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Rogers went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Friday's win over the Royals.

Rogers batted ninth but still found a way to contribute to the Detroit victory. This was the 26-year-old's first game action since Monday, which is also when Wilson Ramos (back) returned from the injured list. With Ramos active, Rogers is unlikely to play enough to warrant fantasy attention, though the Tigers could give him more playing time if they fully fall out of contention.

Vazquez went 2-for-5 with two doubles, three RBI and a run scored in Friday's win over the Phillies.

Vazquez has hit safely in three straight contests and has recorded two hits in each of his last two appearances. The backstop has had a few up-and-down performances of late, and he has hit 18-for-60 during the current month with 13 RBI.

Jansen is out of the lineup Friday against the Rays.

Jansen is 6-for-16 with a double, two RBI and four runs over his past six games, but he'll head to the bench Friday. Reese McGuire will work behind the plate for Toronto.

Maldonado is out of the lineup Friday against the Rangers, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Maldonado started the past six games behind the plate and will receive a well-earned day off Friday. Jason Castro will catch for Houston.

Grandal is not in the lineup Friday against the Yankees.

Grandal is 4-for-17 with three homers, eight walks, seven RBI and eight runs over his past seven games, but he'll take a seat for the second straight contest Friday. Zack Collins will receive another start behind the plate for Chicago.

Higashioka is out of the lineup Friday against the White Sox.

Higashioka finds himself on the bench for the second straight day, while Gary Sanchez has now started five of the past seven games behind the plate.

Rortvedt was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on Friday, Brandon Warne of Access Twins reports.

The 23-year-old received his first big-league promotion at the end of April and went 4-for-25 in 12 games during his first stint in the majors. Rortvedt could rejoin the Twins for catching depth later in the season, but Mitch Garver and Willians Astudillo will handle the work behind the plate for now.

Garver went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and three strikeouts as Minnesota defeated Los Angeles 6-3 in Game 2 of Thursday's doubleheader.

Garver's third-inning home run off reliver Hunter Strickland rescued an otherwise poor outing as he struck out in each of his other at-bats. The game raised his average to an even .200 as the backstop looks to make strides toward regaining his 2019 form.

Maldonado went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, three RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's 8-4 win over Oakland.

Maldonado contributed an RBI double in the third inning before scoring on a Michael Brantley single. The catcher added a two-run homer in the fourth. He had gone 0-for-7 over the last two games, so this was a good time to stop the skid. Maldonado owns a .157/.229/.287 slash line with three homers, eight RBI and nine runs scored across 118 plate appearances as Houston's primary catcher.

Godoy had his contract selected by the Mariners on Thursday.

The Mariners made a flurry of roster moves at catcher, as Luis Torrens was sent to Triple-A Tacoma and Jacob Nottingham was claimed off waivers. Godoy will replace Torrens in Seattle and is set to make his major-league debut. Across 119 plate appearances at the highest level of the minors, Godoy has hit .315/.370/.481 -- though that production came in a hitter-friendly environment.