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Murphy is not in the lineup for the first game of Monday's doubleheader against the Phillies.

Murphy and Travis d'Arnaud have been deployed in a timeshare at catcher for Atlanta in the second half of the season, and manager Brian Snitker will go with d'Arnaud behind the dish for the afternoon tilt. Expect Murphy to be in the lineup for the nightcap.

Realmuto is not in the lineup for the first game of Monday's doubleheader versus Atlanta, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

Garrett Stubbs will do the catching for Taijuan Walker as Realmuto begins this one on the bench. Realmuto will surely be back in the lineup for the nightcap.

Soderstrom went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 9-4 loss to the Rangers.

Soderstrom had gone 0-for-7 over his first three games since he was called up Sept. 1. His third-inning homer sparked a four-run rally for the Athletics, but that was the extent of their offense in the loss. The catcher is up to three homers, six RBI, eight runs scored and a double while slashing just .158/.231/.263 over 104 plate appearances.

Basallo was promoted from High-A Aberdeen to Double-A Bowie on Sunday, Nathan Ruiz of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Basallo was promoted to the High-A club in late July and will move up in the Orioles' farm system once again now that Aberdeen's season has concluded. Basallo performed well over 26 games at the High-A level, slashing .326/.441/.674 with eight home runs, 24 RBI, 20 runs and five stolen bases.

Alvarez underwent an X-ray on his hand that came back negative following Sunday's win over the Twins, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.

Alvarez was removed from Sunday's matchup in the bottom of the seventh inning after going 1-for-1 while also being hit by a pitch. He's dealing with a hand injury but doesn't appear to be dealing with structural damage. The 21-year-old should tentatively be considered day-to-day ahead of Monday's series opener against the Diamondbacks.

Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at San Francisco.

Diaz started the first two games of the series against the Giants and will take a seat for the finale after going 2-for-8 with a double, a home run, three RBI and two runs. Austin Wynns will step in behind the plate to catch for Peter Lambert.

Moreno is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.

Moreno started the first three games of the series but will take a seat for Sunday's finale after going 2-for-8 with a double, three walks, a stolen base, an RBI and a run. Seby Zavala will step behind the plate to catch for opener Joe Mantiply.

Rodriguez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game in Atlanta, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Rodriguez went 1-for-9 with an RBI and a run over the first two games of the series in Atlanta, and he'll take a seat for the finale. Jason Delay will step in behind the plate and bat ninth.

Contreras is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Cincinnati.

Contreras started the first two games of the series against the Reds and will receive a day off after going 3-for-8 with two homers and six RBI. Andrew Knizner will step in behind the plate to catch for Miles Mikolas.

Stephenson is not in the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Cardinals, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Stephenson and Luke Maile have alternated starts behind the ploate over the past five games, and that trend will continue Sunday after Stephenson went 1-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run in Saturday's contest.