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Vazquez isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Orioles, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Vazquez started each of the last two games and went 0-for-5 with an RBI. Kevin Plawecki (foot) will return to the lineup at catcher and bat seventh.

Plawecki (foot) will start at catcher and bat seventh Wednesday against the Orioles.

Plawecki was hurting coming out of his last start Saturday against the Yankees after being struck in the foot by a pitch, but after three full days to rest up, he looks to be no worse for the wear. Christian Vazquez remains locked in as Boston's No. 1 catcher, but Plawecki has been the superior performer of the two since the All-Star break with an .813 OPS over 35 games.

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

He'll take a seat after starting in each of the Twins' past three games while going a collective 2-for-8 with a double, a walk, two RBI and a run. Ryan Jeffers replaces Garver behind the dish, catching for starting pitcher Michael Pineda.

Ruiz isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Rockies.

Ruiz will get a breather after he went 1-for-7 with an RBI and a walk across the last two games. Riley Adams will start behind the plate and bat seventh.

Diaz isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Nationals.

Diaz has recorded multi-hit performances in four of his last five appearances, and he went 8-for-17 with a double, two RBI and two strikeouts during that time. Dom Nunez will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

Stassi went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Rangers.

Stassi put the Angels up early with a two-run blast in the second but the team only managed three hits the rest of the night and was unable to score again. The 30-year-old backstop does have two home runs over his last three games to put him at 13 for the year, but he's hitting a pedestrian .180/.279/.320 with four homers, 13 RBI, 16 runs scored and 14:48 BB:K in 37 games since the beginning of August.

Perez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a double, a walk and three total runs in Tuesday's 6-4 victory versus Cleveland.

Perez exited Monday's contest with an apparent injury, but he turned out to be fine and was back behind the plate Tuesday. He appeared no worse for wear, reaching base three times and belting a 429-foot solo shot in the sixth inning. Perez broke the MLB record for home runs by a primary catcher in a single season last week, and he now leads the league with 47 homers and 118 RBI on the campaign. His RBI total is the highest in a campaign for a catcher since Mike Piazza drove in 124 runs in 1999.

Haase went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Tuesday's loss to the Twins.

Haase recorded two hits in the second straight game, which is a welcome sign after he had just two hits total in his last five contests before Monday. The 28-year-old may have a hot streak in him to end the year and could bolster his already career-best counting stats.

Fortes is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Mets, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Fortes received the start in Game 1 and went 0-for-3 with a strikeout. Payton Henry will start behind the plate for Miami in the nightcap.

Davis was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday, Jake Crouse of MLB.com reports.

The catcher appeared in two games in the majors after having his contract purchased by Pittsburgh on Sept. 20. He went 2-for-5 with a walk in those contests. Jacob Stallings was reinstated from the 7-day injured list Tuesday following a concussion that caused him to miss over a week of action.