Wells is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rays.

EDGE Analysis

Wells will receive a breather for the day game after he went 1-for-4 while catching all 11 innings of Wednesday night's 5-4 win. Ben Rice will replace Wells behind the plate Thursday.

Wells isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Phillies.

EDGE Analysis

Wells will rest his legs Saturday after hitting his 15th home run of the season during Friday's loss. Ben Rice will take his place behind the plate and bat sixth for the Yankees.

Wells went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 12-5 loss to the Phillies.

EDGE Analysis

The Yankees slugged four homers on the night but all four were solo shots, including Wells' long ball in the second inning off Taijuan Walker. The 26-year-old backstop has supplied his usual power in July but not much else, slashing .229/.255/.521 over 14 contests with four of his 15 homers on the year, and 10 of his 55 RBI.

Wells is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.

EDGE Analysis

Wells will get a breather for the series finale after he started behind the dish Monday and Tuesday. J.C. Escarra will form a battery Wednesday with starting pitcher Max Fried.

Wells is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.

EDGE Analysis

Wells went 1-for-8 with an RBI and a run while starting the first two games of the series and will take a seat for Sunday's finale. Ben Rice will instead do the catching for Marcus Stroman and bat seventh.

Wells went 1-for-3 with three RBI in Thursday's 6-5 extra-inning win over Seattle.

EDGE Analysis

Wells was able to rack up at least three RBI for the seventh time this year, and he drove in two in the ninth inning to tie the game at 5-5. The 25-year-old lefty-hitting backstop occasionally loses playing time to Ben Rice behind the plate in New York's loaded lineup, but the former is doing his part to maintain a steady role. Wells is batting .271 with three homers, three doubles and 10 RBI over his last 48 at-bats (14 games).

Wells went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in Tuesday's 10-3 win over the Mariners.

EDGE Analysis

The 25-year-old catcher took Casey Legumina deep in the sixth inning to help break the game open. Wells has gone yard in three straight games as he heats up after a 15-game homerless drought, and on the season he's slashing .221/.284/.459 with 14 homers, three steals, 29 runs and 50 RBI over 74 contests.

Wells went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Mets.

EDGE Analysis

Wells got the scoring started with a solo blast in the third inning and then drove in another run on a groundout in the fourth. The catcher has now hit safely in eight of his past 11 games, highlighted by the two home runs he hit over the weekend. For the year, he's slashing .220/.280/.448 with 13 homers, 48 RBI, 28 runs scored and three steals across 271 plate appearances.

Wells went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Mets on Saturday.

EDGE Analysis

Wells plated New York's second run of the game with a solo shot to right field in the third inning. The long ball snapped a 15-game homerless stretch by the backstop and increased his total to 12 home runs on the season -- tied for fourth among big-league catchers. Wells was also looked at by a trainer early in the game after taking a foul tip off his mask, but he remained in the contest and is in the lineup again Sunday, batting eighth and starting behind the plate.

Wells (finger) will start at catcher and bat eighth in Thursday's contest in Toronto.

EDGE Analysis

Wells missed the previous four starts while recovering from artery damage in his left index finger, although he did appear as a pinch runner in Wednesday's game. The 25-year-old has struggled at the plate lately, slashing only .159/.191/.205 across his last 14 contests.