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Royals catcher Salvador Perez, who sat out with a groin injury Sunday, returned to Monday's lineup against the White Sox. Perez is hitting .282 with 11 homers and 37 RBI in 87 games.

The Braves optioned catcher Christian Bethancourt to Triple-A Gwinnett to make room for Evan Gattis' return from the disabled list. Bethancourt batted .240 with three RBI in 50 at-bats.

Indians catcher Yan Gomes continued to be one of his team's most productive hitters Sunday as he was pretty much its entire offense in a loss in Detroit.

Gomes provided the first hit on a double in the fifth and the only run on a solo home run in the seventh. He has four taters in his last 10 games to give him 13 on the season.

Royals catcher Salvador Perez has been given Sunday off against Boston. He has been dealing with a groin injury, but expects to return to the lineup Monday. Brett Hayes is set to start instead.

Perez, who started for the American League in the All-Star Game, went hitless in four at-bats Saturday.

Indians catcher Yan Gomes put together a solid game Saturday, in a 6-2 win over the Tigers.

Gomes reached base three times and scored each time, as he went 3 for 4 with a double and a pair of singles. He improved his batting line to .269/.314/.442 with the performance. 

Red Sox manager John Farrell told MLB.com on Friday that the team will continue to have  Christian Vazquez and David Ross split time behind the plate moving forward. Ross will likely start the first games of a series, so that the rookie Vazquez can learn how to approach new opponents.

The American League unveiled the following batting order for Tuesday's All-Star game: Shortstop Derek Jeter, left fielder Mike Trout, second baseman Robinson Cano, first baseman Miguel Cabrera, right fielder Jose Bautista, designated hitter Nelson Cruz, center fielder Adam Jones, third baseman Josh Donaldson and catcher Salvador Perez.

Red Sox rookie catcher Christian Vasquez went 2 for 4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 11-0 win over the Astros. Vasquez is 5 for 11 with five RBI and three runs scored in three games since being called up a few days ago.

Indians catcher Yan Gomes drove in all three runs in his team's 3-2 win Sunday over the White Sox, including the go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning. Gomes is up to 12 homers and 36 RBI after his 2-for-4 performance.

Gomes closed the first half with three homers and six RBI in his last seven games. He's hitting .261/.306/.436 in 287 at-bats.

The Red Sox have a plan for rookie catcher Christian Vazquez, who should see plenty of time in the second half of the season, reports ESPN.com.

Manager John Farrell told reporters Vazquez will catch three out of every five games, matching up with Rubby De La Rosa, John Lackey and Clay Buchholz, while veteran David Ross takes Jake Peavy and Jon Lester.