Murphy was removed from Saturday's game against the Mariners due to an illness, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Murphy started behind the dish Saturday and went 0-for-1 with a walk and a strikeout to begin the game. He should tentatively be considered day-to-day ahead of Sunday's series finale in Seattle.

Murphy isn't in the lineup for Friday's matchup in Seattle.

EDGE Analysis

After failing to record a hit in 10 tries during Oakland's last series against the Angels, Murphy will sit down to begin Friday's game against the Mariners. Shea Langeliers will take over behind the dish for Murphy, moving Jordan Diaz into the designated hitter role and opening up second base for Jonah Bride to start, batting eighth.

Murphy went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple and a run in a loss to the Astros on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

If it seems like all Murphy does is pile up extra-base knocks, it's because that qualifies as only a modest embellishment. The slugging backstop has been putting the screws to the ball all season, with Thursday's production pushing him up to 53 total extra-base hits -- 33 doubles, two triples and 18 home runs. Murphy also has a trio of multi-hit efforts in the last six games, a stretch during which he carries a .292 batting average and .870 OPS across 27 plate appearances.

Murphy went 2-for-5 with an RBI double and a run in a win over the White Sox on Sunday.

EDGE Analysis

Murphy's fifth-inning two-bagger knocked in Vimael Machin as part of a six-run breakout for the Athletics. The slugging backstop has displayed impressive pop all season, with Sunday's double serving as his career-best 51st extra-base hit of the season (out of 118 total hits) and helping him to his second two-hit effort in the last three contests.

Murphy went 1-for-4 with an RBI groundout, a two-run home run, a walk and an additional run in a loss to Atlanta on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

The slugging backstop authored a multi-RBI effort for the second time in the last seven games, with his third-inning blast cutting a four-run deficit in half at the time. Murphy's productive night pushed him to new career highs in home runs (18) and RBI (62).

Murphy went 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs scored and five RBI in Tuesday's 10-6 win over the Nationals.

EDGE Analysis

The backstop did most of his damage in the fifth inning, as he turned on a Steve Cishek slider with the bases loaded for his first career grand slam. Murphy snapped a brief 10-game homer drought with the performance, but he's mostly been red hot since the All-Star break, slashing .298/.404/.556 over his last 35 games with eight home runs and 22 RBI.

Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

EDGE Analysis

Murphy started the past 13 games and will receive a well-deserved day off after he posted a .333/.429/.604 slash line with three home runs, five RBI and seven runs during that span. Shea Langeliers will shift behind the plate while Stephen Vogt serves as the designated hitter.

Murphy went 2-for-4 with two doubles and a run in a loss to the Marlins on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

Murphy continued his extra-base-hit barrage Tuesday, with his pair of two-baggers pushing his tally to a career-high 30 doubles and 47 extra-base knocks overall. Murphy's current .255 average is also the highest of any end-of-season figure he's ever produced in that category, and he now owns a .333/.422/.583 slash line in August, along with a modest 15.7 percent strikeout rate.

Murphy went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI in Sunday's 5-3 victory over the Mariners.

EDGE Analysis

The 27-year-old continued his torrid August with two more hits Sunday to improve his average to .328 in the month. This stretch has pushed Murphy to second among all catchers in hits and third in RBI. Murphy continues to prove that he is an elite backstop, and it will be interesting to see how the Athletics split playing time between him and emerging rookie Shea Langeliers, especially as Murphy is several years removed from free agency.

Murphy went 3-for-5 with one double, two homers, three RBI and three runs scored in Wednesday's victory over the Rangers.

EDGE Analysis

The veteran catcher was no match for Cole Ragans, as he tagged the southpaw for two home runs on the night. He also hit a double in the top of the eighth for his third extra base hit of the night. Murphy is now slashing .251/.327/.450 on the season and is top three among all catchers in HR, RBI and runs.