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Joe Mauer shows some power

Mauer hit a first-inning homer, his seventh of the year, for a two-run shot. The No. 2 batter for the Twins finished 3 for 5 with two RBI and two runs scored. He added a double and is batting .327 on the year.

Mauer has four RBI in his last two games as he keeps coming up with big hits. Fifth in the American League in batting, Mauer continues to produce for Minnesota.

Ryan Doumit picks up three hits

The backstop on this night combined with Mauer for six of the team's 13 hits in the 7-5 win. Doumit doubled and went 3 for 4 with a walk and two RBI. He's batting .234.

Doumit has six hits in his last five games to raise his average a bit. He does have eight homers and 35 RBI, but he's been anything but consistent.

J.P. Arencibia parks another homer

Arencibia hit his 15th homer of the season and his third in his last four games, with five RBI over that span.

He finished Tuesday's game going 3 for 4 with two RBI and has 35 RBI on the year. He's batting .222. 

Ryan Lavarnway called up for Boston

Lavarnway went 2 for 8 over three games for Boston earlier in the season back in mid-to-late May. 

David Ross goes on concussion DL

Ross went on the concussion disabled list for the second time. He's batting .185 over 65 at-bats. 

Rangers recall Robinson Chirinos

Brayan Pena batting eighth

Pena will hit eighth for the Tigers Tuesday against the Orioles. Pena is hitting .283/.309/.391 in 92 at-bats. He'll take on Zach Britton. 

Alex Avila still in pain

Avila was placed on the disabled list with a deep forearm contusion after being hit by a pitch. Avila didn't think he broke any bones, but said it was "probably the most pain I’ve felt on the field before." The following day, Avila admitted the injury was still "pretty sore, pretty painful."

Avila is hitting .172/.271/.288 in 163 at-bats. 

Jason Castro nets two RBI doubles

His first-inning double drove in Jose Altuve and his third-inning double scored Brandon Barnes. 

Castro finished 2 for 4 and is batting .274 with 25 RBI. He's recorded at least one hit in four straight games and is 7 for 15 over that span with three doubles, three runs scored, two homers and five RBI. 

A.J. Pierzynski homers in win

Pierzynski went 2 for 3 with a walk. He added his eighth double and scored twice. He drove in three runs and is batting .305 with 20 RBI on the year. 

He has gone 4 for 7 in his last two contests to get back over .300. He'd gone 1 for 12 over a three-game stretch before his bat woke up Sunday against Toronto and continued to hit Monday. 

Alex Avila safe to drop in one-catcher formats

In leagues where owners need to start just one catcher, Avila -- owned in 24 percent of leagues -- can be safely dropped. Even if you have an open DL spot, it might serve your Fantasy team better to speculate on someone like Danny Duffy than to keep Avila rostered. There's always hope for a turnaround after the DL stint -- and Avila has the sixth-best catcher ERA, so he will come back and play -- but if he can be replaced by a top-15 catcher on your roster, along with a better DL stash candidate, now would be the time to do it. 

Bryan Holaday added to Tigers' catcher rotation

"The playing time will be kind of a gut feel thing for me," manager Jim Leyland said.

Holaday hit .259 with two home runs, 13 doubles and 15 RBI in 47 games for Toledo.

Tigers put Alex Avila on 15-day DL

Manager Jim Leyland said the playing time split between Holaday and Brayan Pena will be a "gut feel" while Avila is sidelined.

Brayan Pena worth an add in deeper leagues

Pena will not hit for power or steal bases. But the regular playing time could get him in a rhythm that leads to a better average, as he had a .303 average over nine seasons in the minors).

Fantasy players in two-catcher Roto leagues should consider Pena for the counting stat and won't-hurt-your-team batting average potential. He's probably not rosterable in anything shallower than a 14-team format, though. 

Francisco Cervelli won't be back before mid-July

Alex Avila sits out with forearm injury

Prior to leaving Sunday's game, Avila went 2 for 3 with one double. However, he is batting just .171 (6 for 35) in 11 June games and is batting .130 (9 for 69) in his last 23 games. His batting average has dropped from .202 to .172 in his last 23 games.

Ryan Doumit's hot streak is short lived

After using the surge to boost his batting average from .213 to .240, Doumit's average has sulked back down to .224 through Sunday's game against the Tigers.

Alex Avila unlikely to play Monday

"I'd be surprise if he can catch tomorrow," Leyland said.

Avila is expected to miss at least one game. He is hitting .172 with five home runs and 13 RBI in 163 at-bats.

Alex Avila dealing with forearm injury

Jason Castro hits another HR off left-handed pitcher

Castro is batting .263 (10 for 38) with three doubles, three home runs and six RBI in his last 10 games. He's homered seven times in his last 23 games.

Jose Lobaton hits late homer

Lobaton later hit a solo homer off closer Greg Holland in the ninth inning with one out. It was his fourth HR of the season. He finished 1 for 2 and is batting .279. 

The 28-year-old has two homers in his last six games and four hits overall in 20 at-bats over that span. 

Alex Avila playing through horrific slump

Avila, who is on an 0-for-17 skid at the plate, continues to be backed by manager Jim Leyland, who is slowly losing patience. 

"Alex realizes he's got to do it, but you still want to be there for him," Leyland said. "My heart aches for him right now. I know it's a business and all that, but my heart aches for the kid right now because he is just struggling so bad … but this is the big leagues."

Leyland also admitted he isn't sure playing him is best going forward. 

"I'm playing him [Sunday]," Leyland said. "I don't know if I'm really doing the right thing or not, to be honest with you. First of all, I have a responsibility to the team, but I think he has some value in this game today, whether he gets a hit or not."

Henry Blanco swats grand slam

Mike Zunino hits first major-league home run

Zunino is 2 for 7 with a walk and a solo home run in his first two games with the Mariners after hitting .238/.303/.503 with 11 home runs in 185 at-bats for Triple-A Tacoma.

Twins option Chris Herrmann to Triple-A

J.P. Arencibia breaks slump with 13th home run

Arencibia was just 2 for 29 in his last seven games before Friday's 1-for-4 performance, giving him a .211 batting average in 232 at-bats this season.

Salvador Perez extends hit streak to 10 games

No structural damage in Lou Marson's shoulder

The team announced Thursday that Marson was taken off his rehab assignment due to continued soreness in the shoulder. Marson was 3 for 20 during the assignment before being shut down.