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Nola went 2-for-4 with an RBI single, a two-run home run, a walk and two runs overall in a win over the Rays on Monday.

Yet another multi-hit effort for Nola pushed his season line to an impressive .320/.370/.560, the latest chapter in what has been an excellent and long-awaited rookie campaign. Nola has four multi-hit tallies in the last five contests, a stretch that includes homers in each of his last three games. The 29-year-old toiled in the minors for seven-plus seasons before finally earning his first promotion to the big leagues this past June, and the combination of his hot bat and defensive versatility figures to keep him up with the Mariners for the balance of the team's non-contending campaign.

Murphy (knee) is 3-for-10 with a double in three rehab games with the Athletics' Arizona League squad.

Murphy appears to be in the latter stages of working back from a partial recurrence of a knee injury that originally sidelined him in early May. The 24-year-old backstop was able to work up to a full game behind the dish in his latest rehab game Monday night, so he could be back with the Aviators in the coming days.

Trevino went 1-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Monday's 8-7 win over the Angels.

Trevino hit his first home run as a major-league player in the fourth inning, his first extra-base hit since being called up at the beginning of the month. He's slowly taken over the primary catching role for the Rangers, but his .607 OPS at Triple-A and career .507 OPS in the majors do not bode well for his fantasy prospects.

Murphy went 3-for-3 with four RBI and two home runs in a 9-3 win over the Rays on Monday.

Murphy blasted a three-run home run in the first inning and added a solo shot in the fifth frame. It has been an impressive week for Murphy, hitting five home runs in the last three games. The 28-year-old now has 15 home runs and a .296/.328/.609 slash line this season.

Collins was named the International League Player of the Week, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The 24-year-old catcher/first baseman hit .458 with four home runs, three doubles, nine RBI and eight runs scored in seven game for Triple-A Charlotte.

Collins has been hitting a ton since a lackluster introduction to the majors (2-for-26) during a three-week stretch from June to July. He's slashing .375/.470/.698 with seven home runs, 10 doubles and 29 RBI over 27 games since he was sent back to the Knights. The White Sox want Collins, who has a 16.9 BB% in the minors, to be more aggressive at the plate. It looks like that lesson has finally taken root, as he dropped his walk rate to 14.5 BB% over the last month. "Taking pitches just for the sake of taking pitches is not a formula for success," White Sox manager Rick Renteria said. "The approach that you have to take is strike-to-ball as oppose to ball-to-strike. If you're trying to wait to recognize a strike, it's a little tough. You have to be ready to strike and recognize and check your swing for balls that are not manageable. He understood that and took it to heart."

Garver is not in the lineup Monday against the White Sox, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Garver is hitting just .175 with three home runs and a .683 OPS through 10 games this month. As such, he'll sit for a second straight game in favor of Jason Castro.

Thaiss is not in Monday's lineup against the Rangers.

He went 3-for-4 with a homer, a double and four RBI in Sunday's game against the White Sox. Thaiss is now hitting .265 with one home run and 15 strikeouts in 14 games this month. David Fletcher starts at third base in his stead.

Narvaez is not starting Monday against the Rays, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.

Narvaez will give way to Tom Murphy behind the dish for a second straight game with another lefty in Brendan McKay starting for the opposition.

Bemboom went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in a victory over the White Sox on Sunday.

In his final at-bat of the game, Bemboom launched a 422-foot shot to right field with a man aboard. The blast was his first major-league home run and just the fourth base hit of any kind in his career. Prior to joining the Angels on August 11, the 29-year-old had spent eight seasons in the minors, collecting 34 long balls in 497 games.

D'Arnaud went 1-for-3 with a double, a sacrifice fly and a run in a win over the Tigers on Sunday.

D'Arnaud continued his resurgence from a recent slump, and he crossed the plate with the winning run on Ji-Man Choi's single in the ninth. The veteran has now hit safely in three of the last four games following an 0-for-20 skid that encompassed five contests earlier in the month.