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Gomes went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run in Friday's win over the Twins.

The 29-year-old catcher entered Friday hitting just .190 with a pair of RBI over the club's previous 13 games. Gomes' effort versus the Twins pushed his average this month to .273 while more than doubling his RBI total for June. He had a rough first month of the season (.176/.276/.275), but bounced back with a strong May (.279/.362/.525) before falling into his recent slump. Gomes is on pace to play more than 110 games (for just the second time in his career) this year, and that volume is an attractive attribute among backstops.

Sanchez is not in the lineup Friday against the Athletics, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.

As anticipated, Sanchez will be held out of action after injuring his groin in a collision with Chad Pinder on Thursday night. Consider Sanchez day-to-day for now. Austin Romine will assume catching duties in his stead.

Sanchez is dealing with groin soreness, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.

Sanchez exited Thursday's game prematurely after enduring a collision with Chad Pinder at home plate, and given that Kyle Higashioka is meeting the team in Oakland in time for their weekend series with the Athletics, it seems like Sanchez won't be available for the evening. No official roster moves have been made at this time, although more information on the severity of this ailment should come forth once the team makes a formal announcement. Consider Sanchez day-to-day for now.

Higashioka will join the big-league club in Oakland, Sweeny Murti of Sports Radio 66 WFAN reports.

The 27-year-old catcher has been tearing up Triple-A pitching this season, as he currently holds a .941 OPS with two home runs and 11 RBI in his brief time in the minors. The fact that he's heading to the majors seems to indicate that Gary Sanchez (undisclosed) isn't available for Friday's contest, although no official word has come out on that front yet. Higashioka will likely vie for time with Austin Romine behind the dish until Sanchez is back in action.

Sanchez finished 3-for-3 with two walks and two RBI against the A's on Thursday before leaving the game early.

Sanchez collided with Oakland's Chad Pinder at second base to force him from the game, but as the weather has heated up, so has Sanchez, who is now hitting .340 this month with seven home runs and 21 RBI in 56 plate appearances in June. He tied the game twice Thursday, with a double in the seventh and a single in the ninth. Sanchez has brought his slash line to .297/.382/.525 in 165 plate appearances on the season.

Sanchez departed Thursday's game after colliding with Oakland's Chad Pinder on a slide at second, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

No word yet on the nature of the injury to the Yankees' stud catcher, and given the game will end quite late there may not be more specifics until Friday morning. This could be a costly game for the Yanks no matter the result, as Aaron Hicks also left late in the contest.

Murphy (forearm) was activated from the disabled list and is starting at catcher Thursday against the Giants, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

While it was originally reported that Murphy would return sometime next week, it appears the Rockies were pleased enough with his rehab assignment at Triple-A Albuquerque to bring him back early. The 26-year-old went 12-for-24 with seven RBI over his last five rehab games, including a 3-for-5 effort with five RBI in his most recent outing. He'll take the place of Ryan Hanigan on the active roster, while Murphy will likely enter a timeshare with Tony Wolters behind the dish for the time being.

D'Arnaud is not in the lineup Thursday against the Nationals.

D'Arnaud will head to the bench for a breather after turning in an 0-for-5 performance Wednesday. Rene Rivera will take over behind the plate in his stead.

Gomes is not in the Indians' lineup Thursday,

Roberto Perez takes his spot behind the plate, working with Josh Tomlin, and bats seventh. Cleveland will continue to divvy up catcher playing time almost evenly between Gomes and Perez.

Grandal is not in the Dodgers' Thursday lineup against the Indians, Andy McCullough of the Los Angeles Times reports.

The backstop will get an off day with Austin Barnes taking his place. Grandal should be back in action Friday. He's cooled off a little after a nice start to the year, batting .264/.321/.431 with six home runs in 216 plate appearances.