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A sore shoulder caused Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal to be scratched from Monday's game against the Angels, reports ESPN.

He was replaced in the lineup by A.J. Ellis, who is hitting seventh. Grandal is considered day to day. 

Giants catcher Hector Sanchez was diagnosed with a sprained ankle and strained hamstring, reports The San Francisco Chronicle.

Sanchez suffered the injuries during Saturday's game and he said Sunday he will likely miss the rest of the season.

Giants catcher Hector Sanchez was forced to leave Saturday's game against the Rockies in the fourth inning due to a left ankle sprain.

Sanchez was injured while beating out an infield hit, as his foot landed awkwardly on the first base bag. He will go for X-rays to determine the severity of the sprain.

Catcher Travis d'Arnaud got the party started for the Mets on Saturday. The young backstop slammed a three-run home run in the top of the first inning, giving his squad an early 3-0 lead. They would go on to beat the Marlins 7-0.

The homer was d'Arnaud's 10th of the year. d'Arnaud, who went 2 for 4 with four RBI on Saturday, is batting an even .400 with two home runs and 10 RBI over his last nine games.

Indians catcher Yan Gomes has been struggling since coming off the disabled list in late May. But he wasn't struggling Tuesday night in Toronto.

Gomes blasted two solo home runs, including one in the ninth that sent the game into extra innings. It marked his multi-hit game in nearly three weeks.

He has 11 home runs in 280 at-bats on the year.

Blue Jays right-hander Drew Hutchison has been recalled to start Saturday's game against the Tigers. Hutchison was sent down to Triple-A Buffalo following his most recent outing, a start on August 16. The Blue Jays did not need a fifth starter up until now, so they moved the young pitcher to the minors to keep him fresh.

Hutchison is 12-2 this year, but he does own a 5.06 ERA over 24 starts with the Jays--a testiment to Toronto's offensive prowess.  

Hutchison did make a start for the Bisons since his demotion, allowing two runs on three hits over four innings on Sunday.

To clear room for him on the roster, catcher Josh Thole has been optioned to Triple-A. He is expected to return to the club shortly after rosters expand on September 1.

Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal returned to the starting lineup Thursday against the Reds after missing three starts due to a shoulder injury. A.J. Ellis started all three games in Grandal's absence.

Grandal returns to the lineup mired in a 3-for-30 slump in his last 10 games (nine starts). He has no extra-base hits, two RBI, one run, five walks and 10 strikeouts in that span.

Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal likely will return to the lineup on Thursday, but is still dealing with a shoulder issue that will probably bother him for the remainder of the season, per the Los Angeles Times.

Grandal has missed the last four games with the injury, which occured when he was struck by a foul ball in his non-throwing shoulder.

"Hopefully, these days give him the best chance of being healthy, or getting as healthy he can be to get to the end of the year," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. 

Rays catcher Curt Casali has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left hamstring strain. Casali had been dealing with a tight hamstring for a few days. He aggrivated the injury while circling the basepaths following his home run on Tuesday. The Rays are hopeful he will only miss the minimum time.

To replace him on the roster, catcher J.P. Arencibia has been recalled from Triple-A Durham.

Rays catcher Curt Casali went 1 for 3 with his 10th home run in Tuesday's 11-7 loss to the Twins. And as if the loss wasn't bad enough, Casali was injured during his trot around the bases following his fifth-inning solo blast.

"Curt, strained [left] hamstring," Rays manager Kevin Cash said, per MLB.com. "He'll be looked at by doctors tomorrow. We won't have any real information until tomorrow morning."

As Casali rounded the bases, he was seen favoring his left leg.

"It was weird, it was really weird," Casali said. "...I felt fine going to first base. I was going pretty fast and it just started getting tight on me as soon as I hit the bag it didn't go very good going around the bases.

"I didn't want to injure it worse than it already was," Casali said. "I tried to take it as slow as I could. I knew I had to get around the bases somehow. Just unfortunate timing."