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Murphy went 2-for-3 with an RBI single, a double and a walk in a loss to the Angels on Tuesday.

Murphy drove in the only run of the night for the Athletics in the fifth inning with a single that plated Jonah Bride. The 27-year-old's two-bagger was his fifth extra-base hit over the last seven games, a span during which he's hitting just .250 but owns a 1.004 OPS.

Maldonado is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Christian Vazquez, whom the Astros acquired from Boston on Monday, will step in behind the plate for his Houston debut Wednesday while opposing his former team. Though he's not expected to play quite as frequently for the Astros as he did with the Red Sox, Vazquez should still operate as his new team's clear No. 1 option behind the plate, resulting in Maldonado's role taking a significant hit. The defensive-minded Maldonado had already been a fringy option in leagues that start two catchers, as he's maintaining a .173 average to go with 10 home runs, 30 RBI and 26 runs over 79 games this season.

Barnhart went 1-for-3 with two RBI in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Twins.

Barnhart appeared to lose hold of the primary catching job to Eric Haase shortly before the All-Star break, but the two seem to have moved into more of a timeshare lately. The Tigers will go with Barnhart behind the dish Wednesday for the third time in four games, while Haase is included in the lineup as the team's designated hitter as Miguel Cabrera gets a maintenance day.

Sanchez isn't starting Wednesday against Detroit.

Sanchez will get a day off after he went 2-for-8 with a strikeout over the last two games. Sandy Leon is starting behind the plate after his contract was selected Wednesday.

Leon's contract was selected by the Twins on Wednesday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Leon was traded from the Guardians to the Twins on Tuesday, and he'll join Minnesota's active roster as part of a move after Caleb Hamilton was sent down. Leon appeared in nine major-league games for Cleveland earlier in the year and hit .133 with six walks and four strikeouts. He's starting behind the dish and batting eighth Wednesday but should serve mainly as catching depth behind Gary Sanchez.

Jansen went 1-for-4 with two RBI in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Rays.

Jansen provided the pivotal hit of the night for the Blue Jays, with his two-run Texas Leaguer in the top of the ninth holding up as the difference in the victory. He'll be making his fourth consecutive start in Wednesday's series finale, handling catching duties while batting seventh.

Grandal isn't starting Wednesday against the Royals.

Grandal started the last two games and went 0-for-8 with two strikeouts. Seby Zavala will take over behind the plate and bat ninth Wednesday.

Plawecki isn't starting Wednesday against the Astros, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Plawecki started the last two games and went 0-for-6 with two strikeouts. While he should see an uptick in playing time after Christian Vazquez was traded to Houston on Tuesday, Reese McGuire is starting behind the dish and batting eighth Wednesday.

Raleigh isn't starting Wednesday against the Yankees.

Raleigh started the last three games and went 1-for-12 with a solo home run and two strikeouts. Luis Torrens will take his place behind the dish and bat eighth.

Trevino isn't starting Wednesday against Seattle.

Trevino is getting a breather after he went 4-for-8 with three home runs, a double and four RBI over the last two games. Kyle Higashioka will start behind the plate and bat ninth.