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Hedges (ankle) went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Padres.

The Guardians mustered just four hits as a team, and Hedges wasn't involved on offense. He ultimately missed just two games with a right ankle sprain thanks to Sunday's rainout. The catcher is slashing .171/.255/.264 with six home runs, 23 RBI, 20 runs scored and a stolen base in 77 contests this year, and he should resume a starting role behind the dish.

Bethancourt went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and three RBI in Tuesday's 11-1 win over the Angels.

Bethancourt launched a solo homer off Jesse Chavez in the bottom of the seventh inning before ripping a two-run single later in the frame. The catcher has now gone deep in three straight starts and eight times this season overall. Since the beginning of August, Bethancourt has batted .270 with three home runs, five RBI, seven runs and a stolen base over 37 at-bats in 11 games.

Hedges (ankle) is starting behind the plate and batting eighth Tuesday at San Diego.

Hedges has been dealing with an ankle sprain over the past few days, but he's back in the lineup coming off Cleveland's scheduled day off Monday. The 30-year-old has a .161/.325/.194 slash line through 12 games in August.

Tigers manager A.J. Hinch admitted Tuesday that Rogers (elbow) has yet to be cleared for a rehab assignment and is running out of time to return from the 60-day injured list this season, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

Rogers, who underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow Sept. 8, 2021, resumed taking batting practice shortly after the All-Star break, but the 27-year-old catcher doesn't appear to be progressing as quickly as expected in his throwing program. As a defense-first backstop, Rogers wouldn't give the Tigers much value if he were only able to serve as a designated hitter, so he likely won't be a serious candidate for a late-season call-up unless he's able to catch.

Heim is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Rockies.

Heim is in an 0-for-11 skid and is hitting .170 in 17 games this month. Meibrys Viloria will start behind the dish and hit eighth.

Jansen is on the bench for Tuesday's game in Boston.

The 27-year-old takes a seat while Alejandro Kirk catches the series opener. Jansen has gone a miserable 4-for-32 with four RBI and 10 strikeouts in 11 games this month.

Mejia is not in the starting lineup Tuesday versus the Angels, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Mejia will get a breather after he went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Monday's series opener. Christian Bethancourt will take over at catcher and bat eighth against Los Angeles.

Trevino isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Mets.

An 0-for-4 performance in Monday's series opener has Trevino hitting .286 with one double, one walk and no RBI in his last 10 games. Kyle Higashioka will catch Tuesday.

Plawecki will start at catcher and bat ninth in Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

Plawecki appeared to have fallen into the No. 2 role at catcher by the middle of last week, but he'll now pick up his third consecutive start behind the dish while Reese McGuire remains on the bench. Manager Alex Cora appears to be rewarding Plawecki with more playing time after he concluded the weekend series with the Orioles by going 3-for-6 with a run over the final two games.

McGuire is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

McGuire looks to have moved back into the No. 2 catcher role, as he'll be on the bench for the third straight game while Kevin Plawecki picks up another turn behind the plate. Though he's gotten off to a hot start offensively since being acquired from the White Sox on Aug. 2 -- McGuire is hitting .375 with four runs and three RBI in 11 games -- his track record at the big-league level suggests he's unlikely to be much of a fantasy asset if he eventually supplants Plawecki as the No. 1 option.