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Garver went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 8-3 loss to the Royals.

He produced the game's first run by taking Kris Bubic deep in the fourth inning. Garver extended his hit streak to six games with the blast, a stretch during which he's slashing .368/.538/.842 with three doubles and two of his eight homers on the year.

Bemboom was recalled by the Angels on Friday.

Bemboom will join the Angels as a third option behind the plate while Max Stassi (concussion) remains sidelined. Jose Iglesias (hamstring) was placed on the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move.

Stubbs was recalled by the Astros on Friday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Stubbs was optioned off the roster in late April and slashed .333/.471/.444 with three doubles and three RBI in eight games for Triple-A Sugar Land. He'll now serve as a backup option at catcher again after Jason Castro (Achilles) was placed on the injured list.

Sanchez is not starting Friday against the Tigers.

Sanchez hits the bench despite the fact that he went 2-for-3 with a homer in the second game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Blue Jays. Kyle Higashioka will catch Gerrit Cole in his absence.

Murphy went 2-for-2 with a solo home run, an additional run and a walk in Thursday's 5-0 win over the Rangers.

Murphy opened the scoring with his third inning solo shot off Texas starter Kolby Allard, walked in the fifth and singled and scored in the seventh for his second game reaching base three times this year. The backstop appeared primed for a prominent role after posting an .858 OPS in 2019 but has struggled to .157/.219/.371 line thus far.

Sanchez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in a win in the second game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Blue Jays.

The multi-hit effort was Sanchez's fourth this season. He's still slashing just .188/.311/.375 on the year, but Kyle Higashioka hasn't done much with his increased opportunities behind the plate (.194/.299/.478), so Sanchez's playing time shouldn't take too big of a hit with the return of Giancarlo Stanton (quad) from the injured list.

Godoy isn't starting Thursday's game against the Rangers.

Godoy had started three of the last four games and went 2-for-10 with a run, an RBI, a walk and two strikeouts during that time. Tom Murphy will start behind the plate and bat seventh.

Jansen isn't starting Game 1 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Yankees.

Jansen went 1-for-4 with three strikeouts in Tuesday's matchup. Reese McGuire will start behind the plate and bat ninth in Thursday's matinee.

Sanchez isn't starting Game 1 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Blue Jays.

Sanchez went 0-for-7 with a run, a walk and three strikeouts across the last two games. Kyle Higashioka will start behind the plate and bat ninth in the matinee.

Mejia will sit for the second straight day Thursday against the Royals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Mejia and Mike Zunino have split time very evenly this season when both have been healthy, so the fact that Zunino has now started three times in four games doesn't necessarily indicate a shift in the balance between the pair. Mejia owns a career-best .784 OPS so far this year, though Zunino has outperformed him, posting an .869 OPS, another career best.