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Rogers went 1-for-2 with a grand slam, two walks and two runs scored in Sunday's 12-9 extra-inning loss to the Twins.

Rogers blasted a 421-foot grand slam to give Detroit a 9-8 lead in the ninth inning but the Twins would eventually walk it off in the 10th. The 26-year-old catcher is up to six homers on the year, including three over his last nine appearances. Rogers is sporting an impressive .791 OPS through 35 games this season.

Sanchez went 1-for-5 with a three-run homer, a walk and two runs scored in Sunday's 8-7 loss to Houston.

Sanchez's three-run shot in the eighth inning was his 15th of the season and first of July. He entered Sunday's contest stuck in a 1-for-23 rut in six appearances this month. The slugging catcher raised his OPS to .785 through 268 plate appearances.

Casali went 1-for-2 with a three-run home run, two walks and a strikeout in a 3-1 win against the Nationals on Sunday.

Casali accounted for all three San Francisco runs with his second-inning shot to center off Nationals' starter Erick Fedde and later walked in both the third and sixth innings. The backstop has been performing admirably in the absence of Buster Posey and concludes the first half with a .220/.336/.404 slash line in 42 games. Moreover, his 11.6 BB% would be among the league leaders if Casali had enough at-bats to qualify.

Perez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-5 win over the Mets.

Making his third start in the last four games, Perez contributed a fifth-inning solo shot with his only hit. The 28-year-old is up to six homers, 13 RBI and 10 runs scored despite a .140/.216/.333 slash line through 125 plate appearances. He will likely continue to serve as Jacob Stallings' backup at catcher.

Jeffers was removed in the bottom of the fifth inning of Sunday's game against the Tigers with a left knee contusion, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports. He walked in his lone plate appearance before departing.

Provided follow-up tests on Jeffers' knee reveal nothing else concerning, he should be ready to go when the Twins return from the All-Star break to play a doubleheader in Detroit on Friday. Ben Rortvedt will catch the remainder of Sunday's contest.

Jansen went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 3-1 win over Tampa Bay.

The catcher went deep in the third inning off Rays starter Rich Hill. It was Jansen's first long ball since he homered in three consecutive days May 6-8. The 26-year-old is up to four homers, nine RBI, 15 runs scored and a .168/.256/.303 slash line across 134 plate appearances.

Huff (knee) will continue his rehab assignment at Triple-A Frisco on Tuesday, Chris Halicke of SI.com reports.

Huff began a rehab assignment with the ACL Rangers in late June and went 8-for-29 with three home runs across 29 at-bats. He'll now continue his time in the minors with Frisco. Huff may have a tough time cracking the Rangers' 26-man roster when he's ready to be activated, as Jonah Heim, John Hicks and Jose Trevino are (forearm) all on the 26-man roster or nearing a return from the IL.

Stassi is not starting Sunday against the Mariners.

Stassi went hitless across six at-bats during the first two games of the series. He'll hand the catching duties to Kurt Suzuki for the series finale.

Nola (knee) played seven innings at first base in the second game of his rehab assignment with Triple-A El Paso, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego-Union Tribune reports.

Nola has taken the field at first base in each of his two rehab games thus far, going a combined 3-for-5 with a run, an RBI and a walk. The backstop has ample experience playing the infield throughout his career, but the decision to have him start at first base rather than at catcher during the beginning of his assignment with the Triple-A club is a clear indication that he's not quite ready to test his sprained left knee behind the plate. He'll almost certainly need to progress to getting in some games at catcher before he's deemed ready to return to the big-league club.

Raleigh was selected from Triple-A Tacoma on Sunday. He is catching and batting sixth in the series finale against the Angels.

Raleigh has been stellar with Tacoma this season, hitting .324 with nine homers and 36 RBI in 176 at-bats. One of the organization's higher-ranked prospects, the 24-year-old will be making his MLB debut Sunday.