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Leon went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run in Monday's 12-5 win over the Indians.

Leon put a cap on Boston's six-run fifth inning that broke open a knotted game. It was his second homer in 2019, both three-run jobs. Leon is batting just .174, but his skills behind the plate will keep him in the lineup three times a week. Boston's pitchers have a 3.44 ERA when pitching to Leon.

Sanchez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 5-2 victory against the Padres on Monday.

This was a typical performance for Sanchez, who is batting .265 but owns a .647 slugging percentage this season. He has 36 hits this year -- 19 of them have gone for extra bases, including 16 home runs. He also has 32 RBI and 22 runs in 136 at-bats.

D'Arnaud went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three runs scored in Monday's 8-3 win over the Blue Jays.

The catcher had gone just 3-for-29 (.103 batting average) since joining the Rays earlier in May, but d'Arnaud doubled that hit total in one fell swoop. He's still looking for his first RBI with Tampa, and time could be running out for him to get it with Mike Zunino (quad) and Michael Perez (oblique) both close to beginning rehab assignments.

Garver (ankle) will begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Pensacola on Monday, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Garver has been out just shy of two weeks with a high ankle sprain. He could be back with the Twins as soon as this weekend if his rehab assignment goes well.

Vazquez is not in the lineup Monday against Cleveland.

Vazquez is hitting .383/.393/.550 over his last 17 games. Sandy Leon gets the call behind the plate in his absence.

Perez (oblique) will take batting practice Monday, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Perez has been out with an oblique strain since early May but says he now feels 90-to-95-percent healthy. He's expected to begin a rehab assignment over the weekend if all goes well until then. Fellow catcher Mike Zunino (quadriceps) is expected to begin a rehab assignment around the same time.

Jansen is not in the lineup Monday against the Rays.

Jansen and Luke Maile have been splitting time evenly behind the plate recently, each catching five times in the last 10 games. Maile will take his turn Monday.

Zavala started and went 0-for-5 in Sunday's 7-0 loss to the Twins.

Zavala made his major-league debut Sunday after he was promoted from Triple-A Charlotte on Saturday. He's filling in while Welington Castillo (head) is on the injured list.

Narvaez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Narvaez will merely be getting a routine rest in the series finale after taking each of the past four turns behind the plate. Tom Murphy will step in as the catcher for starting pitcher Mike Leake.

McCann is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

Though McCann maintains an impressive .322 average on the season, he's cooled down of late with a 3-for-26 showing at the plate over his past eight games. He'll rest in the series finale in favor of Seby Zavala, who was promoted from Triple-A Charlotte on Saturday to replace the concussed Welington Castillo as the White Sox's backup catcher.