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Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal tied Monday's game against the Royals with a three-run blast in the sixth inning, his third homer in 71 at-bats. Grandal is up to 10 RBI this season.

In a four-game hitting streak that's raised his average to .254, Grandal is 5 for 16 with two homers, five RBI and three runs scored.

Giants catcher Hector Sanchez went 4 for 7 with three RBI in his team's 11-10, 13-inning win over the Pirates Monday.

Sanchez's output exemplified a Giants offensive attack that racked up 20 hits against the Pirates but managed just three extra-base hits, all doubles. The San Francisco catcher knocked RBI singles in the first, sixth and seventh innings. He has hit .239/.260/.413 with two home runs and 14 RBI in 46 at-bats.

Brewers catcher Martin Maldonado finally put one over the fences Monday night against the Diamondbacks.

Maldonado took starter Mike Bolsinger deep for a two-run home run in the second inning. He added a double and finished 2 for 3 with a walk, two runs scored and two RBI in an 8-3 victory. He is hitting .350 with one home run and three RBI.

The Indians reinstated catcher Yan Gomes from the paternity list prior to Monday's game against the Twins, the Associated Press reports. Gomes missed two games while on paternity leave. He is hitting .261 with three home runs and 10 RBI in 88 at-bats.

Royals catcher Salvador Perez returned to the starting lineup Sunday against the Tigers after sitting out Saturday with a shin injury. Perez is batting .157 (8 for 51) with two doubles, two home runs and five RBI in his last 13 games.

Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco is scheduled to jog in the outfield Sunday as he continues to recover from hamstring strain, MLB.com reports.

"I've been doing some strengthening and some stretches and everything feels fine," Mesoraco said Saturday. "I got some throwing in today and we'll do some [jogging] tomorrow and, hopefully, some running soon."

Mesoraco was one of the hottest hitters in the majors before being placed on the disabled list, hitting .468/.509/.787 with three home runs and 13 RBI in 47 at-bats.

Royals catcher Salvador Perez was scratched from Saturday's lineup due to a shin injury.

Perez was initially scheduled to play, but will take a day to recover. He was removed from Friday's game with the injury, and is considered day-to-day. Perez is hitting .228 in 101 at-bats.

The Indians announced several roster moves prior to Saturday's clash against the White Sox, MLB.com reports.

The team placed catcher Yan Gomes on the paternity list and designated infielder Elliot Johnson for assignment. In exchange, the Indians recalled pitcher Nick Hagadone from Triple-A and purchased the contract of catcher George Kottaras from Triple-A.

Mets catcher Travis d'Arnaud made his lone hit count in his first game action at Coors Field Thursday night against the Rockies.

d'Arnaud took reliever Chad Bettis deep in the ninth inning for a three-run home run. He finished 1 for 4 with a run scored and three RBI in a 7-4 defeat. He is hitting .211 with two homers and seven RBI in 71 at-bats.

Indians catcher Yan Gomes has been racking up strikeouts. He has struck out at least once in 14 of his last 15 games, totaling 22 strikeouts to just four walks in that span.

Gomes had a fairly quiet first month offensively. He hit three home runs, but totaled just eight RBI and a .250 batting average. He totaled 26 strikeouts to four walks in 25 games.