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Murphy went 1-for-3 with a two-run single in a loss to the Astros on Friday.

Murphy opened the scoring on the night with his first-inning single that brought home both Austin Nola and Mallex Smith. The 28-year-old catcher is up to 38 RBI on the season, which adds to a slew of career-best figures that also includes 12 doubles and 17 home runs across 238 plate appearances.

Rogers is not in the lineup Friday in Oakland.

Rogers' hapless performance at the plate isn't getting any better. He's gone 2-for-48 with 16 strikeouts over his last 15 games. Grayson Greiner will catch Spencer Turnbull on Friday.

Garver is not starting Friday against Cleveland, LaVelle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Garver missed a pair of games earlier in the week with a sore jaw, though he was able to start Thursday's contest. It appears that Friday's off day is simply a routine one. Jason Castro gets the nod behind the plate.

Narvaez's back has been doing better, and he could return to the lineup over the weekend, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

Narvaez hasn't started since Sunday, though he did appear off the bench in Thursday's contest. He could feature in one of the Mariners' next couple games, either behind the plate or at DH if the club wants to ease him back into action.

Narvaez (back) is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Astros, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.

Narvaez will sit for the fourth consecutive game as he continues to manage back spasms, though he did appear as a pinch hitter Thursday. Austin Nola will start behind the dish for the Mariners on Friday.

Stassi is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the White Sox.

Stassi will ride the pine for the third straight contest as the Angels continue to utilize a three-man rotation behind the plate. Anthony Bemboom receives the starting nod and will hit ninth Friday.

D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Blue Jays, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

D'Arnaud was pulled from Thursday's contest due to neck and shoulder tightness, so it's not a major surprise to see him remain on the bench Friday. Mike Zunino will start behind the plate and bat eighth in his stead.

Nola went 3-for-6 with a pair of homers, a double and five RBI while scoring three times in a loss to Houston on Thursday.

Nola plated Seattle's first run with a double in the first inning, crushed a two-run homer to left field in the second and went deep again in the seventh. The long balls were the first for Nola since he left the yard in three straight games Aug. 17-19. The 29-year-old rookie is slashing .277/.337/.497 with nine homers and 23 RBI in 60 games this season.

Collins started at first base and went 0-for-3 with two walks and a run scored in Thursday's 7-1 win over Cleveland.

True to general manager Rick Hahn's word, the White Sox are giving Collins a fair shake in September. This was his third straight start with the first two coming at designated hitter. He's 2-for-7 with a triple, an RBI and four walks in the three games.

D'Arnaud was removed from Thursday's game due to neck and shoulder tightness, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

It sounds like d'Arnaud may have been dinged a few times behind the plate. Mike Zunino replaced him for the ninth inning. D'Arnaud was hitless prior to exiting and is now 1-for-15 in his last four games, with the one hit going for a homer.