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Maile went 2-for-3 with an RBI single in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Orioles.

The rookie backstop had a solid debut after being called up from Triple-A Durham, plating Corey Dickerson with a run-scoring single in the third and adding another hit as well. Maile will spell starter Curt Casali intermittently while he remains with the big league club.

Thole struggled in his limited playing time during the first half of the season, hitting a measly .141 with just one extra-base hit in 78 at-bats.

The fact that Russell Martin was disgustingly awful for the first two-plus months of the season, and Thole still didn't receive extra playing time, tells you all you need to know about his fantasy value. If not for being knuckleballer R.A. Dickey's personal catcher, it's very unlikely that Thole would still be wearing a big league uniform with the way his season has gone.

Maile is expected to be called up Friday.

Maile is getting the call up to be replace Hank Conger who was sent down to the minors Monday. Although Maile will be behind Curt Casali on the depth chart, he figures to see one or two starts a week at catcher on days when Casali needs off. Maile has spent all of 2016 with Triple-A Durham where he's accumulated a .242/.310/.340 slash line over 58 games.

Thole went 2-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and two RBI in Sunday's win over the Tigers.

He continues to get a start or two a week as R.A. Dickey's personal catcher, but Thole's .141/.239/.179 slash line on the season tells you all you need to know about his fantasy value.

Perez (thumb), who figures to be rehabbing for a few more weeks, may not be guaranteed a role with the Indians once he's back healthy, MLB.com reports.

Perez started the season as the Tribe's backup catcher but Chris Gimenez has become Trevor Bauer's personal catcher during Perez's injury and the Indians may be reluctant to break the duo up with Bauer performing so well.

Perez will be held out of the lineup for Sunday's tilt with Seattle, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

Perez will get the day off as Drew Butera makes a start behind the plate and bats ninth. Perez, who's made six consecutive starts coming into Sunday, is 5-for-10 with two homers, five runs and four RBI over the last three games.

Perez went 1-for-3 with a solo homer, a walk and two runs in Saturday's 5-3 victory over the Mariners.

The veteran backstop went deep off reliever Vidal Nuno in the seventh to make it two games in a row with a homer. After a 1-for-19 start to July over his first five games, Perez has gone 5-for-10 over his first three contests versus Seattle, with two homers, four RBI, a pair of walks and five runs scored.

Casali (head) is back in the lineup for Saturday's game against Boston, Bill Chastain of MLB.com reports.

Casali is back in the lineup after suffering a bruise during Wednesday's game against the Angels. He ended up missing two games as Hank Conger got the starts at catcher the past two days, but will return behind the plate for Saturday's matchup.

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

McCann will get a regular day off after starting the past two games behind the plate. In his place, Jarrod Saltalamacchia will be in the catcher's position with Matt Boyd on the mound for Detroit.

Perez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Friday's loss to Seattle.

Kansas City ultimately ended up dropping the game, but Perez offered a glimmer of hope when he took Steve Cishek deep in the ninth inning to bring his club within one. Perez broke out of a slump with a 3-for-4 performance Thursday, and Friday's follow-up indicates that he's beginning to get back in a groove, although it remains to be seen if the All-Star break will affect this development.