Murphy isn't in Atlanta's lineup Thursday against the Nationals.
Atlanta seems to have fallen into a pattern of alternating between Murphy and Travis d'Arnaud behind the plate, and Thursday will mark d'Arnaud's turn to start. Murphy is slashing .135/.286/.138 across 35 plate appearances since Sept. 1.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Another breather Tuesday
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Murphy is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Phillies.
Murphy continues to get regular days of rest as the NL East champions look ahead to the postseason. Travis d'Arnaud will catch Spencer Strider and bat sixth Tuesday versus Philadelphia.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Not in Sunday's lineup
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Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Atlanta continues to give Murphy plenty of rest down the stretch, as he's started just seven games so far in September. Travis d'Arnaud will receive another look behind the plate for the NL East champions.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Gets breather Friday
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Murphy isn't in Atlanta's lineup Friday against Miami, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Travis d'Arnaud will start behind the dish for Atlanta in Friday's series opener after Murphy has failed to record a hit in his last eight trips to the plate.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Day off Tuesday
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Murphy is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Phillies.
Travis d'Arnaud will start at catcher and bat sixth versus right-hander Zack Wheeler. Murphy continues to get regular days of rest as the runaway NL East leaders look ahead to the postseason.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Taking seat in first contest
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Murphy is not in the lineup for the first game of Monday's doubleheader against the Phillies.
Murphy and Travis d'Arnaud have been deployed in a timeshare at catcher for Atlanta in the second half of the season, and manager Brian Snitker will go with d'Arnaud behind the dish for the afternoon tilt. Expect Murphy to be in the lineup for the nightcap.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: On bench again Sunday
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Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.
Murphy will sit for the third time in Atlanta's past four games as the club appears to be taking advantage of its 14-game lead in the NL East in order to give its top backstop some extra rest late in the season. Travis d'Arnaud will receive another chance behind the plate while batting seventh.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Another day of rest
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Murphy is not in the lineup Friday for a second consecutive day, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.
Atlanta has a 14-game lead in the NL East standings and can afford to give some regulars extra rest down the stretch. Travis d'Arnaud will again start at catcher and bat sixth Friday against Pittsburgh, just as he did in Thursday's series finale versus the Cardinals.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Takes seat Thursday
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Murphy is out of the lineup Thursday versus the Cardinals.
Travis d'Arnaud will get the start at catcher and bat sixth as Atlanta tries to avoid a three-game sweep. Murphy went 1-for-5 with three walks across the first two games of the series.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Sitting Sunday
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Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
Murphy and Travis d'Arnaud have been splitting time behind the plate relatively evenly of late, and d'Arnaud will catch for Charlie Morton on Sunday after Murphy went 0-for-3 with a walk and a run Saturday.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Gets breather Friday
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Murphy is not in the lineup Friday against the Dodgers.
Travis d'Arnaud will do the catching for Atlanta and bat sixth. Murphy has been getting more rest in recent weeks as the runaway NL East leaders look ahead to October.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Takes seat Wednesday
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Murphy is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Murphy will get a breather for the series finale after he went 4-for-9 with three doubles, two runs and two RBI while starting behind the plate in the first two games at Coors Field. Travis d'Arnaud will form a battery with starting pitcher Darius Vines in the latter's MLB debut Wednesday.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Busts slump with three doubles
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Murphy went 3-for-5 with three doubles, two runs and an RBI against Colorado in a 14-4 win Monday.
Murphy came into the contest with just one multi-hit game and a .160 batting average since the All-Star break, but he found his stroke in the friendly confines of Coors Field. The veteran catcher hadn't hit a double in 21 games coming into the contest before clubbing three of them Monday. Atlanta has two more games in Colorado before heading west to face the Dodgers, giving Murphy an opportunity to further feast in the elevation as he attempts to turn his second-half struggles around.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Goes to bench Sunday
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Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.
Travis d'Arnaud will start behind the plate for the second time in the series while Murphy receives another rest day. Murphy is hitting .160 and getting on base at a .320 clip since the All-Star break, and that downturn in productivity has cost him some starting opportunities thus far in the second half.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Sits down Friday
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Murphy isn't in Atlanta's lineup Friday against the Giants, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Murphy will get a day off Friday after going 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored during Wednesday's game against the Mets. As usual, Travis d'Arnaud will start behind the dish and bat seventh in Murphy's place.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Sitting out Wednesday
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Murphy is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.
Atlanta will go with Travis d'Arnaud at catcher as it tries to finish off a sweep of the Yankees. Murphy wasn't in the lineup for Monday's game either, as manager Brian Snitker continues to regularly alternate starts for his catchers.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Not in lineup Monday
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Murphy is out of the lineup Monday against the Yankees.
Travis d'Arnaud is starting at catcher and batting fifth. This looks to be a routine day off for Murphy, who hit his 20th homer of the season in Sunday's series finale against the Mets.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Slugs homer No. 20
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Murphy went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Mets.
He took Grant Hartwig deep in the seventh inning, giving Murphy his first career 20-homer season. The catcher has been splitting the workload nearly equally with Travis d'Arnaud lately, but the extra rest hasn't caused Murphy to slow down at the plate -- he's batting .269 (7-for-26) with three home runs, six RBI and seven runs scored while starting seven of 13 games in August.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Sitting out nightcap
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Murphy isn't in Atlanta's lineup for Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Mets.
Murphy went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and three runs scored during a 21-3 rout in Game 1, and he'll get a breather for the nightcap. Travis d'Arnaud will take over behind the plate and bat fifth.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Takes seat Friday
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Murphy isn't in Atlanta's lineup Friday against the Mets, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Murphy will catch a breather Friday despite being on a four-game hitting streak. Travis d'Arnaud will take over behind the plate and bat fifth while Murphy rests.
