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Indians catcher Roberto Perez hit his fifth home run of the season during Monday's 8-5 loss to the Tigers.

Perez hit the solo shot off Joakim Soria in the ninth inning. He finished the game 2 for 3 with two runs scored and one walk. Over his last nine games, Perez is 6 for 19 with one home run and three RBI.

A nagging neck issue has Indians catcher Yan Gomes sidelined again Monday for the start of a series against Detroit.

Gomes missed the game Friday with the problem and returned to the lineup Saturday, but has now been out the last two games.

His continued absence could further push back the search for his swing after a long absence due to injury earlier in the year. The 2014 surprise has just three hits in his last 26 at-bats and owns a slash line .204/.214/.301.

Indians catcher Yan Gomes, who has been dealing with a neck injury, is in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Rays.

Gomes injured his neck on Thursday against the Cubs and was forced to leave the game.

Gomes is hitting .211 with two home runs and six RBI in 90 at-bats this season.

A neck injury sustained Thursday night on a slide at home plate has Indians catcher Yan Gomes on the bench Friday as the team opens a series against visiting Tampa Bay.

Gomes, who missed much of the year with a knee issue, has yet to find the consistent stroke that marked his 2014 season. He is 3-for-23 in his last eight games as his average has fallen to .211.

The Royals are expected to open talks either later this season or in the offseason with catcher Salvador Perez about renegotiating his contract or signing an extension, according to CBSSports.com Baseball Insider Jon Heyman. 

It has been said Kansas City personnel have expressed sympathy for Perez over his inexplicably low contract. Perez signed a five-year, $7 million contract in February 2012. He is under contract through 2017, which includes team options for 2018 ($5 million) and 2019 ($6 million).

Indians catcher Yan Gomes left Thursday's game against the Cubs with cervical tightness, per FoxSports.com.

Gomes went 1 for 2 with an RBI and a run scored before leaving the game. He's hitting .211 with two home runs and six RBI in 90 at-bats this season.

Bryan Holaday will earn the start at catcher for the Tigers in Thursday night's game against the Reds.

This will be Holaday's seventh start of the season. He's starting in place of James McCann, who is batting .252 with two home runs. Holaday is hitting .259/.259/.481 with one home run and eight RBI. 

Rays catcher Curt Casali hit his first home run of the 2015 season during Wednesday night's 5-0 victory over the Nationals. 

Casali went yard in the fifth inning with a solo shot. Casali was recently recalled from Triple-A Durham. He finished the game 3 for 3 with two singles. 

Tigers third baseman Nick Castellanos is getting the day off for Sunday's game against the Indians. 

Starting in Castellanos' place is Andrew Romine. James McCann is also out of the starting lineup as Bryan Holaday is in his place at catcher. Anthony Gose, who hit ninth the past two days, is back to the leadoff spot.  

Royals catcher Salvador Perez hit a game-tying, solo home run in the fourth inning on Saturday, but it wasn't enough as the Royals fell to the Cardinals 3-2. The home run was Perez's 10th of the season, and fourth in his last seven games.