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Perez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

Perez will take a seat after starting behind the dish in four of the Tribe's five games since he was reinstated from the injured list Thursday. Backup Beau Taylor will serve as the Indians' catcher in the series finale.

Trevino went 2-for-4 with a double in Saturday's 10-1 loss to Seattle.

Trevino is making the most of his increased playing time in the wake of the injury to Robinson Chirinos (ankle). Saturday's effort was Trevino's fourth straight with multiple hits and at least one extra-base hit. He has eight hits in 16 at-bats with three doubles and one home run during the four-game span. Chirinos is eligible at any time to come off the injured list, but there's been little update on his condition.

Grandal went 1-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two RBI and one run scored Saturday against the Cubs.

Grandal went yard in the ninth inning, taking Duane Underwood deep for his third home run of the season. Grandal has now homered in back-to-back contests after missing the three prior games with a back injury. He had a slow start to the campaign and currently has a .236/.352/.403 line with 10 runs scored and 13 RBI across 88 plate appearances.

Maldonado isn't in the lineup Saturday against the Padres.

Maldonado has seen the majority of the playing time at catcher, but he'll get a day off for the team's second game against the Padres. Dustin Garneau will start behind the plate Saturday.

Jansen is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rays, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports. Reese McGuire will get the start behind the dish in his place.

Jansen will now have sat out for three of the last five games for the Blue Jays as it appears his struggles at the plate (.151/.303/.283) are forcing manager Charlie Montoyo to shift to more of a timeshare behind the dish.

Murphy is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels.

Murphy will head back to the bench after four consecutive starts behind the dish. Austin Allen will get his routine start at catcher in Murphy's absence Saturday.

Grandal went 2-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 10-1 win over the Cubs.

Grandal returned to the lineup after missing three games with a back injury and hit his second homer of the season. He slotted in at second in the batting order while Yoan Moncada sat due to leg soreness. Grandal is slashing .235/.349/.368 over 83 plate appearances.

Stassi (knee) was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Stassi took a foul ball off the knee Thursday and suffered a right knee contusion that forced him out of the contest. The injury is serious enough to warrant a stay on the injured list, and it's unclear whether he'll have to spend longer than the minimum of 10 days sidelined. Jason Castro could see the bulk of the action at catcher if he's fully healthy, but Anthony Bemboom could see a slight uptick in playing time as well.

Grandal (back) returns to the lineup Friday against the Cubs, catching and batting second.

A stiff lower back sidelined Grandal for the last three games, though the issue evidently wasn't particularly serious. He's still yet to get going at the plate this season, as he's hitting .222/.346/.317 while posting a career-worst 33.3 percent strikeout rate.

Perez's blurred vision, which sent him to the injured list Friday, is due to central serous chorioretinopathy, a condition in which fluid accumulates under the retina, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.

The condition seemingly clarifies that Perez's vision issues are unrelated to any potential concussion, but his return time remains unclear. Cam Gallagher and Meibrys Viloria will continue to split time behind the plate until the blurriness subsides.