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Goldschmidt isn't part of the starting nine for Friday's game against Houston.

Goldschmidt is on the bench for a second straight game as Ben Rice fills in at first base. Goldschmit entered as a pinch hitter Wednesday -- the team's last game -- and delivered a solo home run. This is the first time the 37-year-old has been out of the team's starting lineup in back-to-back games since June 21-22.

The Twins recalled Pereda from Triple-A St. Paul on Friday.

Pereda will step in for Christian Vazquez (shoulder), who was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday, to provide catching depth behind Ryan Jeffers. Since being claimed off waivers July 22, Pereda has gone 7-for-21 (.333) with a homer, two doubles and a triple for St. Paul.

The Twins placed Vazquez on the 10-day injured list Friday due to a left shoulder infection.

The issue is with his non-throwing shoulder, but it will still require a stint on the injured list. The 34-year-old Vazquez will be eligible to return for the start of a three-game homestand against the Athletics which begins Aug. 19. Until then, Jhonny Pereda and Mickey Gasper will provide catching depth behind Ryan Jeffers.

The Red Sox claimed Sanchez off waivers Friday.

Sanchez will provide some catching depth after being designated for assignment by Toronto on Tuesday. Carlos Narvaez is currently tending to knee soreness, and Sanchez could see action if Boston's starter is forced to miss time. Per Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com, the Red Sox plan to have Sanchez join the rest of the team in San Diego as part of the 26-man roster.

Hawke was transferred from High-A Lake County's 7-day injured list to the 60-day injured list Friday with a sprained right shoulder, SI.com reports.

Hawke has been on the shelf since July 12, and the move will keep him sidelined until at least Sept. 10. The 22-year-old was promoted to High-A in late June, and he went 5-for-18 (.278) with three runs scored and two stolen bases before sustaining the injury.

Canha (elbow) is expected to start a rehab assignment Friday with Double-A Northwest Arkansas.

Canha will start up a rehab assignment exactly one month after being placed on the injured list with left elbow epicondylitis, or tennis elbow. It's unclear how long of an assignment Canha will require, but he should be back later this month.

Sewald (shoulder) said he "felt great" after a recent throwing session and is optimistic that he can play a key role for the Tigers toward the end of the regular season and into the playoffs, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.

Sewald, who was transferred to the 60-day injured list after coming over from the Guardians in a July 31 trade, is ineligible to return until Sept. 10. While that doesn't give the veteran righty a lot of time to impact fantasy squads, he might help the Tigers in real life once he fully recovers from his moderate teres major strain. With Tommy Kahnle struggling recently, the team could use another battle-tested bullpen option, and Sewald has World Series experience from his time with the Diamondbacks in 2023.

Povich is slated to start Sunday's game against the Athletics at Camden Yards, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.

After being reinstated from the 15-day injured list earlier this week, Povich took a loss Monday against the Phillies, striking out seven while allowing four earned runs on four hits and one walk over 5.2 innings. The Orioles will eventually get more pitching reinforcements when Kyle Bradish (elbow), Tyler Wells (elbow) and Zach Eflin (back) also return from the IL later in August, so Povich may only have a couple more starts in which to make a case for sticking in the rotation on a longer-term basis.

Young is slated to start Saturday's game against the Athletics at Camden Yards, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.

With Zach Eflin (back) recently landing on the injured list and Kyle Bradish (elbow) and Tyler Wells (elbow) in the midst of rehab assignments, Young will get at least one more turn through the Baltimore rotation. For the season, the right-hander owns a 5.88 ERA and 1.67 WHIP in 41.1 innings at the big-league level, but he's fared better over his last three starts, yielding a 3.00 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 13:7 K:BB in 15 frames.

Perkins is slated to start Saturday's game against the Orioles at Camden Yards.

Perkins posted a 2.75 ERA while working as a reliever in his first eight MLB appearances, before being moved into the rotation this past weekend. In his first career start Sunday, the young righty struck out four over three innings but was tagged for four earned runs on five hits and three walks. The Athletics intend to develop him as a starter, so Perkins should have an extended runway in the rotation even after his inauspicious first start. Perkins tossed a season-high 62 pitches in that loss to the Diamondbacks, so he may have some kind of workload restriction in place for his second start.