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Indians catcher Yan Gomes went 1 for 3 with a solo home run in his team's 5-3 loss to the Yankees Monday.

Gomes' eighth-inning home run brought his team to within two, but it was the closest they would get before taking the loss. The catcher has smacked home runs in back-to-back games. Gomes owns a .270/.313/.446 line with 11 home runs and 33 RBI in 267 at-bats.

On Sunday, Major League Baseball revealed the American League reserves for the 2014 All-Star Game, which will be held on July 15 at Target Field in Minneapolis.

The following players were selected as reserves:

C Salvador Perez, Royals
C Derek Norris, Athletics
C Kurt Suzuki, Twins
1B Jose Abreu, White Sox
1B Victor Martinez, Tigers
1B Edwin Encarnacion, Blue Jays
1B/OF Brandon Moss, Athletics
2B Jose Altuve, Astros
SS Alexei Ramirez, White Sox
3B Adrian Beltre, Rangers
OF Yoenis Cespedes, Athletics
OF Alex Gordon, Royals
OF Michael Brantley, Indians

On Sunday, Major League Baseball revealed the American League starting lineup for the 2014 All-Star Game, which will be held on July 15 at Target Field in Minneapolis. Orioles catcher Matt Wieters was voted as a starter, but Royals catcher Salvador Perez will take his place behind the plate for the game. Other injured players will likely be replaced on the roster moving forward.

The following players were selected as starters by the fans:

OF Jose Bautista, Blue Jays (leading vote-getter)
OF Mike Trout, Angels
OF Adam Jones, Orioles
1B Miguel Cabrera, Tigers
2B Robinson Cano, Mariners
SS Derek Jeter, Yankees
3B Josh Donaldson, Athletics
C Matt Wieters, Orioles
DH Nelson Cruz, Orioles

RHP Yu Darvish, Rangers
RHP Max Scherzer, Tigers
RHP Felix Hernandez, Mariners
RHP Masahiro Tanaka, Yankees
LHP Jon Lester, Red Sox
LHP David Price, Rays
LHP Scott Kazmir, Athletics
LHP Mark Buehrle, Blue Jays
LHP Sean Doolittle, Athletics
RHP Greg Holland, Royals
LHP Glen Perkins, Twins
RHP Dellin Betances, Yankees

Indians catcher Yan Gomes went 2 for 4 with a two-run homer and a double in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Royals. The home run traveled 406 feet to center.

Gomes upped his average to .269, with 10 homers and 32 RBI in 264 at-bats.

Indians catcher Yan Gomes is absent from the Saturday lineup against Kansas City. George Kottaras is set to start at that spot.

Gomes has been struggling a bit a the plate recently after a hot stretch. He has five hits in his last 25 at-bats.

Indians catcher Yan Gomes maintained his consistency and production Tuesday night against the Dodgers not only by completing a triple play with a strike to second, but also with run-scoring doubles in the sixth and eighth innings.

Gomes, who has 30 RBI this season and has hit safely in nine of his last 11 games, sweetened his stat line to .268/.310/.425.

Royals catcher Salvador Perez went 2 for 4 with a solo home run in his team's 6-1 win over the Twins Monday.

Perez wrapped up a productive June in style, boosting his average from .253 to .287 by the end of the month while knocking half of his 10 home runs during June. He has hit .287/.334/.455 with 29 RBI in 279 at-bats.

Indians catcher Yan Gomes went 1 for 4 with a solo home run in his team's 5-0 victory over the Mariners Saturday.

Gomes' sixth-inning home run increased his team's lead to five runs, and it was far more offense than starting pitcher Josh Tomlin would need, as he tossed a near-perfect game with Gomes behind the plate. The catcher has hit .267/.311/.421 with nine home runs and 28 RBI in 247 at-bats.

Indians catcher Yan Gomes went 1 for 4 with a solo home run in his team's 6-1 victory over the Diamondbacks Wednesday.

Gomes extended his hitting streak to seven games with his second-inning home run, which was his first home run since June 7. He has hit .272/.317/.418 with eight home runs and 27 RBI in 239 at-bats.

Indians catcher Yan Gomes ended a five-game RBI drought Tuesday, in an extra-innings loss against the Diamondbacks.

Gomes drove in three runs in the game, none bigger than with his RBI single in the ninth inning to send the game to extras. He went 3 for 6 with one run and two strikeouts.

Gomes has multiple hits in three games in the midst of a six-game hitting streak. He is hitting .272/.318/.409 on the season.