Murphy went 3-for-5 with a walk and scored three times in Saturday's 12-inning victory over Boston.

EDGE Analysis

The backstop played all 12 frames in the contest and scored three of Oakland's seven runs. The three-hit effort was only his second such performance this season, and he reached base a season-high four times overall. Murphy's big game came on the heels of a five-game stretch during which he went 1-for-18. He is slashing .221/.321/.420 on the campaign.

Murphy isn't starting Thursday against the Rangers, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Murphy went 1-for-6 with an RBI and two strikeouts across the last two games, and he'll retreat to the bench for the second time in the last four contests. Aramis Garcia will start behind the plate and bat ninth.

Murphy is not starting Sunday against San Francisco, Shayna Rubin of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

EDGE Analysis

Murphy will yield the catching duties to Aramis Garcia after going hitless across eight at-bats during the first two games of the series. He could be an option for Bob Melvin off the bench, however.

Murphy isn't starting Thursday's game against the Rangers.

EDGE Analysis

Murphy is in the midst of a 10-game on-base streak, and he's gone 5-for-11 with two home runs, two doubles, four runs, four RBI and two walks across the last three contests. Aramis Garcia will take over behind the plate and bat ninth.

Murphy went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in a 5-3 loss to Texas on Wednesday.

EDGE Analysis

Murphy got Oakland on the board with a 443-foot homer to center in the seventh, his second in three games, and doubled earlier in the fourth. The backstop has enjoyed his three games in Texas as he's 5-for-11 with two home runs and two doubles and has raised his OPS from .728 to .782 in the span.

Murphy went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI, two runs scored and a walk in Tuesday's 13-6 win over the Rangers.

EDGE Analysis

Murphy doubled off Demarcus Evans in the ninth inning, knocking in a pair of runs to extend the lead. Also, he scored in the third frame on a Mark Canha single. The catcher is slashing .221/.330/.427 with nine home runs and 38 RBI in 233 plate appearances. He has reached base safely in his last seven games.

Murphy went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in a loss to the Rangers on Monday.

EDGE Analysis

The young backstop's 387-foot shot to left finally got the Athletics on the board in the fifth inning. Murphy is in the midst of one of his strongest stretches of the season at the plate, as he's slugged three home runs while posting a .294/.500/.824 slash line across 24 plate appearances over his last six games.

Murphy isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Angels.

EDGE Analysis

Murphy had reached base in each of the last four games and went 4-for-12 with two homers, four runs, three RBI and three walks during that time. Aramis Garcia will start behind the plate and bat ninth.

Murphy went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two total runs scored Tuesday in a 6-4 victory over the Angels.

EDGE Analysis

With Oakland ahead by two runs late, Murphy drove a ball over the center field wall in the eighth inning to provide some extra breathing room. The homer was Murphy's second in as many games and eighth overall this season. He is batting only .219 but has driven in 35 runs over 56 games.

Murphy went 2-for-2 with a two-run homer and two runs scored in Monday's 8-5 win over the Angels. He was also hit by a pitch twice.

EDGE Analysis

Murphy gave Oakland the lead with his two-run shot off Dylan Bundy in the second inning. The 26-year-old catcher was 2-for-20 since his last homer on June 4. He's up to 20 extra-base hits, 34 RBI and a .723 OPS through 208 plate appearances.