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Murphy went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs and a walk in Tuesday's 11-6 win over the Tigers.

Murphy went deep during the fourth and sixth innings to deliver his second multi-homer performance of the season. The 28-year-old is putting together a quality offensive season -- especially for a reserve catcher -- with a .273/.304/.541 slash line and 12 home runs in 50 games.

Realmuto went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, a home run, two RBI and two runs scored Tuesday against the Cubs.

Realmuto was the driving force of the Phillies' offense Tuesday, recording his 16th home run of the season in the fifth inning against Jose Quintana. Two frames later, he smacked his 26th double of the season to put the team up 3-2. The power surge was a welcomed development for Realmuto as it was first homer since Aug. 1 and his first extra-base hit since Aug. 5. For the season, he's hitting .275/.328/.461 across 448 plate appearances.

Rogers went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in Tuesday's 11-6 loss to the Mariners.

Rogers is batting just .194 through his first 11 MLB games, but he does have a solid .854 OPS, thanks in large part to the four home runs and seven walks he's picked up. The 24-year-old is Detroit's catcher of the future, and with the Tigers now sitting at 35-81, he should continue to receive ample playing time the rest of the way as the team turns its attention to next season.

Smith went 2-for-4 with a walk, two home runs, three runs scored and three RBI in Tuesday's 15-1 rout of the Marlins.

The young catcher went deep in the fourth and sixth innings, leading the way in a six-homer barrage for the Dodgers. It was Smith's first career multi-home run performance, and he's slashing .324/.375/.817 through his first 23 big-league games with nine long balls and 26 RBI.

Mejia isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Rays.

Mejia is in line for a day off, opening the door for Austin Hedges to draw the start behind the dish and bat eighth. Mejia is batting .517 with two home runs, three RBI and a stolen base over nine games in August.

D'Arnaud isn't in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Padres.

D'Arnaud is 0-for-16 over his last four games, so he'll head to the bench to regroup Tuesday evening. Mike Zunino gets the call behind the plate and will bat eighth in D'Arnaud's place.

Diaz is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Angels.

He has started just once in the last six games, due largely to the fact he is hitting .167 with zero home runs in 60 at-bats since the All-Star break. Jacob Stallings will start behind the dish and hit eighth.

Narvaez isn't in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against Detroit, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Despite benefitting from a team off day Monday, Narvaez will bow out of the starting nine for the series opener, giving him another day to rest. Tom Murphy will handle the catching duties and bat seventh with Narvaez out of the mix.

Jansen isn't in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rangers.

Jansen is in line for a night off after going 3-for-5 with a two-run home run in Monday's series opener. Reese McGuire will handle the catching duties and hit ninth with Jansen out of the mix.

Vazquez isn't in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Indians.

Vazquez will take a seat after going 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Monday's series opener. Sandy Leon is set to handle the catching duties and will bat eighth in Vazquez's absence.