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Maldonado is not starting Saturday against the Blue Jays.

Maldonado will sit after starting six straight games behind the plate. Jose Briceno will get the nod in his place.

Gomes is out of the lineup against the Tigers on Saturday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Gomes will head to the bench for a standard day off following three straight starts, including an 0-for-4 showing during Friday's victory. In his absence, Roberto Perez will catch Trevor Bauer.

Sanchez is out of the lineup against Tampa Bay on Saturday, Mike Mazzeo of the New York Daily News reports.

Sanchez will take a seat as Austin Romine sets up behind the plate to catch Sonny Gray during Saturday's matinee. Over 62 games this year, Sanchez is slashing .194/.292/.441 with 14 home runs and 41 RBI. Look for him to return to the lineup Sunday.

Murphy is out of the lineup against Miami on Saturday, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Murphy will take a seat after going 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and two RBI during Friday's victory. In his absence, Tony Wolters will catch Tyler Anderson.

Realmuto went 3-for-5 with two doubles and a run scored in Friday's loss to the Rockies.

The catcher started off the series in Coors Field with a bang, but he doesn't need altitude to produce big numbers -- Realmuto's slashing .356/.356/.667 with three homers, seven RBI and 10 runs over his last 11 games, pushing his OPS on the year up to .895.

Narvaez went 3-for-4 with a run and two RBI in the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the A's.

Narvaez slashed a two-run single off starter Chris Bassitt in the second inning, giving him nine RBI on the year. Narvaez has registered multi-hit performances in five of his last seven games, moving his slash line to .241/.320/.339 on the season. The 26-year-old figures to continue sharing time behind the plate with Kevan Smith for the time being.

Murphy went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles, two RBI and a run in the Rockies' 11-3 win over the Marlins on Friday.

Starting his second game in three days, Murphy put up another solid offensive performance with this three-hit, two-RBI effort. It's still an extremely small sample, but the 27-year-old backstop has impressed over his 32 at-bats, hitting .344, lacing four doubles and driving in six runs. If he continues to perform like this, he'll make a case for more at-bats ahead of Chris Iannetta, whose .736 OPS won't stand in the way of Murphy starting frequently enough to put up consistent fantasy value.

Stallings was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

The catcher took another trip on the shuttle back to the big leagues with Francisco Cervelli (concussion) landing on the 7-day disabled list. He'll serve as Elias Diaz's backup for however long Cervelli must remain sidelined. Stallings is hitting a useful .289/.335/.396 slash for Indianapolis but has not yet taken a big-league at-bat in 2018.

Garver is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Rangers.

Bobby Wilson will draw his second consecutive start behind the plate, although Garver did have a hit as a late-game substitute Thursday. Garver has a .224/.293/.328 slash line this season, and is 2-for-15 over his last five games.

Thole signed a minor-league deal with Detroit on Friday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

The veteran catcher last played in the big leagues for the Blue Jays in 2016, posting a .169/.254/.220 line in 50 games. He's expected to report to Double-A Erie.