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Sanchez (head) is starting at catcher and hitting third Monday against the Orioles.

Sanchez missed Sunday's game due to a head injury, but he's been cleared to rejoin the lineup for Monday's series opener after passing all concussion tests. The 26-year-old backstop, who is hitting .231/.322/.538 with five homers and 10 RBI over his last 15 games, will face righty David Hess in his first game back.

McCann is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Indians.

McCann will get a breather after a banner weekend in Toronto. While starting two of the White Sox's three games against the Blue Jays, McCann collected six hits in nine at-bats to go with three runs and an RBI. Welington Castillo will fill in for the red-hot McCann behind the dish Monday.

Narvaez went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run in a loss to the Red Sox on Sunday.

The Mariners appeared to have garnered one of the steals of the offseason in Narvaez, who's now slashing .304/.386/.522 across 132 plate appearances. The veteran backstop already has 11 extra-base hits (four doubles, seven homers) on the campaign as well, and his improved plate discipline has led to a career-best 4.14 pitches per plate appearance, along with a solid 11.4 walk rate. Narvaez is also squaring up on the ball better than at any other time in his career. Factoring in Sunday's performance, he sports new high-water marks in ISO (.218) and hard-contact rate (33.3 percent).

Perez went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run Sunday against Oakland.

Perez belted a clutch three-run homer in the sixth inning to give the Indians the lead, and they wouldn't look back. The 30-year-old backstop has struggled to a .220 average through 28 games in 2019, so a big hit Sunday is just what he needed to gain some confidence back at the dish.

Realmuto went 1-for-5 with a double, two RBI and a run scored Sunday against the Royals.

Realmuto doubled home two runs in the fifth inning, giving the Phillies a three-run cushion to work with. He's pieced together a modest three-game hitting streak and is now slashing .269/.331/.418 with four home runs and 24 RBI over 37 contests in 2019.

Barnhart is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

Barnhart is getting a routine breather after drawing three consecutive starts. Curt Casali will check in for Barnhart behind the plate and bat seventh in the series finale.

Hedges is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.

Austin Allen will make his first career start in the big leagues while Hedges receives some routine maintenance in the series finale. With a pair of base knocks in Saturday's 4-3 win, Hedges put his five-game hitless streak to an end.

Gomes is out of the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Dodgers.

Gomes started three of the last four games after suffering a forearm bruise after being hit by a pitch Monday, but he's hitless with one walk, one RBI and five strikeouts in 11 at-bats. Kurt Suzuki will start behind the plate and bat fifth in his stead.

Barnes is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Barnes started the last two games behind the plate and went 0-for-7 with a walk and a stolen base, but he will return to the bench for the series finale. Russell Martin will bat eighth and catch Hyun-Jin Ryu on Sunday.

Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

Diaz went 1-for-3 with a base hit Saturday while making his fourth start at catcher this month. Though Francisco Cervelli is hitting just .170 for the season, the Pirates haven't provided any indication that they're considering moving on from him as their primary backstop.