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.

Murphy is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against Kansas City, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

EDGE Analysis

Murphy will get a rest after starting the past four games behind the plate. Aramis Garcia will start at catcher and bat ninth Friday.

Murphy went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Sunday's loss to the Rockies.

EDGE Analysis

Murphy notched Oakland's lone run with an RBI double that scored Tony Kemp in the top of the sixth, but that would be all the offense the Athletics would be able to muster in the entire game. The backstop has hit safely in six of Oakland's last eight contests but is only hitting .222 on the campaign.

Murphy isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rockies.

EDGE Analysis

Murphy had started each of the last five games and hit .250 with a home run, three doubles, seven RBI and two runs. Aramis Garcia will take over at catcher and bat eighth.

Murphy went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double and three total RBI in a 9-5 win over the Rockies on Friday.

EDGE Analysis

The backstop enjoyed a big day at the plate, driving in three runs for the first time this season. He blasted a solo home run to right field in the second inning, knocked in another run with a single in the third and notched another RBI with a double in the sixth. Over his past seven games, Murphy has knocked in 10 runs despite batting a pedestrian .259.

Murphy went 1-for-4 with a two-run double, a walk and a run in a win over the Mariners on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

Murphy's seventh-inning two-bagger doubled the Athletics' lead to four runs at the time and gave the clutch-hitting backstop his sixth and seventh RBI over his last five games. Murphy is hitting just .222 over that stretch while striking out a massive 35.0 percent clip, but the contradictory numbers are simply a microcosm of a season in which his .379/.457/.517 slash line with men in scoring position thoroughly dwarfs his .215/.310/.389 season-long figures.