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Vazquez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run during a 5-3 loss to the Yankees in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader.

The catcher briefly gave the Red Sox their only lead of the game when he took Jordan Montgomery deep in the fifth inning for his fifth long ball of the year. Vazquez snapped a 34-game power drought with the blast, and on the season he's batting .256 with 38 runs, 38 RBI and eight steals through 103 contests.

Haase was scratched from Tuesday's lineup against the Orioles due to lower-back tightness.

Haase was originally slated to bat seventh and catch for Casey Mize, but the back issue will force him to the bench. Grayson Greiner will enter the lineup as the catcher, and Haase can be considered day-to-day for the time being.

Kirk is not starting Tuesday against the Nationals.

Kirk will take a seat for the second time in three games as Reese McGuire catches Alek Manoah and bats eighth. Kirk has seen a relatively even split of the catching duties with McGuire since rejoining the big-league roster in late July, and that seems likely to be the case going forward.

D'Arnaud will sit Tuesday against the Marlins.

D'Arnaud sits for the third time in seven games since his return from a thumb injury. Stephen Vogt starts behind the plate in his absence.

Barnhart will be on the bench for Tuesday's game against the Cubs.

The Reds continue to rotate Barnhart and Tyler Stephenson heavily behind the plate. Stephenson starts there Tuesday, meaning both backstops have now caught eight games so far this month.

Barrera is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays.

Barrera will be on the bench for the second straight game, but since he caught each of the previous three contests before that, he at least appears to be in a timeshare behind the dish with Riley Adams. Since rejoining Washington in late July, Barrera has gone 6-for-34 (.176 average) with three RBI and a run in 11 games.

Grandal's (knee) rehab assignment will be moved to Triple-A Charlotte beginning Tuesday.

Grandal began a rehab assignment with Double-A Birmingham last Wednesday, and the backstop wound up going 4-for-11 with a walk, two RBI and two runs scored across four games. It's not entirely clear how many games the club plans on having him play with Charlotte, but assuming he continues to progress well, the 32-year-old figures to have a chance of being activated from the 10-day IL by the end of the week. Grandal should resume as Chicago's primary catcher once he's activated.

Higashioka is on the bench for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Red Sox.

Higashioka will likely be behind the plate for the nightcap, but his run as the Yankees' No. 1 catcher is over after top backstop Gary Sanchez (illness) was reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list prior to the twin bill. While starting in 10 of the Yankees' past 12 games, Higashioka went 4-for-39 with a home run, five RBI and two additional runs.

The Yankees reinstated Sanchez (illness) from the COVID-19 injured list Tuesday.

Sanchez will be back in action for the Yankees for the first time in nearly two weeks after he was forced to go into quarantine following a positive COVID-19 test. The 28-year-old backstop felt fine physically following a one-game rehab assignment at Double-A Somerset over the weekend, so he should be ready to reclaim No. 1 catching duties for the Yankees heading into their seven-game slate this week. Expect Sanchez to sit out one half of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Red Sox, however.

Barnhart went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, three RBI and a strikeout in Monday's 14-5 win over the Cubs.

Barnhart remained in the lineup for a second straight contest after he hit a double Sunday, and he was productive once again in the series opener against the Cubs. The 30-year-old has split playing time with Tyler Stephenson recently, but Barnhart has his .294 with three homers, three doubles, nine RBI and six runs in nine games since the start of August.