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Stassi went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 8-3 loss to the Athletics.

Stassi homered off Daulton Jefferies in the first inning to give the Angels a 2-0 lead. In addition, he added a single in the ninth inning. The catcher is slashing .310/.385/.555 with 10 long balls, 24 RBI and 30 runs in 174 plate appearances this season. He is 10-for-22 with three homers over his last six games. His ability to get on base has earned him the cleanup spot in the batting order.

Stassi will be on the bench for Saturday's game against Oakland.

Stassi is riding a five-game hitting streak, a stretch in which he's homered twice and driven in five runs. Kurt Suzuki starts behind the plate in his absence.

Stassi went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk in Wednesday's 8-7 win over the Rockies.

Stassi led off the fifth with a solo blast to center to put the Angels up 7-3. It was his second home run over his last three games and his fourth overall this month. The 30-year-old is enjoying a nice July, slashing .347/.418/.673 with four homers, nine RBI, eight runs scored and 4:14 BB:K over 14 games. Stassi should continue to see the bulk of the work behind the plate for the Angels, with Kurt Suzuki starting occasionally as the backup catcher.

Stassi is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Rockies, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

Stassi started the past three games and will receive a maintenance day Tuesday. Kurt Suzuki will work behind the plate in his place.

Stassi went 3-for-4 with a home run, a triple and three RBI in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Twins.

Stassi slammed a solo home run in the fifth inning off Bailey Ober. Prior to Sunday, Stassi was batting just .167 over his last seven days. He nearly doubled his weekly hit total, reaching base safely three times. The catcher is slashing .299/.377/.526 with eight long balls, 20 RBI and 28 runs scored in 154 plate appearances.

Stassi is out of the lineup Friday against the Twins, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Stassi started the last two games and will receive the day off Friday. Kurt Suzuki will catch for Alex Cobb and bat fifth in his absence.

Stassi is out of the lineup Monday against the Athletics, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Stassi is 3-for-8 with a solo homer and an additional run scored in two games since the All-Star break, and he'll take a seat Monday. Kurt Suzuki will catch for Shohei Ohtani for the matchup in Oakland.

Stassi is not in Saturday's lineup against the Mariners.

He started the second half off with a bang, going 2-for-4 with a home run Friday. Stassi is hitting .322/.402/.578 with six home runs in 90 at-bats since the start of June. Kurt Suzuki will start behind the dish and bat seventh.

Stassi went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Mariners.

Stassi went deep off Chris Flexen in the second inning to tie the game. He was the only Angel to score off Flexen. Since June, when Stassi took over as the primary catcher, he has slashed .322/.402/.578 with six homers, 16 RBI and 22 runs in 102 plate appearances. The 30-year-old trailed just Yasmani Grandal among all catchers in runs scored (17) in June while batting .303.

Stassi is not starting Sunday against the Mariners.

Stassi went hitless across six at-bats during the first two games of the series. He'll hand the catching duties to Kurt Suzuki for the series finale.

Stassi isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Red Sox, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Stassi will get a breather after he went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs and two RBI in Tuesday's win over the Red Sox. Kurt Suzuki will take his place behind the plate and bat sixth.

Stassi went 3-for-4 with a double, a two-run home run and a second run scored in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Red Sox.

The catcher took Nathan Eovaldi deep in the first inning, Stassi's first homer since June 13 and his sixth of the year. Despite the power outage and his troubles staying healthy in the first half, the 30-year-old is still headed for a career year with a .312/.390/.523 slash line through 36 games.

Stassi is out of the lineup Sunday versus Baltimore, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Stassi went 3-for-7 with an RBI, a walk and a run over the first two games of the series and will receive the day off Sunday. Kurt Suzuki will fill in behind the plate and bat seventh.

Stassi is not in the starting lineup Wednesday against the Yankees, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Stassi will get a breather after catching the first two games of the series in the Bronx. Kurt Suzuki will catch Shohei Ohtani and bat seventh Wednesday.

Stassi is not in the starting lineup against the Rays on Sunday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Kurt Suzuki will handle the catching duties as Stassi gets a rest during the series finale.

Stassi is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Stassi is likely receiving a breather with the Giants and Angels wrap up their two-game set with a day game after a night game. Kurt Suzuki will catch for starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani on Wednesday.

Stassi went 3-for-4 in Sunday's loss to Detroit.

All three of the backstop's hits were singles and none resulted in any runs, but the performance was another promising one during a month in which Stassi has racked up six multi-hit efforts. In June, he is slashing .391/.472/.739 with four homers, 11 RBI and 15 runs over 14 games. The big month has pushed his season average to an impressive .333.

Stassi is not in the starting lineup Saturday against the Tigers.

Stassi will get a breather after working behind the plate during the previous two games. Kurt Suzuki will start at catcher and bat eighth Saturday.

Stassi is not in the lineup Tuesday at Oakland.

Stassi has a 1.297 OPS with four homers, four doubles, 10 RBI and 13 runs in 11 games since returning from the injured list June 1, but he'll receive the day off Tuesday. Kurt Suzuki will start behind the plate in his place.

Stassi went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 10-3 win over the Diamondbacks.

Stassi launched a two-run homer to give the Angels an early 2-0 lead in the first. It was his fifth home run of the season and his fourth this month. The 30-year-old came into Sunday slashing .448/.484/.897 with seven extra-base hits in June before adding the home run. His overall slash line for the season stands at .339/.397/.645 with five home runs, 11 RBI and 16 runs scored. Stassi's high production at the moment likely isn't sustainable but he should be rostered mostly everywhere given the lack of depth at the catcher position.