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Romo isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Minnesota.

The White Sox have fallen into a pattern of alternating between Romo and Jake Rogers behind the plate, and Saturday will mark the latter's turn to handle catching duties.

Jensen went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Friday's 3-0 win over Cleveland.

Jensen extended Kansas City's lead with a two-run blast over the right-field wall in the ninth inning. The young catcher has now homered in back-to-back games and three times over his past seven contests. On the year, he's hitting .223/.309/.415 with 19 homers, 61 RBI, 61 runs and two stolen bases across 126 games.

Heim went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 4-3 extra-inning loss to the Orioles.

Heim had gone nearly a month without a homer, batting just .156 (12-for-77) during his 22-game power drought. His solo shot Friday got the Athletics on the board in the seventh inning. Heim is batting .210 with a .659 OPS, 12 homers, 41 RBI, 29 runs scored and 15 doubles over 84 contests this season and continues to see a starting role behind the plate since Shea Langeliers (knee) went out of the lineup in late July.

Rutschman (elbow) is back in the lineup for Boston's matchup with the Yankees on Friday.

Rutschman sat out the final two games of the series against the Marlins but will start behind the plate for Friday's series opener. The 28-year-old has struggled since coming over to Boston, batting .146/.255/.244 with one homer and four RBI over 47 plate appearances. The switch hitter will bat fifth for the Red Sox as Connor Wong moves back to the bench Friday.

Kirk is absent from the lineup for Friday's contest versus the Mariners.

It's a routine day off for Kirk, who started at catcher the last two days for the Blue Jays. Brandon Valenzuela will be behind the dish and will bat ninth in the series opener.

Jensen went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, an additional run scored and three walks in Thursday's 13-2 win over the Blue Jays.

From the leadoff spot, Jensen opened the scoring with a 421-foot blast off Spencer Arrighetti in the first inning. The young catcher has hit just .167 across 22 August games, though he's been better of late, going 9-for-32 (.281) with two homers over his past 10 contests. On the year, Jensen is slashing .224/.310/.410 with 18 homers, 59 RBI, 60 runs and two stolen bases across 125 tilts.

The Red Sox signed Nido to a minor-league contract Thursday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

Nido spent the first four months of this season at Triple-A Toledo in the Tigers organization before being released in late July. The 32-year-old has a career .560 OPS over parts of nine big-league seasons and will give the Red Sox some experienced catching depth at Triple-A Worcester.

Romo is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

Romo will hit the bench after he went 1-for-7 with a walk and a run scored while starting behind the dish in the first two contests of the series. Jake Rogers will handle catching duties Wednesday.

Diaz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.

Diaz will get a breather Wednesday, one night after turning in one of his best performances of the season. He was the star of Tuesday's 9-7 win, going 3-for-4 with two home runs, one walk, three RBI and an additional run. Christian Vazquez will get the nod behind the plate in Diaz's stead.

Rutschman (elbow) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Miami.

Rutschman will miss a second straight start after he hyperextended his right elbow on a swing Monday. With a team off day Thursday and the Yankees on the docket this weekend, Rutschman will get some extra rest before likely returning to action Friday. Connor Wong will start behind the dish in the series finale Wednesday.