Perez went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI in Monday's 5-3 win over the Angels.

Perez opened the scoring with an RBI single in the third inning and then added a two-run double in the seventh that sealed the win for the Royals. The catcher has been as steady as ever in August, going 17-for-61 (.279) with 12 RBI over 16 contests this month. He's up to a .278/.336/.472 slash line with 22 home runs, 85 RBI, 50 runs scored and 22 doubles through 122 games this season.

Diaz went 2-for-5 with a solo walk-off home run and an additional run in Monday's 5-4 win against the Red Sox.

Diaz broke a 4-4 tie and sent the Astros home with a win on a 401-foot shot off Kenley Jansen in the ninth inning. It was the second straight game with a long ball for Diaz, who has gone deep four times in his past 10 contests. Diaz had just 10 homers across 103 games prior to the recent power surge.

The Rays selected Brantly's contract from Triple-A Durham on Monday, Tricia Whitaker of Bally Sports Sun reports.

He'll serve as the backup catcher behind Alex Jackson while Ben Rortvedt (personal) is away on paternity leave. Brantly is a career .225/.287/.326 hitter over parts of eight big-league seasons and sports a .741 OPS with Durham in 2024.

The Rays placed Rortvedt on the paternity list Monday, Tricia Whitaker of Bally Sports Sun reports.

Rortvedt can miss up to three games while he tends to more important matters. Rob Brantly has been brought up from Triple-A Durham to help Alex Jackson out at catcher.

Jeffers is out of the lineup for Monday's game against San Diego.

Jeffers will give way to Christian Vazquez behind the plate Monday against Michael King and the Padres. Jeffers is slashing .231/.311/.464 with a career-high 19 home runs in 367 plate appearances.

Kelly started at catcher and went 0-for-4 in Sunday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Twins.

Kelly made his fifth start in the last six games, including four as the catcher and one at DH. Sunday's hitless effort put a halt to a six-game hit streak, but he could continue to steal at-bats from primary backstop Jonah Heim, who is mired in a 4-for-27 (.148/.233/.296) run.

Rutschman went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Red Sox.

Rutschman was scratched from the lineup Friday due to back soreness, and he didn't start Saturday, though he went 0-for-2 off the bench. This was his first homer since July 19 -- he hit a poor .216 (16-for-74) over 23 games between long balls. That rough patch has dulled the shine of Rutschman's overall stats, as he's now at a .266/.331/.428 slash line with 18 homers, 70 RBI, 59 runs scored, 16 doubles and a stolen base over 114 contests. Despite the recent struggles, Rutschman's heavy workload between catcher and designated hitter gives him ample fantasy appeal. There's also a fair chance he bounces back, as he struck out at just an 11.9 percent rate during his power drought.

Jeffers went 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk and three RBI in Sunday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Rangers.

Jeffers made an impact early in the contest, hitting a two-run homer in the first inning and an RBI single in the third. The catcher has hit safely in five of his last six games, going 6-for-20 (.300) with three homers and five RBI in that span. That constitutes a warm spell for Jeffers, and it's come at a good time, as fellow catcher Christian Vazquez entered Sunday on an eight-game hitting streak before snapping it with a strikeout as a pinch hitter. The Twins continue to evenly split the playing time for their catchers. Jeffers has offered more power with 19 homers, 18 doubles and a .464 slugging percentage while batting .231 with 57 RBI, 45 runs scored and three stolen bases over 94 contests this season.

Raleigh went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Sunday's win against the Pirates.

Raleigh's 27th blast put the first two runs on the board for the Mariners and set the stage for the halting of the team's five-game skid. Raleigh is outpacing all catchers in homers, currently sitting five up on both Kansas City's Salvador Perez and Oakland's Shea Langeliers, though Raleigh's 78 RBI are four shy of Perez's total.

Heim is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

Heim has a .684 OPS in August and will sit Sunday for the third time in Texas' past five games. Carson Kelly is starting behind the plate Sunday as he continues to carve out a larger share of the playing time.