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Perez is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Indians, Joel Goldberg of FOX Sports Kansas City reports.

Perez was going to be limited to serving as designated hitter for the season's final series but will instead get Saturday off. Ryan O'Hearn will be the Royals' designated hitter against the Indians as Hunter Dozier starts at first base.

McCann is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Brewers, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

With the Tigers simply playing out the string in a losing season, they'll give McCann a day off as Grayson Greiner slips into the lineup. McCann, who has a disappointing .220/.267/.314 slash line in 117 games this season, will likely start the season finale Sunday.

Wynns is out of the lineup for Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader versus Houston, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Wynns will head to the bench after going 1-for-3 with two strikeouts Friday. In his place, Caleb Joseph will catch Dylan Bundy and bat ninth.

Maldonado will not start the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Orioles.

As expected, the Astros won't require either of their catchers to work both halves of the doubleheader. Maldonado will catch and bat eighth in the first game, with Brian McCann entering the lineup for the evening matchup.

Sanchez is out of the lineup versus the Red Sox on Saturday, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

Sanchez will get the afternoon off after going 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double during Friday's victory. Austin Romine will catch Domingo German and bat eighth in his absence.

Moore went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Friday's 7-6 loss to the Blue Jays.

It's his first homer for Tampa Bay this season, and his first in the majors since 2012 with the Royals. Moore and his .550 career OPS will head into next season as a depth catching option once again, whether for the Rays or for another organization.

Garver went 4-for-5 with two singles, two doubles, six RBI and one run in Game 2 of Friday's doubleheader against White Sox.

Making his first start in over two weeks, Garver was the main catalyst in the Twins' big offensive night by driving in six of their 12 runs. It was only his third multi-hit performance since July 30, and he now owns a .268/.336/.416 slash line with 19 doubles, seven home runs and 45 RBI over 331 plate appearances in 2018.

Perez is expected to serve as the designated hitter for the remainder of the season after suffering a minor thumb injury, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

With Perez limited to the designated hitter slot, look for Cameron Gallagher and Meibrys Viloria to get the nod behind the dish for the final games of the 2018 campaign. Even with the Royals out of playoff contention, Perez will attempt to tough it out for the last weekend of the regular season.

Gomes is not in the lineup Friday against the Royals, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Gomes hits the bench for the second time in three games. Roberto Perez will get the start behind the plate.

Jansen is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Rays, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.

Jansen takes a seat for the third time in the last four games, as he hasn't seen back-to-back starts since Sept. 13. Reese McGuire will start behind the plate and bat sixth for the Blue Jays.