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Grandal went 3-for-4 with one RBI and a walk in Sunday's 5-2 victory over Cleveland.

Grandal knocked three singles in the win, including an RBI hit in the first inning. He's gone 5-for-10 (.500) with three walks over the last three games, improving his season slash line to .241/.420/.521 through 351 plate appearances. He's driven in 61 runs with 29 extra-base hits.

Stassi is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.

The 30-year-old backstop gets an afternoon off after going 0-for-3 with a pair of walks Saturday and hitting .179 with three RBI in his last 10 games. Kurt Suzuki starts behind the dish.

Maldonado is on the bench for Sunday's game against the Athletics, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Three consecutive hitless performances have lowered Maldonado's average to .155 since the beginning of September. Jason Castro starts behind the dish in Sunday's series finale.

Kirk is on the bench for Sunday's game against the Twins.

Kirk rests after starting consecutive games and going 1-for-6. Danny Jansen starts behind the dish for Sunday's series finale.

Heim is on the bench for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

Jose Trevino gears up to catch once again while Heim, hitting 0-for-17 in his last five games, rides the bench for a second straight game.

Plawecki had X-rays on his foot come back negative after being hit by a pitch during Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Yankees, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

Plawecki delivered a productive performance by going 2-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk before being hit by a pitch during the ninth inning, prompting his exit. The 30-year-old appears to have avoided a serious injury, and he should have a couple days to get healthy since primary catcher Christian Vazquez figures to rejoin the lineup for Sunday's series finale versus the Yankees.

Plawecki went 2-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Yankees.

Plawecki opened the scoring in the third inning with a solo homer off New York starter Nestor Cortes, the third long ball of the year for the backup catcher, who also singled and drew a walk. The 30-year-old Plawecki is hitting .289/.353/.395 in 168 plate appearances this season.

Trevino went 3-for-3 with two singles and a solo home run in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Orioles.

Trevino recorded the fourth three-hit game of his career Saturday night, with the highlight being his solo homer off Brooks Kriske that got the Rangers back into the game. Hopefully this performance spells the end of the backstop's slump, as Trevino entered play batting .077 in his last eight games.

Murphy is out of the lineup Saturday versus the Angels.

Murphy went 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout Friday and will take a seat for the second time in the past three games. Cal Raleigh will work behind the plate for Seattle.

Heim will sit Saturday against Baltimore.

Heim sits after making a pair of starts behind the plate. He's gone hitless in five straight games and has just three hits in his last 11, dragging his season slash line down to .188/.228/.341. Jose Trevino takes over at catcher.