Murphy went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, a double and two total RBI in Friday's 3-1 win over the Mariners.
Murphy opened the scoring with an RBI single in the fifth inning and added a solo shot in the seventh to restore a two-run lead. This was his fourth multi-hit game in his last nine, but he hadn't posted an extra-base hit in that span prior to Friday. The catcher is slashing .224/.297/.406 with nine homers, 32 RBI, 29 runs scored, a stolen base and 17 doubles through 283 plate appearances.
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Athletics' Sean Murphy: Sitting out day game
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Murphy is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.
With Oakland concluding its series in New York with a day game after a night game, Murphy will get a breather after he was behind the plate for both of the past two evenings. Stephen Vogt will catch for starting pitcher Cole Irvin on Wednesday.
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Athletics' Sean Murphy: Two RBI in win
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Murphy went 2-for-5 with two RBI in Saturday's victory over the Royals.
Murphy sent home Ramon Laureano on a groundout in the first inning, then singled home Seth Brown in the seventh. It was Murphy's second two-hit game in a row and his third in four games. After struggling through April and May, the catcher has raised his season batting average to .222 thanks to a June slash line of .277/.338/.446.
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Athletics' Sean Murphy: Receives breather
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Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
He'll be getting a breather in the series finale after starting each of Oakland's last six games at either catcher or designated hitter. Stephen Vogt will step in behind the dish Sunday while Seth Brown serves as the Athletics' DH.
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Athletics' Sean Murphy: Hot hitting continues Wednesday
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Murphy went 2-for-4 in a loss to the Mariners on Wednesday.
Murphy's fourth multi-hit effort in the last 12 games pushed his slash line over that span to .302/.375/.558 across 48 plate appearances. The 27-year-old backstop's .216 average and .291 on-base percentage for the season still have plenty of room for improvement, but both figures are certainly on an upswing at the moment thanks to his hot hitting.
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Athletics' Sean Murphy: Three-run homer in win
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Murphy went 3-for-4 with a double and a three-run home run in Sunday's victory over the Royals.
Murphy sent Seth Brown and Ramon Laureano home on a sixth-inning shot, giving him eight home runs on the season. The catcher has at least one hit in four of his last five games, including two multi-hit affairs. After batting .218 in April and .188 in May, Murphy has made some improvements and is slashing .261/.320/.500 in June, raising his season batting average to .214.
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Athletics' Sean Murphy: Not starting Saturday
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Murphy isn't starting Saturday's game against the Royals.
Murphy started in the last 10 games and slashed .257/.333/.457 with two homers, a double, three runs and three RBI. He'll get a breather while Stephen Vogt starts behind the plate and bats cleanup.
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Athletics' Sean Murphy: Solo homer in loss
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Murphy went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's loss against the Guardians.
Murphy picked up his sixth home run of the season on a solo shot in the second inning of Friday's game. It gave the Athletics an early lead, which they held until the bottom of the ninth inning. The home run was Murphy's first since May 27, bringing his season total to seven. He now has a hit in three of his last four games.
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Athletics' Sean Murphy: Timely single in loss
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Murphy went 2-for-4 with an RBI single in a loss to Atlanta on Wednesday.
Murphy's fourth-inning knock plated Stephen Vogt with what would turn out to be the second and final run of the night for Oakland. The struggling backstop, who'd snapped a brief four-game, 0-for-14 skid Tuesday, is still carrying just a .202/.276/.367 slash line with a 26.7 percent strikeout rate on the season.
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Athletics' Sean Murphy: Out of action Sunday
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Murphy is not in Sunday's lineup against the Red Sox, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
Murphy is hitting .162 with one home run over his last 10 games. Christian Bethancourt will start at catcher and bat fifth.
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Athletics' Sean Murphy: Resting Wednesday
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Murphy is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's series finale against the Astros, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Murphy will get a day off after starting six straight games, going 4-for-21 with a homer, two RBI and two runs in those contests. Christian Bethancourt will draw the start at catcher and bat sixth Wednesday.
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Athletics' Sean Murphy: Gets on base thrice in win
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Murphy went 1-for-3 with an RBI double, two walks and a run in a win over the Rangers on Sunday.
One day after seeing an eight-game hitting streak snapped with an 0-for-5, four-strikeout tally, Murphy bounced back by reaching safely in three of five plate appearances. The 27-year-old still has plenty of work to do on his .207/.280/.391 slash line, but he owns an improved .275 average and .791 OPS across his last 10 games.
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Athletics' Sean Murphy: Extends hitting streak in loss
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Murphy went 1-for-4 with a double in a loss to the Rangers on Thursday.
Murphy's double off Martin Perez extended the backstop's hitting streak to seven games, continuing one of his most productive stretches of the season. The 27-year-old is hitting a solid .286 (8-for-28) over that sample, but only two of his hits have gone for extra bases and he hasn't left the yard since April 29.
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Athletics' Sean Murphy: Resting Wednesday
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Murphy is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners.
Murphy is carrying a six-game hitting streak but has caught in each of the Athletics' last five games, so he'll be getting some routine maintenance in the series finale in Seattle. Christian Bethancourt will be behind the plate Wednesday in his stead.
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Athletics' Sean Murphy: Resting Wednesday
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Murphy is not starting Wednesday's series finale versus the Twins, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
The catcher will rest after starting six consecutive games, producing just one hit over that stretch while driving in three runs. Christian Bethancourt will draw the start behind the plate and bat fifth Wednesday.
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Athletics' Sean Murphy: Takes seat Thursday
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Murphy isn't starting Thursday's series finale against the Tigers, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
After starting each of the team's last five games, Murphy will get a breather Thursday. He reached base in all five of those contests, going 5-for-17 with three doubles, five runs and two RBI. Christian Bethancourt will draw the start behind the plate and bat sixth.
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Athletics' Sean Murphy: Snaps out of funk Sunday
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Murphy went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs in a loss to the Twins on Sunday.
The struggling backstop put an end to a brief 0-for-9 slump with the help of his first extra-base hit since April 29. Murphy's season average and on-base percentage stand at a lackluster .212 and .275, respectively, but he has a somewhat respectable .434 slugging percentage thanks to nine of his 13 hits thus far going for extra bases.
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Athletics' Sean Murphy: Not in Saturday's lineup
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Murphy isn't starting Saturday against the Twins, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Murphy started in the last five games and went 2-for-17 with a run, an RBI, three walks and five strikeouts. Christian Bethancourt will start behind the plate and bat sixth.
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Athletics' Sean Murphy: Takes seat Saturday
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Murphy isn't starting Saturday's game against the Guardians.
Murphy had started every game this season, but he'll get a breather after he hit .100 with a homer, three RBI, two runs and a walk over his last five appearances. Austin Allen will start behind the dish and bat sixth.
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Athletics' Sean Murphy: Connects on three-run shot
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Murphy went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in a 9-8 loss to Cleveland on Friday.
Murphy took Cleveland starter Aaron Civale deep to center in the first inning but remained quiet in his other four at-bats. Despite the long ball, Murphy has been mired in a 3-for-24 skid over his last six games with his overall .218/.262/.487 slash line being propped up by 12 of 17 hits going for extra bases.
