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Gomes went 2-for-5 with three RBI and a strikeout against the Orioles on Saturday.

The Brazilian backstop is a bit below his career averages this season, but he's been pretty productive of late with hits in eight of the last 10 games. He's only hit .250 over that span, but six of his 10 hits have gone for extra bases so his power remains intact.

Perez was diagnosed with a quadriceps contusion and will undergo a precautionary MRI later Saturday, Josh Vernier of 610 Sports Radio reports.

Perez was involved in a scary collision with Chelsor Cuthbert in foul territory Saturday and had to be helped off the field. Fortunately, the Royals believe that Perez avoided any structural damage and only suffered a contusion in his quadriceps. However, MLB.com's Jeffrey Flanagan reports that Perez's injury could result in a DL stint. Regardless, Drew Butera figures to take over catching duties while Perez is sidelined.

Perez exited Saturday's game in the ninth inning with an apparent leg injury, Rustin Dodd of the Kansas City Star reports.

Perez was injured Saturday when an apparent miscommunication on a foul ball resulted in third baseman Chelsor Cuthbert colliding with his knee. He was helped off the field by manager Ned Yost and team trainer Nick Kenney, according to Dodd. There is no official word on the nature and extent of Perez's injury, but the immediate worry is that it could be a knee injury. Further information on Perez's status figures to be made available following Saturday's game.

Casali is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Yankees, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Casali will earn the day off after starting five of the last six games for the Rays behind the plate. Hank Conger will take his place and bat ninth against Masahiro Tanaka. During the past ten games, Casali is just 3-for-29 from the dish, and is batting .165/.221/.361 on the season with 41 strikeouts in just 34 games. Even though Casali is struggling at the plate, Conger isn't fairing much better and his defensive shortcomings allow Casali to remain the Rays' starter.

Gomes is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Orioles.

Chris Gimenez will take his place behind the plate while batting eighth in the lineup for Friday's game. Gomes is hitting just .177/.216/.377 in 2016, but he has been finding his stride and hitting better in the past couple weeks.

Lavisky (ankle) is back on the active roster with Triple-A Columbus.

After missing most of April with an ankle issue, Lavisky returned for one game before being sidelined for another couple weeks with the same problem. He seems to be completely healthy now, although his playing time will still likely be limited while Anthony Recker continues to act as the primary catcher for the Clippers.

Sanchez has been diagnosed with a cracked right thumb and will be re-evaluated in two weeks, the YES Network's Jack Curry reports.

The hard-hitting catching prospect will rest his thumb for two weeks and then the Yankees will X-ray it to see where he's at. Sanchez has plenty of potential if and when he gets a chance in the big leagues, but with Brian McCann in place, he had an uncertain ETA.

Vazquez is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies, Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald reports.

Vazquez will get the day off after playing in five straight games. The 25-year-old has struggled a bit at the dish this season, hitting just .226/.270/.345 with six RBI through 24 games, but will likely continue to be starting catcher for the Red Sox.

Perez will bat fifth as the team's DH against the Twins on Wednesday, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

Perez has gone 7-for-9 in his first two games of the series, so it makes sense for manager Ned Yost to keep him in the lineup as much as he can. He will also get a much-needed day off behind the plate after starting 43 of the team's first 45 games.

Perez hit his seventh homer and knocked in two runs in a 2-for-4 game in Tuesday's win over the Twins.

Perez extended his hit streak to 10 games and is demolishing the Twins in this series. He's now 7-for-9 with three extra-base hits and three RBI in the first two games, and Minnesota can't wait until he's out of town. Perez has a pair of homers in his last six games and has raised his slugging percentage from .435 to an even .500 in that span.