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Murphy is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Giants.

Murphy will take a seat for the series finale after he caught all nine innings of Wednesday's 13-2 win while going 1-for-4 with a home run, a walk and two RBI. Travis d'Arnaud will replace Murphy behind the plate and bat fifth.

Conforto is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against Atlanta.

Conforto will hit the bench for the second time in the series while Atlanta sends another southpaw in Max Fried to the bump. Jerar Encarnacion will spell Conforto in left field.

Wisely is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against Atlanta.

With southpaw Max Fried toeing the rubber for Atlanta, the lefty-hitting Wisely will exit the starting nine. Platoon mate Casey Schmitt will check in for Wisely at the keystone.

Freeman went 3-for-5 with a run in Wednesday's loss to Milwaukee.

Freeman recorded his fourth multi-hit game over his past seven contests, a span in which he's batting .345 with a homer, four RBI and a stolen base. The star first baseman has boosted his season batting average up to .291 as he attempts to finish with a .300 mark for the fifth consecutive campaign. Freeman has added 17 long balls, 71 RBI, 68 runs and six thefts over 113 games.

Wade is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against Atlanta.

He'll retreat to the bench while Atlanta sends southpaw Max Fried to the bump for the series finale. Mark Canha will replace Wade at first base and bat second.

Bailey is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against Atlanta.

Bailey will get some maintenance as San Francisco and Atlanta wrap up their series with a day game after a night game. Curt Casali will draw the start behind the dish after Bailey caught each of the past five days while going 2-for-20 at the plate.

McCray went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Wednesday's 13-2 loss to Atlanta.

McCray's major-league debut was a forgettable one for both him and his team. The outfielder slashed .272/.347/.471 over 47 games with Triple-A Sacramento this year after earning a midseason promotion from Double-A Richmond. McCray's strong defense makes him a candidate to play regularly in center field. The Giants moved Heliot Ramos to left field and Michael Conforto to designated hitter Wednesday, which could be the usual alignment versus right-handers moving forward, as long as McCray plays well enough to keep his spot in the lineup.

Fitzgerald went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 13-2 loss to Atlanta.

Fitzgerald continues to show no signs of slowing down at the plate -- he's 19-for-56 (.339) with five homers and four doubles over 13 games in August. His blast Wednesday had little impact on the game, as Atlanta had already established a 5-0 lead in the top of the first inning before he responded. Overall, Fitzgerald has 14 homers, 12 stolen bases, 26 RBI, 37 runs scored and a .313/.369/.626 slash line through 195 plate appearances.

Paredes (forearm) will begin a rehab assignment with High-A Wisconsin on Friday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Paredes has been out since early July due to right forearm tendinitis but is ready for game action after completing a throwing progression. The reliever is on the 60-day injured list and is not eligible for activation until early September, so his rehab assignment will last multiple weeks.

Kiermaier is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest in Milwaukee, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Andy Pages will occupy center field, as he and Kiermaier ended up splitting the starts at the position during the four-game set against the Brewers. Kiermaier has been the preferred option at the position of late, making six starts to Pages' three across the last nine contests.