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Leon went 1-for-3 with a homer and a walk in Boston's 4-3 loss to Detroit on Thursday.

Leon's improbable season continues unabated. The catcher, who entered the season with a career .187 batting average and one homer in 209 at-bats and was seemingly buried at Triple-A Pawtucket, is hitting .382 with a career-high seven homers and 24 RBI in 136 at-bats. He's been a fantasy find and probably has made a difference in the fortunes of some fantasy owners, but we're all waiting for a market correction in the Leon bubble.

Realmuto is not in the lineup for Thursday's series finale against the Reds, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

Since his 11-game hitting streak ended Aug. 10, Realmuto has gone just 4-for-21 at the plate with one extra-base hit (a double). He'll get his regularly scheduled day off Thursday, with Jeff Mathis taking duties behind the plate and batting seventh, but Realmuto should rejoin the lineup Friday.

Barnhart is not on the lineup card for Thursday's series finale against the Marlins.

Likely just a scheduled day off for Barnhart, he will cede duties behind the plate Thursday to Ramon Cabrera, who will bat seventh for the Reds. Barnhart should rejoin the lineup Friday when Cincinnati welcomes the Dodgers to town.

Leon went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in Wednesday's rain-shortened game against the Orioles.

Leon's fifth-inning blast was his sixth of the year, and the catcher's fifth since the All-Star break. He's scored 15 runs since the Midsummer Classic, good for second best among all catchers (one behind Russell Martin), and has notched 14 RBI during that time, which is second-most among AL backstops. Leon has emerged as one of the better catchers to own heading toward the fantasy playoff season.

Perez was recalled by the Angels on Wednesday and he's batting eighth in the order against the Mariners.

Perez rejoins the big league club after a brief stint at Triple-A Salt Lake as the Halos needed another healthy body behind the plate with Geovany Soto dealing with an ailing thumb. He'll bat in the eighth spot against Cody Martin, who carries a 2.70 ERA into Wednesday's matchup.

Sanchez went 2-for-3 and slugged another homer in a loss against the Blue Jays on Wednesday.

That's now five bombs for Sanchez, all of which have come in the last week. He has three homers and five RBI in the last two days. Sanchez is slashing .260/.396/.720 with eight extra-base hits, 11 RBI and 10 runs in 50 at-bats at the MLB level this year.

Perez is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Tigers, MLB.com's Jeffrey Flanagan reports.

This will be Perez's first day off since Aug. 7, and it is simply of the maintenance day variety. Drew Butera will get the start at catcher and hit eighth Wednesday.

Maile went 3-for-4 with a bases clearing double, four RBI overall and a run in Tuesday's 15-1 thrashing of the Padres.

The backup catcher opened the scoring on what would be a momentous day for the Rays offense with a second-inning two-bagger that plated Matt Duffy, Logan Morrison and Steven Souza, Jr.. He followed it up in the third with an RBI single that brought in Morrison, extending the lead to 6-0 at the time. Maile impressively did all of his damage out of the nine-hole, with the effort representing his second multi-hit outing over his last four starts and third overall on the season.

Barnhart went 1-for-3 with a walk and a first-inning grand slam, his seventh homer of the season, in Tuesday's win over the Marlins.

Barnhart's big blast in the first inning extended his career-high hitting streak to 12 games. The catcher is batting .357 (15-for-42) with two homers during the streak, and .308 over his last 37 games to raise his batting average from .238 to .267. Barnhart, 25, is playing regularly for the first time this season, a necessity since late April when Devin Mesoraco was lost for the season because of left shoulder surgery.

Grandal picked up three hits Tuesday, including a two-run home run, to go along with a walk, three RBI and three runs scored in the Dodgers' 15-5 win over the Phillies.

Grandal has been absolutely on fire lately, hitting .330/.454/.742 with 12 home runs in his past 30 games. He now has 19 homers on the year, a career-high already. Grandal's full-season batting average remains at just .234, but the switch-hitting catcher could certainly help many fantasy teams if he's still available in your league.