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The Astros announced Sunday they reassigned Sergio Escalona, C.J. Fick, Che-Hsuan Lin, Carlos Perez, Josh Zeid, Paul Clemens, Robbie Grossman, Dallas Keuchel, Jimmy Paredes and Jonathan Villar to minor-league camp.

Indians catcher/first baseman Yan Gomes will be sidelined for three to four days with a right-hamstring injury, The Plain Dealer reported Saturday. Gomes suffered the injury Friday. Gomes is 10 for 26 (.385) with a homer and six RBI in 14 Cactus League games. 

Mets catching prospect Travis d'Arnaud was 1 for 2 with a double and a run scored in a 4-2 loss to Miami in Grapefruit League play Saturday. d'Arnaud, considered the sixth-best prospect in the minors by MLB.com, continued to have no problems after being removed from a game earlier this month when he was hit by a pitch just below his right elbow.

In fact, he sat just one day after the early exit on March 8, which was considered a precaution, before returning to the lineup. d'Arnaud, projected to open the regular season with Triple-A Las Vegas, is hitting .308 with three walks this spring.

The San Francisco Chronicle reported that the Giants have shut down catcher Hector Sanchez for a few days due to a sore shoulder. Sanchez should resume baseball activities Tuesday and will likely get a few extra swings in minor-league games before he is ready to return.

Indians catcher/infielder Yan Gomes was forced out of Friday's Cactus League contest against the Brewers with tightness and cramping in his right hamstring. Gomes, who is fighting for a roster spot, is batting .333 with a home run and six RBI in 13 spring training games this year. 

MLB.com reports Yankees manager Joe Girardi hasn't decided who his opening-day catcher will be between Francisco Cervelli or Chris Stewart, but he appears happy with the tandem as spring training winds down. 

"I think these guys have played pretty well in camp. They've done a nice job with our staff," Girardi said. "Coming into camp, I think there were some questions about Cervy a little bit about throwing, because he had struggled in the past, but we had seen him really good when he first came up. I think he's back to that level again."

Girardi also hasn't figured out how he will split up playing time between the two catchers.

"It can work out pretty well, actually," Girardi said. "You can do it that way, keep them fresh, they know when they're playing. I think that's the big thing if you can sort it out as soon as you can, so they have a plan of when they're playing. I think that's important."

Giants catcher Hector Sanchez was scratched from Thursday's spring lineup becuase of a sore shoulder. Sanchez, who is expected to be Buster Posey's backup, has been limited to 21 innings this spring because of shoulder and calf injuries.

The Nationals made their second round of cuts Thursday, starting with optioning outfielder Eury Perez to Triple-A Syracuse. They also sent Nathan Karns, Sandy Leon and Anthony Rendon to Double-A Harrisburg, while reassigningPatrick McCoy, Will Rhymes and Matt Skole to minor-league camp.