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Murphy went 2-for-4 with a double, a two-run home run and a stolen base in Sunday's win over Toronto.

Murphy launched a two-run home run in the fourth inning, handing his team a four-run lead. He'll end his week on a high note, as he's now homered three times in the last two days. Murphy will also head into Monday's series opener in Tampa Bay with a six-game hitting streak.

Stassi is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

Stassi will give way to Anthony Bemboom behind the plate in what looks like a true timeshare at catcher. The two have alternated turns in each of the past six contests.

Trevino is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

With starts in three of the previous four games, Trevino seems to have unseated Jeff Mathis for the top catching role in Texas. Mathis will get the nod in the day game after the night game, however, catching for Lance Lynn.

Garver is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.

Garver will give way to Jason Castro after drawing six of the past seven starts at catcher. The 28-year-old is batting only .175 thus far in August but has kept his fantasy value afloat by homering three times, driving in seven and scoring six runs.

Leon will start at catcher and bat eighth Sunday against the Orioles, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

Leon will crack the lineup for just the second time in seven games while top backstop Christian Vazquez shifts over to first base. Vazquez has shined both at the plate and behind the dish this season, so Leon isn't expected to see his workload pick up over the final few weeks, especially with the Red Sox trying to chase down a wild-card spot.

Trevino went 1-for-3 and was thrown out at home plate in Saturday's 12-7 loss to the Twins.

Trevino did not show good instincts on the base paths, stopping and starting twice on second base on Shin-Soo Choo's double in the sixth inning. This was his fourth start of the week, the most starts in a week since he was called up in late July. He's not known for his bat, a view reinforced during his time with the Rangers. Trevino is slashing .185/.185/.185 in nine games for Texas.

Narvaez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

With the Mariners and Blue Jays wrapping up their series with a day game and Toronto expected to use a southpaw (Thomas Pannone) as its primary pitcher, the lefty-hitting Narvaez will get a breather. Tom Murphy will handle catching duties and bat seventh for Seattle.

McGuire went 2-for-4 with a solo homer in a 4-3 loss to the Mariners on Saturday.

McGuire led off the seventh inning with a solo shot to right field off Anthony Bass to tie the score at 3-3 and later added a ninth-inning double. The 24-year-old has been splitting time at catcher with Danny Jansen and has gone 9-for-34 with three homers. He now holds a .265/.265/.588 slash line in 34 at-bats.

Nola went 2-for-4 with a solo homer in a 4-3 win over the Blue Jays on Saturday.

Serving as the first baseman, Nola had an infield single in the second inning and led off the fourth with a solo homer off Trent Thornton to break a 1-1 tie. The 29-year-old started August with a 1-for-20 cold stretch but has since rebounded to go 9-for-23 in his last six games. For the season, Nola is slashing .310/.360/.517 with five homers and 12 RBI in 116 at-bats.

Thaiss is out of the starting lineup for Saturday's contest against the White Sox.

Thaiss is amid a 3-for-22 stretch over his past six starts. The rookie infielder is 3-for-11 with a home run and four RBI against left-handers on the year, but he'll sit against southpaw Hector Santiago on Saturday.