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Narvaez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

With a southpaw on the bump for the Angels (Jose Suarez), the lefty-hitting Narvaez will head to the bench while Tom Murphy handles the catching duties for Seattle. Narvaez went 1-for-6 with a walk and three strikeouts while starting in the first two games of the series.

Maldonado is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

He's merely receiving a breather after starting behind the plate the past two days. Backup backstop Cam Gallagher will work in a battery with Homer Bailey in the series finale.

Perez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Kevin Plawecki will step in at catcher and bat eighth in the series finale. Perez was behind the plate for the first two games of the series, going 2-for-7 with two RBI and four strikeouts.

Vazquez made his first career start at first base Saturday and went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in an 11-2 loss to the Dodgers.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora wanted to take advantage of Vazquez's uber-hot bat. Vazquez, who has homered eight times in the last 19 games, is slashing .298/.330.527 with 15 home runs in 76 games.

Sanchez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

Sanchez caught the first two games of the series and took part in the All-Star Game on Tuesday, so he'll be extended a breather as the Yankees and Blue Jays wrap up their three-game set with a matinee contest. Austin Romine will handle catching duties for the Yankees.

D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles, Josh Tolentino of The Athletic reports.

D'Arnaud started two of the Rays' first three games out of the All-Star break, racking up four hits, four runs and an RBI in those contests. He remains the No. 2 catcher for Tampa Bay, but his surge at the plate in recent weeks has allowed him to cut into Mike Zunino's playing time. Additionally, d'Arnaud's ability to play first base occasionally presents another avenue to entering the lineup.

Collins went 1-for-4 with a run scored in Saturday's 13-2 loss to the Athletics.

Collins, who made just his fourth start at catcher, reached base safely via a hit for the first time in 24 at-bats. He homered in his first official at-bat June 21 and didn't get another one until his seventh-inning single Saturday. Collins' roster spot is not expected to survive the impending return of Welington Castillo (oblique), which could happen this coming week.

Thaiss is not starting Saturday against Seattle.

Thaiss started four of the six previous games but will sit Saturday, likely due to the Mariners starting lefty Wade LeBlanc. If Thaiss is indeed in a platoon role, he could find himself on the bench frequently over the next few days, with the Angels facing three lefties in their next five contests. David Fletcher will start at third base Saturday, with Luis Rengifo at second.

McCann is out of the lineup Saturday against the Athletics.

Zack Collins will get the start behind the plate and bat ninth against righty Chris Bassitt. McCann's rare day off will come after starting 25 of the last 26 games. The catcher is 8-for-28 with three RBI, two runs and 10 strikeouts over his last seven starts. The 29-year old has experienced great success on the road this season with an impressive .342/.397/.532 slash line, and he'll look to continue that dominance during the White Sox's 10-game road trip.

Vazquez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 8-1 win over the Dodgers.

Vazquez swatted his fifth homer in the last eight games and has 15 for the season. That's five more home runs than he had in 291 career MLB games over his first four seasons. He's slashing .352/.359/.682 with eight homers and 20 RBI over his last 21 games.