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Nido went 0-for-2 with two strikeouts before being lifted for Wilson Ramos in the seventh inning of Wednesday's win over the Nationals.

The Mets' backup catcher has gone 4-for-22 (.182) in May with nine strikeouts in eight games, although he does have a homer and two RBI. Barring an injury to Ramos, Nido's playing time and fantasy value will remain erratic at best.

Sanchez is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Orioles, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

Manager Aaron Boone will extend Sanchez a rest after the 25-year-old started each of the past six days, serving as a designated hitter twice and catching four times. Austin Romine will step in behind the plate in the series finale while Kendrys Morales handles DH duties.

Narvaez, who left Wednesday's game against the Rangers in the top of the fourth inning after taking a foul tip off his left knee, hopes to be able to return to action Friday in Oakland, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

He apparently got hit in the exact same spot on his left knee a few games ago, and attempted to play through it Wednesday, before taking himself out when he realized he was hurting the team. The plan is for him to get lots of ice and treatment during Thursday's off day before hopefully returning for this weekend's series. Tom Murphy would be the fill-in if Narvaez needs a couple extra off days.

Gomes is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.

Gomes has four hits in his last two games after recording zero in his previous eight. Kurt Suzuki will take over behind the plate Wednesday.

Jansen is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.

Jansen has five hits (including two homers) in his last four games, though that's only been enough to drag his season line up to .183/.262/.275. Luke Maile starts behind the plate in his absence.

Barnes is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Rays.

Barnes is hitting .263/.349/.395 with one home run and one steal in 38 at-bats this month. Russell Martin will start behind the dish and hit sixth.

Maldonado is out of the lineup for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Cardinals, Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star reports.

Cam Gallagher will behind the dish in the first game, working in a battery with Brad Keller. Expect Maldonado to check back into the lineup for the nightcap to catch for Homer Bailey.

Plawecki will start at catcher and bat ninth Wednesday against the Athletics.

He'll be filling in for top backstop Roberto Perez, who exited Tuesday's loss with a concussion. The Indians have indicated that Perez's head injury is only a mild one that won't force him to the 7-day injured list, but Plawecki could draw another handful of starts behind the dish while the team waits for Perez to gain full clearance.

The Indians confirmed Wednesday that Perez (concussion) won't require a stay on the 7-day injured list, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Manager Terry Francona admitted after Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Athletics that Perez sustained a mild concussion during the contest, but the backstop apparently won't be subject to a prolonged shutdown. After faring well in his initial concussion tests, Perez is viewed as day-to-day and could be ready to return to the lineup at some point over the weekend. Since Perez won't be available for at least Wednesday's series finale, however, the Indians recalled Eric Haase from Triple-A Columbus to provide some extra depth behind the dish.

The Indians recalled Haase from Triple-A Columbus on Wednesday, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Though top backstop Roberto Perez was diagnosed with a concussion following his departure from Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Athletics, he's already made noteworthy progress in his recovery and isn't expected to require a stint on the 7-day injured list. That said, Perez is unlikely to be available for at least a couple days, so Haase will move up to the big club to provide some extra depth at catcher behind Kevin Plawecki.