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Bethancourt went 1-for-4 on Tuesday against the Orioles.

Bethancourt has been unremarkable since joining the Rays on July 12, collecting only three hits in 17 at-bats. He's been in a near-even split for playing time behind the plate, but Bethancourt will likely see more consistent plate appearances with Francisco Mejia (shoulder) landing on the injured list. Rene Pinto was recalled to serve as the backup catcher.

Vazquez started at first base, batted fifth, and went 1-for-3 with an RBI in Tuesday's 8-3 loss to Cleveland.

This was Vazquez's fourth start of the season at first base and third in the last 14 games, as Red Sox manager Alex Cora seeks to buttress the black hole that has been first base in 2022. The catcher is enjoying a bounce-back season, hitting .277 with eight home runs, 18 doubles and a .756 OPS over 77 games. He told Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com that he got carried away after bashing 23 home runs in 2019, trying to replicate that production, which led to a lot of flyball outs and a .659 OPS in 2021. At the urging of coaches, he's returned to an approach that stresses line drives. That can be seen in his batted-ball profile, which indicates an increased line-drive rate from 22.4 percent to 26.8 percent and a decreased flyball rate from 28 percent to 21.9 percent.

Raleigh went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and an additional run and RBI in a 5-4 win against the Rangers on Tuesday.

Raleigh extended Seattle's lead with a seventh-inning solo shot off Texas reliever Matt Moore and contributed to a walk-off victory with a game-tying double in the ninth inning followed up by scoring the game-winning run. The 25-year-old has compiled consecutive multi-hit efforts and is now tied for the home run lead among catchers with 14 long balls.

Hedges went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's 8-3 win over the Red Sox.

Hedges went yard in the second inning as the Guardians jumped on Josh Winckowski early on. The homer was Hedges' first since June 22, though he had a stint on the injured list in that span. The catcher is up to six long balls, 17 RBI, 15 runs scored, a stolen base and a double through 194 plate appearances while maintaining a .177/.237/.286 slash line.

Grandal went 3-for-4 in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Rockies.

Grandal's three hits were all singles, and he was the only White Sox batter to record multiple hits in the game. This was the catcher's second three-hit effort in his last three games. The sudden uptick in hitting has his batting average at a season-high .207 with a .564 OPS, two home runs, 17 RBI and six runs scored through 217 plate appearances.

Stassi went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 6-0 win over the Royals.

Stassi provided some extra insurance with a solo shot in the ninth inning. The catcher has gone 5-for-16 (.313) with three extra-base hits since the All-Star break. For the season, he's slashing .212/.309/.350 with six homers, 20 RBI, 22 runs scored, eight doubles and a triple through 233 plate appearances. Stassi will likely continue to see most of the playing time behind the dish over veteran Kurt Suzuki.

Pinto was recalled from Triple-A Durham on Tuesday, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

The 25-year-old was sent down July 11 after Tampa Bay acquired Christian Bethancourt, but Pinto will now return to the majors with Mike Zunino (shoulder) out for the year and Francisco Mejia (shoulder) also on the injured list. Pinto has a .204/.218/.315 slash line with two home runs and eight RBI in 17 games this year and should serve as the backup option to Bethancourt behind the plate until Mejia is reinstated.

Mejia was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with right shoulder impingement, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

It's yet another injury for the Rays, who ruled out Mike Zunino (shoulder) and Kevin Kiermaier (hip) for the season Monday. Mejia had a .992 OPS through 14 games in July and was poised to continue seeing plenty of playing time with Zunino sidelined, but the switch-hitting catcher will now be out for at least the next 10 days. Rene Pinto was called up in a corresponding move to provide depth at catcher behind Christian Bethancourt.

Jansen is not in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Cardinals.

Jansen will get a day off after he went 3-for-11 with two homers, seven RBI, four runs and a walk over two games in the series with the Red Sox. Alejandro Kirk will slide into the catcher spot while Cavan Biggio enters the lineup at first base and bats ninth in the series opener.

Raleigh went 2-for-4 with an RBI single in a win over the Rangers on Monday.

The young backstop mustered one of two multi-hit efforts on the night for the Mariners, his third such tally of July. Raleigh's production brought his average back up over the Mendoza Line to .205, and he's generated a solid .250/.342/.438 slash line across the 38 plate appearances he logged over his last 10 games.