquez went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two stolen bases, a walk, an RBI and a run scored in a 6-5 loss to the Yankees on Friday.

Vazquez did a little bit of everything, as it was the first time all season he's had multiple doubles and steals in a game. The 30-year-old backstop is enjoying a solid season in which he's hitting .276/.339/.417 with five home runs, 16 RBI and 19 runs scored in 171 plate appearances.

Perez went 4-for-5 with a homer, four RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in Friday's 9-5 loss to the Brewers.

Perez was directly involved in all of the Royals' runs. He supplied a two-run double in the first inning and recorded his first steal of the year before scoring on an error. In the third, he knocked in Adalberto Mondesi with a single for the Royals' fourth run. Perez added a solo shot in the ninth for good measure. The catcher has multiple hits in each of his last six games, going 15-for-26 (.577) with three homers, 10 RBI and seven runs scored in that span.

Garver (side) was activated off the 10-day injured list Friday, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

The 29-year-old was sidelined for the past month by a right intercostal strain, but he'll rejoin the Twins for the closing stretch of the regular season. Garver got off to an awful start this season with a .154/.262/.212 slash line and 24 strikeouts in his first 61 plate appearances.

Jansen is out of the lineup for Game 1 of Friday's doubleheader against the Phillies.

Jansen will head to the bench for Friday's matinee after going 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI during Thursday's loss to the Yankees. Alejandro Kirk receives the start behind the plate in Game 1.