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Royals catcher Salvador Perez has returned to the starting lineup for Saturday's clash with the Angels. Perez hasn't played since Tuesday, as he has been dealing with inflammation in his wrist. 

But he is back in there on Saturday, batting sixth for manager Ned Yost.

A wrist ailment that has prevented Royals catcher Salvador Perez from playing since Tuesday has him sidelined again Friday against the Angels. Drew Butera will man the position instead.

Perez has hit safely in six of his last seven games to improve his slash line to .251/.265/.420. He has just eight walks in 379 at-bats this season.

Royals catcher Salvador Perez was held out of the starting lineup Thursday against the Angels for a second straight game due to wrist soreness. 

Perez is batting .360 (9 for 25) with one double, one home run, five RBI, one run, one walk and three strikeouts in his last seven games.

Royals catcher Salvador Perez is not in the lineup for Wednesday's matchup against the Tigers. Perez left Tuesday's game with a wrist injury, which has been nagging him for several days now.

With Perez out, Drew Butera will handle the game behind the plate for the Royals on Wednesday. There has been no word on how long the Royals expect Perez to be out for. He did have X-rays and an MRI which came back negative. He'll have a few days off, but could be available in the case of an emergency, manager Ned Yost said.

Royals catcher Salvador Perez was lifted from Tuesday's game against the Tigers in the eighth inning. Perez has been dealing with inflammation and soreness in his wrist over the past few days. He had X-rays a couple of days ago which came back negative for any serious damage.

Perez is considered day-to-day, but his status for Wednesday's game is not yet known.

Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier and catcher Curt Casali were back in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Braves, reports the Tampa Bay Times.

Kiermaier will hit eighth and play center field while Casali will bat ninth and play catcher. Kiermaier missed Sunday's game with a thumb injury, while Casali also missed Sunday's contest because of a head injury.

Rays catcher Curt Casali, who passed a concussion test on Saturday, is not in his team's lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.

Casali will be replaced by Rene Rivera, who will hit out of the ninth spot in the lineup.

Rays catcher Curt Casali said he was feeling fine after passing concussion tests Saturday, reports the Tampa Bay Times.

Casali had to leave Saturday's game after being hit on the head ny a follow-through swing by Travis d'Arnaud.

"We figured it was best to just call it a day because if I get hit again, it's probably going to be a long time before I come back," Casali said. "But I'm good now and ready to go [Sunday]."

Tigers catcher James McCann and shortstop Jose Iglesias exchanged words and a brief physical confrontation in the dugout between the top and bottom of the sixth inning Friday in a game going badly against Boston, MLive is reporting.

Iglesias shoved McCann in the chest and appeared to throw something at the catcher before being wrapped up by teammate Nick Castellanos.

It's unclear what precipitated the fight, but it was caught by TV cameras and shown during the broadcast.

Royals catcher Salvador Perez went 3 for 4 at the plate in Kansas City's 5-1 win over the Tigers on Tuesday. Perez did his damage in the fourth when he blasted the first pitch he saw from Just Verlander over the left center field wall for a two-run shot, his 16th of the year. 

Perez also singled home another RBI to bring his total to 46 on the year. He is hitting .249 on the season.