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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Receiving rest day
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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.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Getting Tuesday off
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Murphy isn't in Atlanta's lineup for Tuesday's game against the Giants, Lindsay Crosby of AthlonSports.com reports.
Murphy will take a seat Tuesday after going 1-for-4 with two strikeouts during Monday's series opener. Travis d'Arnaud will do the catching for right-hander Charlie Morton instead and bat fifth.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Taking seat Tuesday
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Murphy is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Brewers.
Murphy has continued to split time behind the plate with Travis d'Arnaud, and he'll yield to d'Arnaud for Tuesday's series opener. Murphy is 5-for-16 with a solo homer in his last five games.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Knocks sixth homer
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Murphy went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 8-3 loss to Milwaukee.
Murphy's playing time has been dropping in the second half -- he's gone just 3-for-15 with five walks over five games since the All-Star break. The catcher's homer came in garbage time Monday. He's up to six long balls, 13 RBI, 10 runs scored, three doubles and a .210/.295/.379 slash line through 38 contests this season. Until Murphy finds more consistency at the plate, Travis d'Arnaud will continue to eat into his playing time.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Idle Tuesday
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Murphy is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Reds.
Murphy is hitless in his last 13 at-bats but has more walks (three) than strikeouts (two) during that stretch. Travis d'Arnaud will catch and bat cleanup Tuesday.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Absent from Friday's lineup
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Murphy is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Cardinals.
Murphy sat out the final game before the All-Star break and will also begin the first contest after the break on the bench. Travis d'Arnaud will do the catching for Spencer Schwellenbach.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Getting rest Sunday
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Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.
Murphy caught eight innings and went 0-for-4 in Atlanta's 4-0 loss Saturday evening, so he'll be getting some routine maintenance as the two teams close out their series with a day game. Travis d'Arnaud steps in behind the plate as Murphy's replacement in the starting nine Sunday.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Slugs clutch homer
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Murphy went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in a 5-4 extra-innings win against the Diamondbacks on Monday.
Atlanta was down to its last out when Murphy tied the score with his two-run blast off Arizona closer Paul Sewald in the top of the ninth inning. The clutch long ball was Murphy's second over his past four games, though he has only one other hit during that stretch. The veteran backstop went deep a career-high 21 times last season and has five homers through 29 contests during the current campaign.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Not in Atlanta lineup
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Murphy is not in the lineup for Friday's contest versus the Phillies.
Travis d'Arnaud will do the catching for Max Fried in the series opener. Murphy has a 1.050 OPS over his last 12 games and would seem to be a good bet to be in the lineup Saturday and Sunday.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: On bench Wednesday
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Murphy is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.
After making back-to-back starts behind the dish, Murphy will give way to Travis d'Arnaud on Wednesday. Murphy swatted a solo home run in Tuesday's series opener against San Francisco.
