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Heim (neck) was available to play Monday, Sam Blum of the Dallas Morning News reports.

Heim had been removed from Sunday's game after taking a foul ball to the neck area. Manager Chris Woodward said the catcher was fine and available to play.

Murphy went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk as Seattle lost 5-3 to Baltimore on Monday.

Murphy opened the scoring with his one-out home run in the fifth, but Baltimore would storm back with five runs in the eighth. He's slashing a disappointing .148/.207/.559.

Nola went 1-for-2 with an RBI double and a walk in Monday's 2-0 victory over Pittsburgh.

Nola missed most of April with a broken finger and this was only his second start of the season. Encouragingly, he has started two of the last three games -- once against a righty and once against a lefty.

Realmuto went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 4-3 victory over the Brewers.

Realmuto launched a two-run blast deep to left field in the bottom of the first inning, putting the Phillies back on top 2-1. The 30-year-old backstop continues to see the ball well at the dish, now hitting .309 with three homers, 13 RBI and two stolen bases in 28 games.

Gallagher was placed on the 7-day concussion injured list Monday, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

Gallagher will miss at least the next seven days after taking two foul tips off his mask during Sunday's contest. Sebastian Rivero was recalled to take Gallagher's spot.

Stallings is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Padres, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

Stallings sits for the second time in the last three games, though he's still the clear starter behind the plate for the Pirates, starting 20 of the team's 28 games thus far. Michael Perez will get the nod in his absence.

McCann will sit Monday against the Cardinals, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

McCann has handled a very heavy workload behind the plate this season. He'll find himself on the bench for just the fourth time in 23 games Monday. Tomas Nido starts in his absence.

Stassi will sit Monday against the Rays.

Stassi started three of the Angels' last four games after returning from a thumb injury Wednesday. Kurt Suzuki starts behind the plate Monday.

Kirk (hip) is expected to miss significant time due to his injury, Ben Wagner of Sportsnet reports.

Kirk was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left hip flexor strain Sunday, and he's expected to miss at least six weeks. Riley Adams was recalled by the Blue Jays on Sunday and should serve as the No. 2 option at catcher behind Danny Jansen.

Perez (finger) is starting Monday's game against the Royals.

Perez had been out of the lineup in each of the last two games, and manager Terry Francona announced Sunday that the catcher has a non-displaced fracture in his right ring finger. However, Perez is expected to play through the injury going forward, and he'll start behind the plate and bat eighth Monday.