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  • Tom Murphy C | SF

    Mariners' Tom Murphy: On base four times in win

    Murphy went 2-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks in a win over the White Sox on Sunday.

    Murphy continued to reward manager Scott Servais for affording him one of his occasional starts, slugging his fifth homer of the season in the sixth inning and serving as a thorn in the side of Rays pitching throughout the afternoon. The 32-year-old has pushed his season slash line to a stellar .281/.337/.551 across 98 plate appearances, with the latter figure largely the byproduct of Murphy lacing 14 of his 25 hits for extra bases. Murphy has notably drawn starts in three of his last four games -- the first time that's happened all season -- and the combination of his hot bat and ability to fill in at both designated hitter and catcher could afford him similarly frequent playing time moving forward.

  • Jake Rogers C | DET

    Tigers' Jake Rogers: Slugs solo shot

    Rogers went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Sunday's 14-9 win over the Rockies.

    Rogers was steady in June, batting .286 (14-for-49) with four homers over 17 games. He kept his power up in his first contest in July, giving him 11 long balls on the year. The catcher continues to have a slight edge over Eric Haase for playing time, though that could change when the Tigers get some outfielders back from the injured list. Rogers is slashing .203/.304/.473 with 26 RBI, 23 runs scored and seven doubles through 172 plate appearances, and he's hit safely in six of his last seven games.

  • Bo Naylor C | CLE

    Guardians' Bo Naylor: Gets Sunday off

    Naylor is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs, Joe Noga of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

    Naylor appears to be receiving some routine maintenance after he started behind the dish in the first two games of the series in Chicago while going hitless in seven at-bats. Cam Gallagher will form a battery with starting pitcher Aaron Civale in the series finale.

  • Seby Zavala C | LAD

    White Sox's Seby Zavala: Playing time trending up

    Zavala will start at catcher and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Athletics.

    With top backstop Yasmani Grandal getting the day off, Zavala will enter the lineup for the fourth time in five games. With manager Pedro Grifol having shown an increased willingness to deploy Grandal at designated hitter of late, Zavala could continue to see more playing time than the typical No. 2 backstop. Zavala helped his case for earning more work by slugging two home runs in an 11-5 win over the Angels on Wednesday, but he's still holding down a weak .552 OPS on the season.

  • White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: Not starting Sunday

    Grandal is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Oakland.

    Grandal started the last three games and will take a seat after he went 3-for-13 with two walks, two RBI and two runs. Seby Zavala will work behind the plate Sunday.

  • Chad Wallach C | ATH

    Angels' Chad Wallach: Losing work to Thaiss

    Wallach is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

    After going 0-for-20 with nine strikeouts over his last eight games, Wallach appears to have lost hold of the Angels' No. 1 catching gig, a role he appeared to have poached from Matt Thaiss a couple weeks ago. Thaiss will pick up his fourth start behind the plate in five games in place of the slumping Wallach.

  • Matt Thaiss C | BOS

    Angels' Matt Thaiss: Takes back work from Wallach

    Thaiss will start at catcher and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

    After making just two starts in an eight-game stretch from June 18 through June 27, Thaiss has now stepped in behind the dish four times over the Angels' subsequent five games. At least for the time being, Thaiss appears to have reclaimed primary catching duties from Chad Wallach.

  • Cal Raleigh C | SEA

    Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Receives Sunday off

    Raleigh is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.

    Raleigh started the first two games of the series versus Tampa Bay, and he'll take a seat for the finale after going 1-for-7 with two walks, a run and five strikeouts. Tom Murphy will step in behind the plate to catch for Luis Castillo.

  • Mitch Garver DH | SEA

    Rangers' Mitch Garver: On bench Sunday

    Garver is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Astros.

    It's the second straight game on the bench for Garver, who posted a .237/.308/.356 slash line over 16 games in June. Josh Smith is batting ninth as the designated hitter Sunday.

  • Danny Jansen C | TEX

    Blue Jays' Danny Jansen: Resting Sunday

    Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

    Jansen will get a breather in the series finale after he started behind the dish in four of the Blue Jays' past five games. Alejandro Kirk is getting the nod at catcher and will form a battery with starting pitcher Kevin Gausman.

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