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Gomes is not in the Indians' lineup Thursday,

Roberto Perez takes his spot behind the plate, working with Josh Tomlin, and bats seventh. Cleveland will continue to divvy up catcher playing time almost evenly between Gomes and Perez.

Sanchez went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run and two runs scored during Wednesday's loss to the Angels.

The backstop has posted a 1.181 OPS with seven homers, 19 RBI and 14 runs through 11 June games. Providing those numbers from the catcher position makes Sanchez all the more valuable. Additionally, despite being limited to just 160 plate appearances this season, he already has 11 homers, 31 RBI and 28 runs with a .282/.363/.542 slash line for the season.

Maldonado is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Yankees, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Maldonado will head to the bench after catching all 11 innings in Tuesday's win over the Yankees. Juan Graterol will take over behind the dish, batting ninth.

Vazquez is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Phillies, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

After reaching base three times Tuesday, Vazquez's on-base percentage now sits a .356 for the season, but that's still not enough for him to secure a larger portion of the timeshare at catcher. He'll hit the bench for the fourth time in six games, clearing the way for Sandy Leon to make another start behind the dish.

Perez is out of Wednesday's lineup against the Giants, Joel Goldberg of Fox Sports Kansas City reports.

He has started 15 of the last 17 games behind the dish, hitting .271 with two home runs over that stretch. Drew Butera will start at catcher and hit eighth.

Perez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Dodgers.

Not only was it Perez's first long ball of 2017, but it was hit off the best pitcher in baseball, Clayton Kershaw. Still, the homer can't hide the reserve catcher's awful .147/.226/.213 slash line through 23 games.

Perez (ribs) is back in the lineup Tuesday against the Giants, Joel Goldberg of Fox Sports Kansas City reports.

As anticipated, Perez will re-enter the lineup in time for the series opener in San Francisco. He will resume his normal spot behind the plate and bat fifth.

Gomes is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Dodgers.

This marks the second game in row Gomes will miss, although he's beginning to show signs of life at the plate once again. Roberto Perez will fill in for him behind the plate once more.

Sanchez is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Angels, Pete Caldera of The Record reports.

Sanchez will take a seat despite being in the midst of a five-game power binge; he's gone 9-for-21 (.429) with six extra-base hits and 13 RBI over that stretch. Austin Romine will draw the start behind the dish in his place as Masahiro Tanaka takes the mound for the Yankees.

Vazquez is not in the lineup Monday against the Phillies, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Vazquez will take a seat for the third time in four games as he continues to split time behind the dish with Sandy Leon. The 26-year-old Vazquez remains the better fantasy option of the two, as he owns a .318/.345/.421 line for the season, albeit without a homer.