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Murphy went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles, two RBI and a run in the Rockies' 11-3 win over the Marlins on Friday.

Starting his second game in three days, Murphy put up another solid offensive performance with this three-hit, two-RBI effort. It's still an extremely small sample, but the 27-year-old backstop has impressed over his 32 at-bats, hitting .344, lacing four doubles and driving in six runs. If he continues to perform like this, he'll make a case for more at-bats ahead of Chris Iannetta, whose .736 OPS won't stand in the way of Murphy starting frequently enough to put up consistent fantasy value.

Stallings was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

The catcher took another trip on the shuttle back to the big leagues with Francisco Cervelli (concussion) landing on the 7-day disabled list. He'll serve as Elias Diaz's backup for however long Cervelli must remain sidelined. Stallings is hitting a useful .289/.335/.396 slash for Indianapolis but has not yet taken a big-league at-bat in 2018.

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

Bobby Wilson will draw his second consecutive start behind the plate, although Garver did have a hit as a late-game substitute Thursday. Garver has a .224/.293/.328 slash line this season, and is 2-for-15 over his last five games.

Thole signed a minor-league deal with Detroit on Friday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

The veteran catcher last played in the big leagues for the Blue Jays in 2016, posting a .169/.254/.220 line in 50 games. He's expected to report to Double-A Erie.

Barnhart is not in the lineup against the Cubs on Friday.

Barnhart will receive a standard breather following three straight starts. In his absence, Curt Casali will set up behind the plate and bat seventh.

Contreras is not in the lineup against Cincinnati on Friday.

Contreras will take a seat after starting the past three games behind the plate, while going 0-for-11 with one walk and five strikeouts during that span. In his absence, Chris Gimenez will catch Jose Quintana and bat eighth.

Grandal will not start Friday against the Mets, Eric Stephen of TrueBlueLA.com reports.

After a hot start, Grandal has cooled off significantly. Since the start of May, he's hitting .177/.262/.355, though he does have seven home runs. Austin Barnes will start behind the plate Friday.

Zavala was promoted to Triple-A Charlotte on Thursday, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.

Zavala will get his first taste of the Triple-A level after playing in 56 games for Double-A Birmingham in 2018. The catcher has hit .271/.358/.472 with 11 home runs and 31 RBI this year, including a recent 4-for-4 showing against Chattanooga last week. Don't expect to see Zavala in the big leagues at any point this season, but he can start to make his case for the 2019 campaign over the next couple months.

Murphy is not in the lineup Thursday against the Mets, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Murphy went 2-for-4 in Wednesday's win -- his fifth start in six games -- but he'll hit the bench with a southpaw (Steven Matz) starting for the Mets in this one. Chris Iannetta will start behind the dish and hit sixth.

Mesoraco is not in the lineup against the Rockies on Thursday.

Mesoraco will head to the bench for a standard day off after going 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI during Wednesday's game. In his absence, Kevin Plawecki will catch for Steven Matz and bat sixth.