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Kirk (hip) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Tuesday and optioned to Triple-A Buffalo.

Kirk began a rehab assignment with Buffalo in late June and has gone 11-for-45 with a homer, two doubles and six RBI. With Reese McGuire and Danny Jansen currently handling the big-league catching duties, Kirk will remain in Triple-A for the time being.

Grandal (knee) threw and took some swings Tuesday, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Manager Tony La Russa said the fact that Grandal is not limping is an encouraging sign, and it suggests he may be slightly ahead of schedule in his recovery from left knee surgery. It's unclear when the catcher will be ready for activation, but all signs have pointed to his returning before the regular season concludes.

Perez Is on the bench for Tuesday's game against the Astros.

Perez went 0-for-2 with a pair of walks Monday and is now hitting .241 with three home runs and six RBI in eight games since returning from his finger injury. Austin Hedges will start behind the dish and bat eighth Tuesday.

McGuire will be on the bench Tuesday against the Red Sox.

McGuire may be moving slightly ahead of Danny Jansen on the Blue Jays' catcher depth chart, as he's started three of the first four games of the second half. Jansen gets the nod behind the plate Tuesday, catching Thomas Hatch.

Vazquez (knee) is batting ninth and catching Tuesday against the Blue Jays, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

One day off was apparently enough for Vazquez to recover from a banged-up knee. He's been unremarkable offensively since the start of July, hitting .225 with no home runs and just two RBI in 11 games.

Jeffers is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the White Sox.

After Mitch Garver (groin) returned from the 10-day injured list with a two-homer game in the second half of Monday's doubleheader, Jeffers' time as Minnesota's No. 1 catcher appears to be over. Even while he benefited from a full-time role for much of the past two months, Jeffers was only providing low-end fantasy value. Jeffers has slashed .207/.305/.446 with six home runs, 15 RBI and nine runs in 28 games since the beginning of June.

Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said after Monday's 14-0 win over the Rangers that Rogers will likely be out for 2-to-3 weeks after he was diagnosed with a pronator teres strain of his right forearm, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports. "We hope it's going to be resolved in the next couple of weeks," Hinch said of Rogers' injury. "He's going to have a rest period here. ... Once we knew Jake was going to be down for a minimum 5-to-7 days, we made the decision to put him on the injured list. During the game, we got the update that it's probably going to be a few weeks, but hopefully not major."

Rogers was in Detroit's initial lineup as the starting catcher for the series opener, but he was scratched shortly before the contest when his arm was "bugging him" during pregame warmups, according to Hinch. He was sent in for medical tests shortly thereafter, which revealed the forearm strain. Detroit called up Grayson Greiner to take Rogers' spot on the active roster, and the combination of Greiner and Eric Haase will split time behind the dish while Rogers is on the mend.

Garver went 2-for-3 with two solo homers in a loss against the White Sox in Game 2 of Monday's doubleheader.

It was Garver's first appearance since June 1 after going on the injured list with a groin injury. He immediately made an impact, crushing a pair of solo shots in the second and fifth innings. The 30-year-old catcher now has 10 homers, 19 RBI and an .896 OPS through 138 plate appearances this season.

Rortvedt was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on Monday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

With Mitch Garver returning from injury, the Twins have no need for three catchers on the active roster, resulting in Rortvedt's demotion. He went 4-for-42 with two extra-base hits, two RBI and three runs scored during his last month and a half with the Twins (16 games).

Garver (groin) was activated from the 10-day injured list for Game 2 of Monday's doubleheader against the White Sox, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

The Twins have yet to reveal their starting nine for the nightcap, but Garver should be back behind the dish after missing time with a groin injury. Ben Rortvedt was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul in a corresponding move.