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Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

Jansen started the first two games of the series and will receive a day off after he went 2-for-7 with a home run, two RBI and two runs. Tyler Heineman will take over behind the plate Sunday.

Garver is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

Garver started the past two games and will take a seat after he went 2-for-8 with a walk and an RBI. Jonah Heim is working behind the plate while Adolis Garcia serves as the designated hitter.

Rogers is starting at catcher and batting eighth in Sunday's game against the Twins.

Rogers will return to the lineup after sitting Saturday, with Eric Haase heading back to the bench. The two have alternated starts behind the plate fairly evenly all season. This will be the 41st start at catcher for Rogers, while Haase has started 35 times at the position. Rogers is batting only .178, though he has managed nine home runs in 129 at-bats, making him a boom-or-bust option.

Haase is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

Haase went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored Saturday, but he'll alternate at catcher with Jake Rogers, who slides into the lineup for the series finale. Haase can play in the outfield when he's not behind the plate, though he's started only once in the outfield this month.

Rutschman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Rutschman will take a seat while in the midst of an 0-for-14 slump, which ends a streak of 10 straight starts. Anthony Bemboom will step in behind the plate to catch Sunday for Kyle Bradish.

Jansen went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 7-3 win over the A's.

The backstop took Hogan Harris deep in the third inning, giving Jansen four homers in his last eight games and 10 on the year. He's batting .286 (8-for-28) over that stretch with a .786 SLG, adding two doubles, five runs and six RBI into the mix, and with Alejandro Kirk (hand) sidelined at least until the end of the month, Jansen should continue seeing a full-time workload for the Jays.

Fermin went 3-for-3 with a three-run homer and an additional run scored in Saturday's victory over the Rays.

Fermin took Yonny Chirinos deep for a three-run home run in the fourth inning, plating Edward Olivares and Drew Waters to give the Royals a two-run lead. The outing marked his second three-hit effort across his last three appearances, while the home run was Fermin's first since May 12 (16 games). With Salvador Perez battling a hand and hamstring issue over the last 10 days, Fermin has managed to see action in seven of the Royals' previous 10 contests but is expected to return to a reserve role with Perez at full health.

Grandal went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Saturday against the Red Sox.

Grandal missed the White Sox's last two games with right knee soreness, though he returned and homered in his first at-bat Saturday. It was his sixth long ball of the campaign and third in his last 23 games. While he's well off pace of the peaks in his career, Grandal has already surpassed his homer and doubles total for the entirety of the 2022 campaign.

Thaiss went 3-for-6 with a home run, a walk, two RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's 25-1 win over the Rockies.

Thaiss came into Saturday 0-for-9 over his last four contests, and Chad Wallach had started four games in a row to capitalize on Thaiss's slump. That dry spell is over in a big way, but it's likely the Angels continue with a timeshare behind the dish. Thaiss has held his own with a .277/.383/.409 slash line, four homers, 21 RBI, 22 runs scored and a stolen base over 162 plate appearances on the year.

Naylor went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in Saturday's 4-2 win over Milwaukee.

Naylor had another rough night at the plate, going down swinging three times and failing to reach base safely in four at-bats. After slashing .252/.387/.486 with 12 long balls at the Triple-A level prior to his promotion, Naylor has gone 1-for-16 (.062) with eight strikeouts in five appearances with the big club. Though the rookie has primarily been splitting time with Cam Gallagher behind the dish, the pair could start ceding more work to David Fry if their struggles at the plate persist.