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Plawecki is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Phillies.

Plawecki will sit after starting on four straight days. Devin Mesoraco will get the call behind the plate Saturday.

Grandal went 1-for-3 with his 21st home run of the season in Friday's 11-1 win over Seattle.

Grandal got a rare start against a lefty, and he responded with just his second homer from the right side of the plate this season. The 29-year-old is batting just .205 against southpaws compared to .261 with 19 long balls against righties, but Friday's power showing could earn him additional starts against left-handed starters down the stretch.

Sanchez (groin) took batting practice in the cage, worked on defensive drills and threw to bases Friday in New York, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Manager Aaron Boone stated that Sanchez had "a good day" mixing in various drills and activities after the Yankees sent him in for an additional MRI, just to make sure everything is healing as planned. Looking ahead, Sanchez will soon return to Tampa, where he's set to begin a rehab assignment by the end of next week.

Jansen is not in the lineup against the Yankees on Friday.

Jansen will head to the bench after going 1-for-3 with a sac fly during Thursday's game versus Kansas City. In his place, Russell Martin will catch Marcus Stroman and bat fifth.

Maile was placed on the paternity list Friday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Maile has started only one of the last four games as rookie Danny Jansen is getting the starting opportunities at catcher. Maile can remain on the paternity list for a maximum of three days.

Garver is out of the lineup versus the Tigers on Friday.

Garver will get a standard day off after going 1-for-5 with two RBI and one run scored in Thursday's victory. Bobby Wilson will handle the catching duties and hit ninth in his stead.

Leon is not in the lineup versus the Rays on Friday, Evan Drellich of NBC Sports Boston reports.

Leon will get a little breather after starting the past three games behind the plate. Blake Swihart is set to catch Brian Johnson and bat eighth in the order.

Contreras is not in the lineup against Pittsburgh on Friday.

Contreras will receive a standard day off after starting the past seven games, during which he went 3-for-22 (.136 average) with one RBI. In his absence, Victor Caratini will handle the catching duties and bat seventh.

Grullon's 1.148 OPS since the start of July is the fourth highest among all minor-league hitters, The Athletic Philadelphia reports.

It's been quite the season at the plate for the 22-year-old catcher. After posting an OPS below .700 for five straight seasons, Grullon's reputation seemed to have been locked in as a glove-first backup catcher at best. Suddenly, he's hit .299/.337/.574 with 21 homers for Double-A Reading this year. Reading has been known to inflate the stats of mediocre hitters, but Grullon had already had one shot at the level and hit just .229/.270/.410. If the offensive improvements stick upon a presumed promotion to Triple-A Lehigh Valley next season, Grullon has a chance to be a long-term starting catcher in the major leagues.

Plawecki went 4-for-4, falling a home run short of the cycle with three RBI, three runs scored and two walks in Thursday's 24-4 win over Philadelphia in the first game of the doubleheader.

One day after knocking a grand slam, Plawecki kept swinging a hot bat Thursday. With just 151 at-bats on the year, Thursday's game brought his season average from .218 to .238 along with 23 RBI and 16 extra-base knocks.