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Garver is out of Saturday's lineup against the Cubs, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Garver has been hitting for average but not power recently, posting a .294 average with zero home runs in 51 June at-bats, which is surprising as he is generally thought of as a power-over-hit catcher. Bobby Wilson is starting behind the dish and hitting eighth.

McCann is out of Saturday's lineup against the Blue Jays.

June has not been kind to McCann, as he will finish with a .150/.177/.167 slash line in 60 at-bats for the month if he does not play Saturday. Grayson Greiner will start behind the dish and hit seventh.

Trevino has been placed on the disabled list at Double-A Frisco with a left shoulder (non-throwing) impingement, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.

Trevino had a brief stay in the majors earlier this month before getting sent back down to Frisco. The Rangers decided they could get by with Isiah Kiner-Falefa as the backup catcher, so Trevino was sent back down to Frisco after making his MLB debut. He played just one game with the RoughRiders before ending up on the minor-league disabled list.

Perez (hand) will catch and bat fourth against the Mariners on Friday.

As expected, Perez will not miss any time after suffering a minor hand injury during Wednesday's game in Milwaukee. Over 59 contests this year, he's hitting .215/.257/.395 with 11 home runs and 32 RBI.

Gomes is out of the lineup against Oakland on Friday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Gomes will take a seat for the second straight game after starting six of the previous seven contests behind the plate. In his place, Roberto Perez will get another start and catch Trevor Bauer in the series opener. Expect to see Gomes back in the lineup for Saturday's tilt.

Maldonado is not in the lineup against the Red Sox on Thursday.

Maldonado will receive a standard breather following four straight starts. In his place, Jose Briceno will catch and bat eighth in the order.

Stubbs went 1-for-4 with a home run for Triple-A Fresno in its 5-4 loss to El Paso on Wednesday.

It was only the second long ball in 179 plate appearances on the season for Stubbs, but power has never been regarded as a major component of the backstop's game. Instead, Stubbs draws raves for his exceptional bat-to-ball and on-base skills, which are evident in his meager 15.6 percent strikeout rate and 9.8 percent walk rate, the latter of which is actually his lowest mark at any stop of the minors. An inflated .403 BABIP has propped Stubbs' average up to .346, but his aforementioned plate approach should allow him to at least be a neutral asset in that category when he hits the majors. There are more questions about Stubbs' ability to handle the rigors of catching, however, as he has already proven susceptible to injury during his young pro career and lacks ideal size for the position (5-foot-10, 175 pounds).

Perez (ankle) will begin a rehabilitation assignment at Double-A Frisco on Thursday, T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com reports.

It's uncertain if the Rangers intend to bring Perez back to the major-league roster when healthy. Since he was placed on the disabled list, manager Jeff Banister moved utility infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa into the backup catcher job.

Leon went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Wednesday's win over the Angels.

Leon deposited a two-run shot over the Green Monster in the second inning, then later added an insurance run in the seventh on an RBI single. He's still sitting more often than not in favor of Christian Vazquez, but Leon has taken advantage of his playing time of late, going 5-for-12 (.417) with six RBI and a couple of runs scored over his last four starts.

Maldonado went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run, a walk and two strikeouts in Wednesday's loss to the Red Sox.

Maldonado helped key a comeback from six runs down with his sixth-inning blast, though it would still not be enough after some late game bullpen woes. The catcher isn't have a particularly good season at the plate -- he's slashing .243/.301/.357 with four homers and 29 RBI -- but he's now driven in seven runs over the last four games.