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Maile went 2-for-2 with a solo homer, a double, a walk and an additional run scored in Saturday's loss to the Tigers.

Maile doubled and scored in the third inning to tie the game at 1-1 before putting the Blue Jays up 3-2 in the fifth inning with a solo shot, his third homer of the season. He broke out of an 0-for-20 skid with his two-hit performance Saturday, and he's now hitting .272 with an .813 OPS through 29 games this season.

Barnhart is out of Saturday's lineup against the Padres.

Since the start of May, Barnhart is hitting .287/.340/.402 with one home run in 87 at-bats. Curt Casali is starting behind the dish and hitting seventh.

Barnes went 1-for-4 with a walk and a pair of runs scored in Friday's win over the Rockies.

Yasmani Grandal got the night off against left-hander Tyler Anderson, allowing Barnes to make his second start of the week. The 28-year-old has been unable to reproduce the breakout numbers he posted in 2017, which has limited his fantasy utility in the first third of the season. Barnes is still receiving occasional starts as a backup at both catcher and second base, so the opportunity is there for him to rebound if his bat wakes up as the weather heats up.

Gomes will take a seat for Saturday's matchup against the Twins, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Gomes will get a breather Saturday after three straight starts behind the dish for the Indians, ceding the duties to Roberto Perez. He seems a good bet to rejoin the starting nine for Sunday's series finale, looking to heat up a bat that has gone stagnant in the past couple of weeks.

McCann is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Blue Jays, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

McCann has seen the vast majority of starts behind the dish for the Tigers this season, but the recent return of Miguel Cabrera combined with John Hicks' impact with the bat could lead to more frequent days off in the future. However, McCann is no slouch at the dish either, batting .259/.313/.380 with four home runs and 19 RBI.

Leon started a second straight game for the first time this season and went 1-for-4 in Friday's 7-3 loss to the Astros.

Leon's started eight of the last 15 games, a greater rate of playing time than he was getting at the start of the season, when he played just 10 of the first 30 games. The change in playing time at catcher appears to be due to Leon's bat heating up. He's gone 15-for-39 (.385) over the last 12 games to raise his batting average to .253 while Christian Vazquez continues to slump at .188.

Garver is out of Friday's lineup against the Indians, LaVelle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

The 27-year-old will sit out for the second time in the past three games with Bobby Wilson gets the start behind the plate, batting eighth. Garver is hitting .228/.304/.348 in 92 with two home runs in 92 at-bats this season.

Grandal is out of Friday's lineup in Colorado.

He has cooled off a bit, hitting .171/.286/.257 with one home run and 12 strikeouts over his last 10 games (35 at-bats). Austin Barnes will start behind the dish and hit seventh.

Sanchez is out of the lineup for Friday's game in Baltimore, Mike Mazzeo of the New York Daily News reports.

That's back-to-back games on the bench for Sanchez, who had started the previous six games. The 25-year-old has 12 home runs and 35 RBI on the season, but is currently mired in a 2-for-24 slump.

Contreras is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Mets.

Contreras will take a breather after starting 10 of the last 11 games for the Cubs. Chris Gimenez will start at catcher and bat eighth against Zack Wheeler and the Mets on Friday.