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Royals catcher Salvador Perez will likely be given Sunday off to rest his sore calf, MLB.com reports.

"Yes, he'll probably get the day off," manager Ned Yost said Saturday. "It's not the shin, it's the calf. He's got a real big bruise on it and all that blood's draining down toward his ankle. It's still sore ...  The more running he does, the more it hurts. He starts off the day feeling pretty good but at the end of the day it's sore, but playable."

Perez was struck on the injured calf by a foul ball during an at-bat on May 2. He has hit .260/.319/.425 with three home runs and 11 RBI in 127 at-bats.

Royals catcher Salvador Perez recorded his third multi-hit game in the last five Friday night against the Mariners.

Perez singled and scored in both the fourth and eighth innings to raise his batting average to .260. He has nine hits in his last 23 at-bats.

Indians catcher Yan Gomes was 1 for 4 with a solo home run in his team's 4-3 win over the Twins Wednesday.

Gomes knocked a fifth-inning homer to give his team a 3-1 lead, but he also committed his ninth error of the season in the win. He has hit .255/.295/.459 with four home runs and 12 RBI in 98 at-bats.

The Indians reinstated catcher Yan Gomes from the paternity list prior to Monday's game against the Twins, the Associated Press reports. Gomes missed two games while on paternity leave. He is hitting .261 with three home runs and 10 RBI in 88 at-bats.

Royals catcher Salvador Perez returned to the starting lineup Sunday against the Tigers after sitting out Saturday with a shin injury. Perez is batting .157 (8 for 51) with two doubles, two home runs and five RBI in his last 13 games.

Royals catcher Salvador Perez was scratched from Saturday's lineup due to a shin injury.

Perez was initially scheduled to play, but will take a day to recover. He was removed from Friday's game with the injury, and is considered day-to-day. Perez is hitting .228 in 101 at-bats.

The Indians announced several roster moves prior to Saturday's clash against the White Sox, MLB.com reports.

The team placed catcher Yan Gomes on the paternity list and designated infielder Elliot Johnson for assignment. In exchange, the Indians recalled pitcher Nick Hagadone from Triple-A and purchased the contract of catcher George Kottaras from Triple-A.

Indians catcher Yan Gomes has been racking up strikeouts. He has struck out at least once in 14 of his last 15 games, totaling 22 strikeouts to just four walks in that span.

Gomes had a fairly quiet first month offensively. He hit three home runs, but totaled just eight RBI and a .250 batting average. He totaled 26 strikeouts to four walks in 25 games.

Royals catcher Salvador Perez has put together a nice stretch in recent days, capped off by a four-RBI performance Tuesday against the Blue Jays.

Perez played a big part in a 10-7 win, as he drove in two runs in each the seventh and eighth innings. He slugged a two-run homer in the seventh and added a two-run double one inning later, the latter of which gave the Royals a lead they would not relinquish.

Perez is now 7 for 13 over the last three games to raise his batting average to .250 on the season. He has two home runs and 10 RBI in 24 games.  

Royals catcher Salvador Perez was not in the team's starting lineup Thursday against the Indians.

It's a normal day of rest for Perez. He'll get rest after a night game Wednesday. Brett Hayes will get the start behind the plate. Perez has struggled to open the year, hitting just .213 over 75 at-bats.