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Murphy went 3-for-5 with three doubles, two runs and an RBI against Colorado in a 14-4 win Monday.

Murphy came into the contest with just one multi-hit game and a .160 batting average since the All-Star break, but he found his stroke in the friendly confines of Coors Field. The veteran catcher hadn't hit a double in 21 games coming into the contest before clubbing three of them Monday. Atlanta has two more games in Colorado before heading west to face the Dodgers, giving Murphy an opportunity to further feast in the elevation as he attempts to turn his second-half struggles around.

Naylor went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 10-6 loss to the Twins.

Naylor has found a little success lately, going 7-for-20 (.350) with two homers, three doubles and four RBI over his last seven contests. He's still seeing a decent share of playing time behind the dish, though he has both Eric Haase and Cam Gallagher to compete with, while David Fry (hamstring) is on a rehab assignment. Naylor is slashing .204/.288/.394 with six homers, 18 RBI, 17 runs scored, a stolen base and eight doubles over 46 contests this season.

Moreno went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an RBI double in Monday's 7-4 loss to the Dodgers.

Moreno put up his sixth multi-hit effort in his last eight games, a span in which he's batting .419 (13-for-31) with two homers and 10 RBI. The catcher's strong stretch has him up to a .286/.328/.414 slash line with six homers, 40 RBI, 26 runs scored, four stolen bases and 14 doubles over 86 contests this season. He continues to see the bulk of the playing time behind the dish, relegating Jose Herrera to backup duties.

Garver is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Mets.

Garver will get a maintenance day after he started each of the Rangers' last 12 games at either designated hitter or catcher. He produced a .954 OPS over that stretch, so Garver should be relatively secure in his role as Texas' preferred DH for the time being. Manager Bruce Bochy will give Robbie Grossman a look in the DH role Monday while Garver rests up.

Stephenson is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Giants.

Stephenson posted a .988 OPS over his last 10 games, but he has not started three days in a row behind the plate all season, so it comes as no surprise that he is getting a breather after opening at catcher the past two days.

Raleigh is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the A's.

Only twice has Raleigh started four games in a row since the All-Star break, so it should not come as a major surprise that he is getting a breather after starting the last three contests. Brian O'Keefe will replace him behind the plate.

Vazquez is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Guardians.

Vazquez and Ryan Jeffers alternated the starts over the last seven games, but the pattern will break Monday, as Jeffers will get the nod behind the plate for the second time in as many days.

Rortvedt is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Tigers.

Rortvedt will take a seat for the second straight day while the Yankees reward Kyle Higashioka with another turn behind the dish after he slugged a home run in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Rays. Expect the Yankees to deploy Rortvedt and Higashioka in a roughly even timeshare as the season winds down.

Adams is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Blue Jays, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

While Keibert Ruiz had experienced some lightheadness, Adams started at catcher in each of the last four games, going 1-for-15 with nine strikeouts. Even though the Nationals called up Drew Millas from Triple-A Rochester on Monday to provide extra insurance behind the dish, Ruiz has been cleared to resume catching duties and will step in as Washington's starting backstop in the series opener in Toronto. Adams is expected to see his playing time take a hit moving forward.

Ruiz (head) will start at catcher and bat cleanup in Monday's game against the Blue Jays, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

Though the Nationals called up Drew Millas from Triple-A Rochester to give the team a third catcher on the 26-man active roster, Ruiz will be able to resume duties behind the dish Monday after not starting in either of the past two contests and not catching at all in the previous four contests. Riley Adams will head back to the bench after serving as the Nationals' starting catcher each of the past four games while Ruiz experienced a bout of lightheadness after taking a foul tip to his catcher's mask last Wednesday.