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Maile was scratched from the lineup for Friday's game against the White Sox.

The reason for the lineup change is not yet clear. Danny Jansen will take over behind the plate in Maile's absence.

Jansen was added to the lineup for Friday's game against the White Sox after Luke Maile was scratched.

Jansen will not wind up receiving his expected day off. It's not yet clear why Maile was scratched or how the issue will affect Jansen's playing time moving forward.

Jansen is not starting Friday against the White Sox.

Jansen has just a single hit in his last nine contests, driving his season slash line down to an anemic .160/.245/.202. Luke Maile gets the call in his absence.

Perez will be on the bench Friday against Baltimore, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Perez has started just shy of two thirds of the Indians' games this season, getting the call behind the plate for 28 out of 43 games. Kevin Plawecki starts Friday.

Gomes is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Cubs, Brittany Ghiroli of The Athletic reports.

Gomes will remain on the bench for the second straight contest as he is 0-for-17 with six strikeouts over his last six games. Kurt Suzuki will start behind the plate and bat sixth Friday.

Barnhart remains on the bench Friday against the Dodgers.

Barnhart finds himself on the bench in consecutive games for the first time all season, with Curt Casali again getting the call. Barnhart hasn't been reportedly dealing with any injury, but some time out of the lineup may do him good, as he has just two hits in his last 14 games.

Hernandez's contract was selected by the Red Sox on Friday.

Hernandez will serve as the temporary backup to Christian Vazquez with Sandy Leon out on paternity leave. Hernandez has appeared in 22 major-league games but none since 2016, hitting .167/.239/.262. He shouldn't be counted on for much at the plate if he even sees any playing time with Boston, as he owns a .184/.268/.250 mark in the high minors over the last two seasons.

Leon was placed on paternity leave Friday, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports.

Leon has hit .200/.294/.333 in 12 games for the Red Sox this season. Oscar Hernandez's contract was selected from Triple-A Pawtucket in a corresponding move, leaving Hernandez as the temporary backup to Christian Vazquez. Leon should return within a few days.

Mejia (knee) has started baseball activities and could be in line for a rehab assignment soon, Bill Center of Padres.com reports.

The 23-year-old backstop has been out since May 11 with a sprained knee, but manager Andy Green said Thursday he's started catching again, indicating he's progressing from the injury. "If he feels good and is moving well, at some point in the near future we'll talk about a rehab assignment for him and let him go catch some games to make sure that knee is holding up," Green said. "Structurally, it is sound, it's just been sore for him a good portion of the year." Mejia was hitting just .167 over 54 at-bats before going down with the injury.

Grandal went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and two walks during an 11-3 victory against the Phillies on Thursday.

The 30-year-old catcher had a slow start to this month, but he does have two homers in the last three games. That gives him eight long balls in just 137 at-bats. He is also hitting .263 with 11 extra-base hits, 23 RBI and 22 runs this season.