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

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.

Trevino is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies.

Trevino will take a day off as Jonah Heim fills in behind the dish. It appears to be just a regular day off for the 28-year-old, who's gone 6-for-21 in his last nine games.

The Twins don't expect that Garver (groin) will require a stay on the 60-day injured list, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

However, manager Rocco Baldelli said the catcher will miss "a bare minimum of a couple of weeks" after undergoing surgery for a "severe groin contusion." The injury comes at a tough time for Garver, who had just begun to find some consistency at the plate after a rough start to the season. Ryan Jeffers and Willians Astudillo are expected to make most of the starts at catcher while Garver is sidelined.

The Twins will recall Jeffers from Triple-A St. Paul, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Jeffers will fill the roster spot of Mitch Garver (groin), who underwent surgery Wednesday and is expected to miss significant time. The 23-year-old struggled at the big-league level early this season, hitting .147 in 34 at-bats before being sent down April 30.

Jansen isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Marlins.

Jansen will be on the bench for a second consecutive contest. Reese McGuire will start behind the plate and bat ninth.

Stassi went 1-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run in Wednesday's win over the Giants.

The backstop emerged from a long layoff due to a concussion and played his first game since May 4. In the fourth inning, he banged a run-scoring double to right field and subsequently came around to score on a bases-loaded walk. Stassi figures to regain his role as the Angels' primary catcher moving forward.

Hedges is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

First pitch for Wednesday's series finale is 1:10 p.m. ET, so Hedges is presumably just getting some maintenance after catching all nine innings of Tuesday's 6-5 win while going 1-for-3 with a two-run home run. Rene Rivera will form a battery with Jean Carlos Mejia on Wednesday.

Garver announced Wednesday via his personal Instagram account that he underwent surgery after being diagnosed with a left groin contusion following his departure from Tuesday's 7-4 win over the Orioles.

When discussing his situation in the Instagram post, Garver put "left groin contusion" in quotations, perhaps emphasizing that he was dealing with a more severe injury than the Twins initially revealed. Garver noted that he required an ultrasound after exiting the game, with imaging revealing that surgery would be necessary to address the injury. Manager Rocco Baldelli admitted after the game that Garver would be "out a while," so the catcher will almost certainly be placed on the 10-day injured list prior to Wednesday's series finale in Baltimore. Willians Astudillo is the next man up for reps at catcher with Garver sidelined.

Murphy went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, a walk and two strikeouts in a 12-6 loss to Oakland on Tuesday.

Murphy was having a pedestrian day until his eighth-inning blast off Jake Diekman brought Seattle within four runs of Oakland's lead. The backstop has been a boom-or-bust hitter this season with a .170/.229/.390 slash line that includes four doubles and six home runs on only 17 hits.

Hedges went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run during Tuesday's 6-5 win over the White Sox.

The long ball marked the 28-year-old's first home run or extra-base hit since May 1. Hedges should continue to split catching reps with Rene Rivera but can't be expected to provide steady offense.