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Jeffers went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 8-1 win over the Cardinals.

Jeffers blew Saturday's game wide open early with a three-run homer off St. Louis starter Jake Woodford in the third inning. This is the catcher's second consecutive outstanding performance, as he now has three home runs and nine RBI in his last two games. With Mitch Garver back from the paternity list and a hand injury, however, Jeffers could see his playing time reduced.

Garver isn't in the lineup Saturday against the Cardinals.

Garver returned to action Friday and went 0-for-4 with a strikeout. Ryan Jeffers will start behind the plate and bat seventh.

The Red Sox optioned Wong to Triple-A Worcester on Saturday, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

Wong was the 27th man for Wednesday's doubleheader and stuck around for a couple more days, getting two plate appearances in Thursday's blowout loss. The rookie has appeared in five big-league games this season, going 3-for-12 with a walk and seven strikeouts.

Collins isn't starting Saturday's game against Cleveland.

Collins will be on the bench for the third time in the last four games, as he may have lost the starting job behind the plate to Seby Zavala. Zavala will start at catcher and bat ninth.

Stassi will be on the bench for Saturday's game against Oakland.

Stassi is riding a five-game hitting streak, a stretch in which he's homered twice and driven in five runs. Kurt Suzuki starts behind the plate in his absence.

Perez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-4 loss to the Blue Jays.

He took Ross Stripling deep in the sixth inning, getting the Royals to within a run at 3-2, but it was as close as they got to tying things up. Perez has gone yard in three straight games and five times in the last seven, boosting his homer total on the season to 26 -- one short of his career high -- and fueling a .314/.364/.647 slash line since the All-Star break.

Garver (hand) will catch and bat cleanup Friday against the Cardinals.

Garver was hit by a pitch Tuesday against the Tigers and did not take part in Wednesday's contest. His X-rays were negative, however, so it's no surprise to see him back in action following a brief absence.

Hedges isn't starting Friday's game against the White Sox.

Hedges will be out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games. Roberto Perez will take over behind the dish and bat seventh.

Raleigh isn't starting Friday against the Rangers.

Raleigh has gone 3-for-7 with a double, three RBI, a run, a walk and four strikeouts across his last two appearances, and he'll retreat to the bench for a second straight game. Tom Murphy will start behind the plate and bat seventh.

Collins isn't in the lineup Friday against Cleveland.

Collins went 0-for-3 with a strikeout Thursday, and he'll head to the bench for the second time in the last three games. Seby Zavala will start behind the dish and bat ninth.