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Braves' Sean Murphy: Not in lineup for first game
Sean Murphy is absent from the lineup in the first game of Monday's doubleheader against the Mets.Murphy and Travis d'Arnaud have alternated starts at catcher since d'Arnaud returned from paternity leave in mid-September. It will be d'Arnaud doing the catching and batting seventh in the first game Monday, with Murphy likely to get the nod for the second contest.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Pops 10th homer
Sean Murphy went 1-for-3 with two-run homer in Friday's 3-0 victory over Kansas City.The Atlanta backstop opened the game's scoring with a 372-foot, two-run shot off Brady Singer in the fourth inning, marking just his fourth September hit in 43 plate appearances. This is the fourth time Murphy has reached double-digit homers in his six-year career. Overall, the 29-year-old is slashing .197/.284/.360 with 18 runs scored and 25 RBI in 257 plate appearances across 70 games.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Likely to lose work to d'Arnaud
Sean Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.Murphy had started behind the plate in five of the past six games, but he'll likely be in store for a role reduction after Travis d'Arnaud (personal) returned from the paternity list Thursday. Despite getting more consistent at-bats of late, Murphy is still hitting just .080 in September and a career-worst .203 on the season.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Losing work to d'Arnaud
Sean Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.Murphy has now started just three times in nine games and may be moving into the shorter side of a timeshare at catcher with Travis d'Arnaud. The 29-year-old backstop has been a major disappointment in the second season of a six-year, $73 million contract, having submitted a career-low .685 OPS through 210 plate appearances for Atlanta.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Resting Saturday
Sean Murphy isn't in Atlanta's lineup for Saturday's game against the Phillies.Murphy will give way behind the plate to Travis d'Arnaud after going 1-for-2 with a home run, two RBI and two walks during Friday's win.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Idle Thursday
Sean Murphy isn't in Atlanta's lineup Thursday against the Phillies.Murphy has gone 3-for-18 with eight strikeouts over his last five games, and he'll now take a seat Thursday while Travis d'Arnaud catches for Charlie Morton.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Sitting Tuesday
Sean Murphy is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Twins.It's the second straight day and third time in Atlanta's past four games that Murphy will be on the bench. The 29-year-old has a .633 OPS in August and will cede catching duties to Travis d'Arnaud on Tuesday.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Retreating to bench Monday
Sean Murphy is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Twins.Travis d'Arnaud returned to the lineup Saturday after missing about a week of action with a wrist injury, so Murphy appears set to move back into more a timeshare at catcher after he had started behind the plate in six of the past seven contests. Murphy has posted a .633 OPS in August, roughly in line with his disappointing .665 mark for the season.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Getting Saturday off
Sean Murphy isn't in Atlanta's lineup for Saturday's game against the Nationals, Lindsay Crosby of AthlonSports.com reports.Murphy has gone 4-for-23 with nine strikeouts over his last seven games. He'll get a breather Saturday as Travis d'Arnaud makes his return from a wrist injury that caused him to sit out for a week.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: On bench Saturday
Sean Murphy is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels.Murphy and Travis d'Arnaud have been alternating starts behind the plate recently and after Murphy started Friday, it'll be d'Arnaud's turn to catch Saturday. Murphy missed the first two months of the season with a strained oblique but has logged a .228/.315/.399 slash line with seven home runs in 178 plate appearances since returning.