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Heim is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against Houston.

Heim has recorded just two hits since Aug. 24, and Tuesday marks his second time on the bench in four games. Sam Huff will start in his place, batting eighth.

Maldonado went 1-for-3 with an RBI on Monday against the Rangers.

Maldonado was back in the lineup after being scratched Sunday due to an illness. He connected for an RBI single in the second inning, the lone run scored by either team in the game. Maldonado has only three hits across his last 10 starts and 26 at-bats and has a .177/.243/.341 line across 325 plate appearances on the campaign.

Rutschman went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run and two RBI in the second game of Monday's doubleheader against the Blue Jays.

After going 2-for-4 with a run in the matinee, Rutschman found another gear in the nightcap, although his efforts at the plate didn't stop Baltimore from getting swept. The rookie catcher is slashing an impressive .292/.381/.514 over his last 20 games with four of his 10 homers on the season.

Jansen went 1-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and a stolen base in the second game of Monday's doubleheader against the Orioles.

The catcher swiped his first base of the year in the sixth inning as part of an 8-4 win and a sweep of the twin bill. Jansen is heating up at the plate again, batting .320 (8-for-25) over his last eight games with two homers and five RBI as he splits the workload behind the plate with Alejandro Kirk.

Kirk isn't in the lineup for the second game of Monday's doubleheader with the Orioles.

With George Springer serving as the Blue Jays' designated hitter in Game 2 and Danny Jansen checking in behind the plate, Kirk will retreat to the bench. Kirk caught all nine innings of the Jays' 7-3 win in Game 1, going 0-for-4 with a walk and an RBI.

Collins was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on Monday, Mitch Bannon of SI.com reports.

Collins was sent to the minors in early August and will lose his spot not he 40-man roster just over a month later. It's possible that he'll remain in the organization if he clears waivers.

Huff was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock on Monday.

Huff appeared in 30 major-league games earlier in the year and hit .260 with a homer, five runs, five RBI and a stolen base. He was sent down in mid-July but will provide depth behind the dish for the Rangers after Meibrys Viloria was optioned to Round Rock on Monday.

Maldonado (illness) will start at catcher and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Rangers.

As anticipated, Maldonado is ready to resume catching duties Monday after he was scratched in advance of Sunday's 9-1 win over the Angels due to a minor cold. In his return, Maldonado will form a battery with right-hander Hunter Brown, who is making his MLB debut.

McGuire will sit Monday versus the Rays.

McGuire will take a seat for a second game in a row Monday as the Red Sox start their three-game series with the Rays. Kevin Plawecki will step in behind the dish Monday and is part of what's become a three-way timeshare at catcher with Boston bringing up Connor Wong from Triple-A Worcester as one of its September call-ups.

Mejia is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Mejia will sit for the third time in four games while Christian Bethancourt gets another turn behind the dish. The Rays haven't yet indicated that Bethancourt is their preferred option behind the plate, but expect a roughly even timeshare between the two backstops to remain in place for the time being. Mejia hasn't bolstered his case for earning a larger share of the playing time by slashing .254/.302/.339 in 18 games since he returned from the injured list Aug. 5.