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Gomes is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Rockies, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Gomes has hit safely in his past three starts, but he'll head to the bench for the afternoon series finale in Colorado. Roberto Perez will head behind the plate to fill in for him.

Maile went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in Tuesday's loss to Oakland, ending his five-game hitting streak.

With Russell Martin having neck issues of late, Maile has enjoyed increased playing time. Starting six of the team's last seven games behind the dish, Maile has gone 6-for-20 (.300) with a home run. Unfortunately for the 26-year-old, the counting stats haven't been there, and he's struck out in 40 percent of his at-bats over the stretch.

Perez leads all AL catchers in All-Star voting for the second straight week, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

The backstop has his sights set on a fifth All-Star Game appearance. Perez is a perennial Gold Glove contender, and his offense continues to be among the elite at his position. Through 54 games in 2017, he has 11 home runs and 32 RBI, both of which are most among MLB catchers.

McCann's (hand) rehab assignment at Triple-A Toledo is only expected to last "a couple of days," Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

McCann would have been ready to come off the disabled list Tuesday, but since the Tigers aren't expected to face a left-handed starting pitcher until their weekend series with the Red Sox, the backstop's services wouldn't have been needed. He'll instead get a couple games in with Toledo before being activated, at which point he'll settle into the smaller portion of a platoon at catcher with Alex Avila.

Collins, 22, is hitting .230/.392/.455 with eight home runs and 26 RBI through 50 games for High-A Winston-Salem.

The batting average is not ideal, but Collins has shown superb patience at the dish, drawing 43 walks thus far in 2017. In addition, he has cracked eight home runs with his left-handed bat, flashing his 20-homer potential. With improvements in the field as well, Collins remains one of the better prospects for the White Sox.

McCann (hand) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Toledo on Tuesday.

There was some hope that McCann could return Tuesday, but apparently the Tigers feel it's necessary he shake the rust with a few games in the minors before slotting back into the major-league lineup. McCann has been out since May 25 with a left hand laceration. He's batting .286/.375/.786 on the year against left-handed pitching, but just .175/.261/.300 against righties.

Maldonado is out of the lineup Sunday against the Twins, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

With a .270 average, four homers and 15 RBI in 152 at-bats this season, Maldonado isn't lighting the world on fire, but he's quietly become a reliable option in deeper two-catcher and AL-only leagues. He'll be guaranteed the bulk of the starts behind the dish for the Angels, though manager Mike Scioscia will give Maldonado a day off in the series finale. Juan Graterol replaces Maldonado behind the plate.

Perez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Indians, Paul Hoynes of Cleveland.com reports.

With Perez batting just 4-for-31 (.129 average) while starting each of the last eight games, manager Ned Yost decided it was an opportune time to rest the oft-used backstop. Backup Drew Butera will fill in for Perez behind the plate.

Gomes is out of the lineup Sunday against the Royals, Paul Hoynes of Cleveland.com reports.

Gomes will receive a routine day off after starting at catcher in the first two games of the series, going 2-for-7 with a double in those contests. Roberto Perez will spell him behind the dish.

Vazquez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Orioles, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Vazquez has been the Red Sox's top-performing catcher this season, but he's still locked into a timeshare with Sandy Leon, who receives the nod behind the plate Sunday. It's unclear what more Vazquez needs to do in order to capture a larger portion of the starts behind the plate, as he's a capable defender and his .373 on-base percentage is nearly 100 points better than Leon's.