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Gomes went 3-for-4 with a double and a two-run homer in Friday's loss to the Red Sox.

Gomes hit a two-run home run -- his 15th of the year -- off reliever Heath Hembree and later slashed his 24th double off Hector Velazquez. Gomes is hitting .326 with three homers and six RBI in his last 12 games and has secured a hit in six straight games. Overall the backstop is slashing .266/.313/.445 with 46 RBI and 50 runs in 107 games this year.

Vazquez is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Indians, Evan Drellich of NBC Sports Boston reports.

Vazquez will head to the bench after starting Thursday's game, and has started back-to-back contests only once since returning at the start of September. Sandy Leon will start behind the plate and bat ninth for the Red Sox.

Jansen is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Rays, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Jansen hits the bench for the third time in the last four games as the Blue Jays appear to be protecting the young catcher down the stretch. The 24-year-old had a hot start when he was first recalled in August, but is slashing .171/.256/.371 over 35 at-bats in September.

Sanchez is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Orioles, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

Sanchez finds himself on the bench after being in the starting lineup for the last 10 games, going 6-for-32 with eight walks in 41 plate appearances. Austin Romine returns from a stiff neck to start behind the plate and bat eighth for the Yankees.

Narvaez went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Indians.

Narvaez started a third straight game as Welington Castillo (elbow) remained sidelined and is making the most of this opportunity. The homer was his second in three games, third in his last four, and extended his current hitting streak to five contests. Earlier this summer, Narvaez thrived with consistent at-bats, so he might be a nice play while Castillo's elbow prevents him from playing.

Jansen went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Thursday's 9-8 win over Tampa Bay.

Down 8-2 heading into the ninth inning, Toronto pulled off an incredible comeback, lead by Jansen's three-run slam. Through 71 career at-bats, the rookie catcher has three homers and a .254 average.

McCann is not in the lineup Thursday against the Royals, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

McCann will hit the bench for Thursday's series opener after going 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts Wednesday. In his absence, Grayson Greiner will catch Matt Boyd and hit seventh.

Gomes is not in the lineup against the White Sox on Thursday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Gomes will head to the bench for a regular day off after two straight starts behind the plate. Roberto Perez will catch Josh Tomlin and bat ninth in the order in his place.

Vazquez is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Yankees, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

There's no clear starter behind the plate in Boston. Vazquez had started two in a row, but before that had sat for five of six. Sandy Leon starts Wednesday. With Leon hitting .182/.240/.287 and Vazquez posting a .211/.256/.293 line, neither is anything close to an appealing fantasy asset.

Perez (thumb) returns to the lineup Wednesday against the Pirates.

Perez was scratched from Tuesday's lineup due to a lingering thumb soreness, an issue that dates back to early September when he missed seven games with a thumb sprain. He's back in action Wednesday, catching and batting cleanup, though it wouldn't be surprising if the issue requires more maintenance in the future.