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Bethancourt went 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs and two RBI in Monday's 10-2 rout of the Giants.

Bethancourt knocked in a run with a single in the fifth inning and added a solo homer to left field in the seventh. He finished with his third three-hit performance of the campaign and swatted his first long ball since May 20, a span of 50 games. Bethancourt hit six homers over his first 21 contests this season but has gone deep just twice in 60 games since.

Perez went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and a sacrifice fly in Monday's 7-6 win over the Mariners.

Perez got the scoring started with his first-inning blast and added a tying run on his sac fly in the ninth. The catcher has been all-or-nothing lately with three multi-hit efforts and three 0-fers in his last six games. Overall, he's at a .251/.295/.437 slash line with 19 homers, 53 RBI, 46 runs scored and 19 doubles through 107 contests this season.

Contreras left Monday's game against Oakland with right hip tightness, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

Contreras had a noticeable limp on his way off the field, and he'll be considered day-to-day until the team sends him for additional testing. Andrew Knizner would be in line for more opportunities behind the plate if Contreras is forced to miss time.

Contreras was removed from Monday's game against the Athletics after suffering an undisclosed injury, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Contreras suffered the injury during the bottom of the third inning while tagging up from first to second base. He initially managed to convince the team trainer to remain in the game but was pulled to start the fourth. Andrew Knizner took over for Contreras behind the dish.

Sanchez is not in the lineup Monday versus the Orioles.

Luis Campusano will start at catcher and Garrett Cooper is serving as the Padres' designated hitter. Sanchez hasn't strung together many consecutive starts in recent weeks even though he boasts a 1.048 OPS with five home runs over his last nine games.

Heim is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Angels.

Heim returned to action Sunday after missing just over two weeks with a wrist injury, but the Rangers are easing him back into action and will prevent him from playing a full nine innings for a second straight day. Mitch Garver will work behind the plate Monday night.

Murphy is out of the lineup Monday against the Yankees.

Travis d'Arnaud is starting at catcher and batting fifth. This looks to be a routine day off for Murphy, who hit his 20th homer of the season in Sunday's series finale against the Mets.

Murphy went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Mets.

He took Grant Hartwig deep in the seventh inning, giving Murphy his first career 20-homer season. The catcher has been splitting the workload nearly equally with Travis d'Arnaud lately, but the extra rest hasn't caused Murphy to slow down at the plate -- he's batting .269 (7-for-26) with three home runs, six RBI and seven runs scored while starting seven of 13 games in August.

Mejia (knee) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Durham on Sunday.

Mejia went hitless in four plate appearances for Durham on Sunday in his first game action since he went down in late July with a left MCL sprain. He could be ready for activation within the next week or so to serve as Tampa Bay's second catcher behind Christian Bethancourt.

Bailey went 2-for-5 with a walk-off two-run homer in Sunday's extra-inning win over the Rangers.

The Giants were down to their final out after they had been winning all game before allowing the Rangers to push it to an extra inning. Bailey timed up an inside fastball from Will Smith perfectly and sent a laser to left field that just cleared the wall. It was his first home run since June 30, and he's now posted nine hits over his last 21 at-bats. Bailey had a rough month of July but has certainly turned things around this month and is now slashing .323/.447/.452 with seven RBI, four runs and a 7:7 BB:K through 38 plate appearances in August.