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Barrera went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and another run scored during Monday's win over the Marlins.

Barrera collected his first career long ball with a 410-footer against Ross Detwiler in the second inning. The 26-year-old backstop has seen an uptick in playing time with Yan Gomes (oblique) and Alex Avila (calf) on the shelf. Across eight games so far, he's hitting .304/.360/.522.

Garver went 2-for-3 with two solo homers in a loss against the White Sox in Game 2 of Monday's doubleheader.

It was Garver's first appearance since June 1 after going on the injured list with a groin injury. He immediately made an impact, crushing a pair of solo shots in the second and fifth innings. The 30-year-old catcher now has 10 homers, 19 RBI and an .896 OPS through 138 plate appearances this season.

Rortvedt was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on Monday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

With Mitch Garver returning from injury, the Twins have no need for three catchers on the active roster, resulting in Rortvedt's demotion. He went 4-for-42 with two extra-base hits, two RBI and three runs scored during his last month and a half with the Twins (16 games).

Garver (groin) was activated from the 10-day injured list for Game 2 of Monday's doubleheader against the White Sox, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

The Twins have yet to reveal their starting nine for the nightcap, but Garver should be back behind the dish after missing time with a groin injury. Ben Rortvedt was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul in a corresponding move.

Stubbs was recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land on Monday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Stubbs has bounced between the minors and majors throughout 2021 and will return to the Astros again Monday. The 28-year-old has 24 plate appearances in eight games and is unlikely to see much action with Martin Maldonado and Jason Castro healthy.

Tromp was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Monday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Tromp went 0-for-8 with two strikeouts in five games during his most recent stretch with the big-league club. He'll head back to the minors to make room for the return of Buster Posey (thumb) and Kevin Gausman (personal). Caleb Baragar was also demoted to Triple-A prior to Monday's contest against the Dodgers.

Rogers (arm) was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday.

Rogers was scratched from Monday's starting nine with soreness in his right arm, and he'll now be out for at least the next 10 days. He doesn't have a timeline for his return since the severity of the issue remains unclear. Grayson Greiner was called up for catching depth while Eric Haase should take over as Detroit's top backstop.

Rogers was scratched from Monday's lineup against the Rangers due to right arm soreness.

It's not yet clear whether Rogers could be available off the bench in Monday's series opener, but he'll be removed from the lineup due to his arm injury. Eric Haase will take over behind the dish while Isaac Paredes enters the lineup at third base.

McCann is not in the lineup Monday against the Reds, Justin Toscano of The Bergen Record reports.

McCann received the day off Sunday after starting the first two games out of the All-Star break, and he now finds himself on the bench for the second straight contest while mired in a 4-for-22 slump over his past eight games. Nido will work behind the plate in his place Monday.

Stassi is out of the lineup Monday against the Athletics, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Stassi is 3-for-8 with a solo homer and an additional run scored in two games since the All-Star break, and he'll take a seat Monday. Kurt Suzuki will catch for Shohei Ohtani for the matchup in Oakland.