Sean Murphy sitting on Friday for Oakland

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy is not in the lineup Friday in the team's game against the Kansas City Royals.

What It Means:

Murphy is being replaced behind the plate by Aramis Garcia against Royals starter Brady Singer.

In 195 plate appearances this season, Murphy has a .211 batting average with a .694 OPS, 6 home runs, 16 runs and 32 RBI.