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Perez is out of the lineup for Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Red Sox, MLB.com's Jeffrey Flanagan reports.

He was likely getting one of the two games off Wednesday, and it will be the day game. Drew Butera will start behind the dish and hit eighth in Game 1, and Perez should be back in the lineup for the nightcap.

Rupp (ankle) is in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins, Ryan Lawrence of PhillyVoice.com reports.

It was thought that Rupp would be held out again Wednesday to give his ankle more rest, but it turns out he will get the start behind the plate Wednesday for the first time since Saturday. He will hit sixth against Marlins starter Tom Koehler.

McCann is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.

McCann will be held out in favor of Jarrod Saltalamacchia on Wednesday with the Tigers playing a day game following a night game. McCann's second day off in three days could do him some good, as he is just 4-for-36 (.111) with no extra-base hits and 14 strikeouts since being activated from the disabled list earlier this month.

Perez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Dodgers.

Geovany Soto will take over behind the plate Tuesday, batting fifth in the order as the Angels take on Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers. Perez and Soto have been evenly splitting the playing time at catcher for most of May, although Perez has been a far weaker option offensively, batting just .176 on the season.

Grandal is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Angels.

Despite catching Clayton Kershaw last time he was scheduled to start, Grandal will head back to the bench and let A.J. Ellis get back to being the ace's personal catcher. Grandal has been on a bit of a cold streak as of late, going just 3-for-25 in his past seven games, but he'll likely be back in the lineup with some regularity considering Ellis' .204 average also leaves a lot to be desired.

Manager Pete Mackanin is leaning toward giving Rupp (ankle) another day off Wednesday, Ryan Lawrence of the Philly Voice reports.

Rupp seems to be in shape to be ready for Wednesday's game, but with an off day scheduled for Thursday, Mackanin likely wants to ensure that the 27-year-old is completely back to health and is ready to go for their weekend series with the Braves. This isn't set in stone, so this situation should become completely clear once Wednesday's lineup is released.

Realmuto is out of Tuesday's lineup against the Phillies, Andre Fernandez of the Miami Herald reports.

This appears to be a regular day off for Realmuto even though he's in the midst of a hot streak, batting .364 over the past week. He'll likely head back into the lineup Wednesday to continue his torrid hitting ways, but he'll cede Tuesday's start at catcher to Jeff Mathis.

Rupp (ankle) is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Marlins, Meghan Montemurro of the News Journal reports.

Rupp's ankle is apparently still bothering him, so he'll stay out of the lineup for the third game in a row. Carlos Ruiz will take over behind the plate and bat fifth in his stead.

Casali hit his fifth home run as part of a 2-for-5 game with three RBI and two runs scored in Monday's win over the Blue Jays.

Casalli's batting average climbed closer to the Mendoza line, now up to .197, but he struck out two more times Monday and now has 35 strikeouts in just 27 games and 83 plate appearances. The power is there, as with Monday's home run and double Casali now has a .447 slugging percentage and nine extra-base hits in his limited action. But he's stretching the limit of how often a player can strike out and remain in a major league lineup, and if he can't cut his strikeout rate down to at least his career mark of 32.7 percent, his power will be overshadowed by his inability to get on base (.256 OBP in 2016).

Gomes continued his recent hot streak, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in the Indians' blowout victory against the Reds.

Gomes has had a rough season at the plate thus far, and it has been especially difficult in May, where his three home runs make up a full half of his hits for the month. Gomes' six homers in 2016 gives him half of his 2015 total already, but at this rate it'll take a while for his batting average to reach the .231 mark he set a season ago, let alone the .278 he hit the year before that.