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Gomes is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.

Gomes has four hits in his last two games after recording zero in his previous eight. Kurt Suzuki will take over behind the plate Wednesday.

Jansen is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.

Jansen has five hits (including two homers) in his last four games, though that's only been enough to drag his season line up to .183/.262/.275. Luke Maile starts behind the plate in his absence.

Barnes is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Rays.

Barnes is hitting .263/.349/.395 with one home run and one steal in 38 at-bats this month. Russell Martin will start behind the dish and hit sixth.

Maldonado is out of the lineup for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Cardinals, Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star reports.

Cam Gallagher will behind the dish in the first game, working in a battery with Brad Keller. Expect Maldonado to check back into the lineup for the nightcap to catch for Homer Bailey.

Plawecki will start at catcher and bat ninth Wednesday against the Athletics.

He'll be filling in for top backstop Roberto Perez, who exited Tuesday's loss with a concussion. The Indians have indicated that Perez's head injury is only a mild one that won't force him to the 7-day injured list, but Plawecki could draw another handful of starts behind the dish while the team waits for Perez to gain full clearance.

The Indians confirmed Wednesday that Perez (concussion) won't require a stay on the 7-day injured list, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Manager Terry Francona admitted after Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Athletics that Perez sustained a mild concussion during the contest, but the backstop apparently won't be subject to a prolonged shutdown. After faring well in his initial concussion tests, Perez is viewed as day-to-day and could be ready to return to the lineup at some point over the weekend. Since Perez won't be available for at least Wednesday's series finale, however, the Indians recalled Eric Haase from Triple-A Columbus to provide some extra depth behind the dish.

The Indians recalled Haase from Triple-A Columbus on Wednesday, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Though top backstop Roberto Perez was diagnosed with a concussion following his departure from Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Athletics, he's already made noteworthy progress in his recovery and isn't expected to require a stint on the 7-day injured list. That said, Perez is unlikely to be available for at least a couple days, so Haase will move up to the big club to provide some extra depth at catcher behind Kevin Plawecki.

Perez (oblique) is doing some catching and has been limited to hitting off a tee thus far in his rehab, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Perez is still feeling some discomfort when swinging and so he has not progressed past tee work. However, Toribio relays that Perez still feels he can be ready for activation within the next couple of weeks, although he'll naturally have to make significant progress over that span with respect to his ability to swing a bat unencumbered.

Narvaez went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Rangers.

It's his fourth multi-hit performance in his last seven starts. Narvaez is now slashing .301/.373/.507 through 40 games with eight homers and 20 RBI, and he should continue to see the bulk of the work behind the plate for Seattle despite his less-than-exemplary defense.

Sanchez went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run, two runs and four RBI in the Yankees' 11-4 win over the Orioles on Tuesday.

Sanchez is locked in at the dish at the moment; this was his second straight game with a homer and four RBI and he has two multi-hit performances in his last three games. The 26-year-old backstop looks like he's put last season's well-documented struggles fully behind him, as he's sporting an excellent .263/.336/.653 slash line to go along with 14 homers and 30 RBI through 118 at-bats.