MLB Player News

Narvaez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Brewers.

Narvaez will get a breather after starting the last four games behind the dish, during which he went 2-for-13 to sink his season average to .179. Alfredo Gonzalez will catch for White Sox right-hander Dylan Covey in the series finale.

Vazquez went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Astros.

Vazquez, who entered the game hitting .188, was the unlikely trigger in Boston's come-from-behind win. His seventh-inning home run, his first of the season, tied the game before Andrew Benintendi delivered the go-ahead runs two batters later with a two-run bomb. Vazquez has recently been losing playing time to backup Sandy Leon primarily due to a season-long slump that's kept his batting average below .200 for the last 28 days. Leon, meanwhile, has emerged from his slump and is hitting .253.

Maile went 2-for-2 with a solo homer, a double, a walk and an additional run scored in Saturday's loss to the Tigers.

Maile doubled and scored in the third inning to tie the game at 1-1 before putting the Blue Jays up 3-2 in the fifth inning with a solo shot, his third homer of the season. He broke out of an 0-for-20 skid with his two-hit performance Saturday, and he's now hitting .272 with an .813 OPS through 29 games this season.

Gomes will take a seat for Saturday's matchup against the Twins, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Gomes will get a breather Saturday after three straight starts behind the dish for the Indians, ceding the duties to Roberto Perez. He seems a good bet to rejoin the starting nine for Sunday's series finale, looking to heat up a bat that has gone stagnant in the past couple of weeks.

McCann is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Blue Jays, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

McCann has seen the vast majority of starts behind the dish for the Tigers this season, but the recent return of Miguel Cabrera combined with John Hicks' impact with the bat could lead to more frequent days off in the future. However, McCann is no slouch at the dish either, batting .259/.313/.380 with four home runs and 19 RBI.

Leon started a second straight game for the first time this season and went 1-for-4 in Friday's 7-3 loss to the Astros.

Leon's started eight of the last 15 games, a greater rate of playing time than he was getting at the start of the season, when he played just 10 of the first 30 games. The change in playing time at catcher appears to be due to Leon's bat heating up. He's gone 15-for-39 (.385) over the last 12 games to raise his batting average to .253 while Christian Vazquez continues to slump at .188.

Garver is out of Friday's lineup against the Indians, LaVelle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

The 27-year-old will sit out for the second time in the past three games with Bobby Wilson gets the start behind the plate, batting eighth. Garver is hitting .228/.304/.348 in 92 with two home runs in 92 at-bats this season.

Sanchez is out of the lineup for Friday's game in Baltimore, Mike Mazzeo of the New York Daily News reports.

That's back-to-back games on the bench for Sanchez, who had started the previous six games. The 25-year-old has 12 home runs and 35 RBI on the season, but is currently mired in a 2-for-24 slump.

Stassi, who was given the day off Thursday, will catch the next three games, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Stassi has become the primary starter behind the plate after Brian McCann (knee) was placed on the 10-day disabled list. While the playing time was somewhat equitable when Stassi and McCann were sharing the job, Stassi is expected to get a significant share of the at-bats at catcher with Tim Federowicz up from Triple-A Fresno to replace McCann. Now might be a good time to look at Stassi for fantasy lineups, as he's riding a seven-game hitting streak in which he's gone 9-for-26 with three doubles, two home runs and seven RBI.

Sanchez is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Orioles, Mike Mazzeo of the New York Daily News reports.

Sanchez has started six straight games, so he'll head to the bench for a breather while Austin Romine sets up behind the dish in his stead. Sanchez is hitting just .211 this season, though his 12 homers and 35 RBI are elite numbers among backstops.