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Murphy isn't in the lineup Wednesday against Seattle, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.

Murphy had gone 0-for-7 with three strikeouts across the last two games. Aramis Garcia will serve as the starting catcher and bat ninth.

Godoy will start at catcher and bat ninth Wednesday against the Athletics.

After spending nearly a decade in the minors before earning his first promotion to the big leagues last week, Godoy appears to have made a positive early impression with the Mariners' coaching staff. He'll be awarded his third start in four games Wednesday while the struggling Tom Murphy (.507 OPS, 34.8 percent strikeout rate on the season) sits. Godoy hasn't done much damage at the plate either, but the Mariners may be inclined to go with the better defensive option until Murphy's bat heats up.

Murphy is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.

On the bench for the third time in four games, Murphy doesn't seem to have as much of a stranglehold on the No. 1 catching job as expected following Luis Torrens' demotion to Triple-A Tacoma last week. Jose Godoy will instead get another start behind the plate over the struggling Murphy, who is sitting on a .185 on-base average over 92 plate appearances on the season.

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

Trevino will be out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games. Jonah Heim will take over behind the plate and bat ninth.

Garver isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.

Garver had gone 4-for-9 with three doubles, three runs, two RBI and four walks in the last three games. Willians Astudillo will start at catcher and bat seventh.

Grandal is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.

Manager Tony La Russa will park Grandal on the bench for the second game in a row while the veteran backstop is stuck in a prolonged slump at the plate. Though he's ridden a sky-high 30.2 percent walk rate to a stellar .391 on-base average, Grandal has struggled to find holes in the defense when he's been able to make contact. He's sitting on a .136 batting average for the season, and his .120 BABIP and .177 XBA would seem to suggest that he hasn't been particularly unlucky. Zack Collins will be behind the plate for the second game in a row, but he doesn't appear to have unseated Grandal for the No. 1 catching job. In fact, La Russa told James Fegan of The Athletic that he plans to have Grandal start three games in a row beginning Thursday.

Caratini went 0-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and a stolen base in Tuesday's 7-1 win over the Brewers.

With the score 0-0 in the third inning and runners on the corners against Corbin Burnes, the Padres got aggressive and Caratini did something no San Diego catcher had ever done before in franchise history -- steal home. After Ha-Seong Kim took off for second base, Caratini headed home when the throw from Omar Narvaez went through and he just beat the return toss from Willy Adames. The Padres made life miserable for Narvaez all night by going 6-for-6 on steal attempts, allowing them to rack up offense despite only five hits and zero homers. Caratini's swipe was his second of the season but only the third of his career.

Higashioka went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Tuesday's loss to the Blue Jays.

Higashioka got the start at catcher with Gary Sanchez operating as the designated hitter Tuesday, and the backup backstop made his presence felt with his first multi-hit outing of the month. The 31-year-old veteran is only hitting .200, though, and with Sanchez ahead of him, steady playing time will remain hard to come by.

Nido went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run during Tuesday's victory over the Rockies.

Nido took Chi Chi Gonzalez deep in the sixth inning to tally his third long ball of the year while giving the Mets the lead for good. The 27-year-old continues to shine while filling in for James McCann behind the plate, making six starts over the last eight games and going 7-for-20 with two home runs during that span. Across 19 games this season, Nido is batting .260/.315/.520.

Stassi (concussion) is expected to begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Salt Lake this week and could rejoin the active roster next week, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

The 30-year-old has been sidelined by a concussion since early April, but he recently resumed baseball activities and could soon rejoin the Halos. Drew Butera and Kurt Suzuki should continue to split time behind the plate until Stassi is fully cleared.