Murphy is not in Friday's lineup against the Blue Jays.

EDGE Analysis

He is hitting just .196 with two home runs in 56 at-bats since the start of August. Yan Gomes will start behind the dish and hit eighth.

Murphy isn't starting Thursday's game against the Tigers, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

EDGE Analysis

Murphy started each of the last two games, but he'll get a chance to reset after he went 0-for-7 with a walk and four strikeouts. Yan Gomes will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Murphy will get a breather after each of the Athletics' last five games at either designated hitter or catcher while going a collective 2-for-17 with a home run and eight strikeouts in those contests. Yan Gomes will spell Murphy behind the plate, while Jed Lowrie serves as the team's DH.

Murphy is out of the lineup Monday against the Athletics, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

EDGE Analysis

The 26-year-old finds himself on the bench for the second consecutive contest, as Yan Gomes receives another start behind the plate. Murphy has a .939 OPS so far in August, but he and Gomes are now splitting time at catcher, as they each have 10 starts in the past 20 games. Additionally, the Associated Press reports Murphy was dealing with a tender wrist Sunday that limited him to just a cameo as a defensive replacement for the final game of the weekend series against the Giants.

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

EDGE Analysis

Yan Gomes will step in for Murphy, who went 2-for-4 with a run scored in Saturday's 6-5 loss. Murphy has seen a lighter share of the catching duties since Gomes was acquired ahead of the trade deadline, but the former still appears to be Oakland's No. 1 backstop.

Murphy went 2-for-4 with a run in a loss to the Giants on Saturday.

EDGE Analysis

Murphy has been on a solid run at the plate through most of August, as Saturday's production brought his slash line over the last nine games to .286/.394/.536 with four doubles, a home run, seven RBI, five walks and five runs. The young backstop's .225 season average does have plenty of room for improvement, but his .321 on-base percentage and .423 slugging percentage are both serviceable enough.

Murphy is not starting Friday against the Giants, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

EDGE Analysis

Murphy has yielded the catching duties to Yan Gomes against left-handers since Gomes was acquired at the trade deadline, and that will remain the case Friday against Alex Wood.

Murphy went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks Thursday against the White Sox.

EDGE Analysis

Murphy kicked off the scoring for the Athletics with his 14th home run of the season. Though it was first homer since July 27, Murphy has produced plenty of late. Across his last eight games, he has seven RBI and four runs scored while also logging four doubles. For the season, Murphy has a .222/.319/.422 line with 37 runs scored and 54 RBI across 370 plate appearances.

Murphy isn't starting Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

EDGE Analysis

Murphy went 0-for-2 with a walk and a strikeout Tuesday and will head to the bench for the second time in the last three games. Yan Gomes will start at catcher and bat seventh.

Murphy is out of the lineup Monday against the White Sox.

EDGE Analysis

Murphy started the past two games and will receive a day off after going 1-for-8 with a double and an RBI. Yan Gomes will start behind the plate in his place Monday.