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Garver went 2-for-2 with two walks, a double, a home run and four RBI in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Red Sox.

While his defensive performance was a little shaky -- he got charged with a passed ball and a catcher's interference call -- Garver's bat supplied most of the fireworks for the Rangers, including a three-run shot off Kaleb Ort in the second inning. The homer was his first in a month, and the 32-year-old slashed a tepid .214/.290/.286 during his 16-game power drought. On the season, Garver's batting .256 with four homers and 17 RBI in 24 contests.

Fry went 2-for-4 with a walk, one RBI and a stolen base in Tuesday's 6-5 extra-inning win over Atlanta.

Fry knocked in a run for the third time over his last five games, with this one coming via the walk-off hit in the 10th inning. The 27-year-old is starting to push for more playing time -- he's been in the lineup for three of the last five games. For the season, he's batting .293 with a home run, six RBI, two steals and four runs scored over 44 plate appearances. His versatility allows him to cover multiple positions around the diamond.

Jansen is absent from the lineup Tuesday versus the White Sox.

Alejandro Kirk will start at catcher and Brandon Belt is serving as the Blue Jays' designated hitter. This is the second straight absence for Jansen, who's batting just .206/.250/.353 over his last 36 plate appearances.

Naylor is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest against Atlanta.

Both Naylor brothers are sitting this one out, although Josh's absence is due to a wrist issue. In Bo's case, it looks to be a routine day off while Cam Gallagher catches Shane Bieber.

Grandal is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Blue Jays.

It looks to be a routine day off for the veteran catcher. Seby Zavala will catch Lucas Giolito while Grandal gets some rest.

O'Hoppe (shoulder) took 25 dry swings Tuesday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

It's the first time he's swung a bat since he underwent surgery in late April to repair a torn labrum in his left (non-throwing) shoulder. O'Hoppe said afterward that it felt "really good. I didn't feel I needed to baby anything... Taking the training wheels off today." There's a chance he could return before the end of the season, with late August being a best-case scenario. O'Hoppe has plenty of hoops to jump through, though, and where the Angels are in the playoff hunt at the time could also factor into their plans for the young catcher.

Perez was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a fractured left thumb.

It's unclear how or when Perez suffered the injury, but clearly he's going to be on the shelf for a while. Manny Pina (wrist) is back from an injury himself to take Perez's roster spot.

Perez (foot) will catch and bat cleanup Tuesday versus the Twins in his return to the lineup.

Perez sat out Monday because of a little soreness in his foot after he was hit by a ball Sunday. He's fine, though, and ready to catch for Zack Greinke in this one.

Heim is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Red Sox.

It's merely a day off for the first-time All-Star. Mitch Garver will do the catching for Dane Dunning while Heim grabs a seat.

McCann was activated from the 10-day injured list Tuesday, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.

McCann has been idle since mid-June with a sprained left ankle but is ready to roll following a short rehab assignment. He'll get the occasional start against left-handed pitching.