Murphy is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.
Murphy will get a breather for the matinee game after he was behind the plate for the first two contests of the series versus his former team. Travis d'Arnaud will handle catching duties Wednesday.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Mashes 11th homer
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Murphy went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Phillies.
He spoiled Philly's shutout bid in the ninth inning by taking Craig Kimbrel deep. Murphy extended his hit streak to eight games in the process, a stretch in which the backstop is batting .323 (10-for-31) with two of his 11 homers on the season.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Sitting out Friday
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Murphy is absent from the lineup for Friday's game against the Phillies.
Murphy has a seven-game hitting streak going but has now been out of the lineup for two of the last three contests. Travis d'Arnaud will catch Jared Shuster.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Gets breather Wednesday
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Murphy is out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Murphy will get a day of rest for the series finale against the Dodgers. Travis d'Arnaud is getting the start behind the plate and will hit cleanup with Murphy out of the lineup.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Gets breather Sunday
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Murphy is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's finale against Seattle, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Murphy went 3-for-8 with a run scored over the first two games of the series against Seattle, bit the backstop will get a day off against George Kirby and the Mariners for the finale. Travis d'Arnaud gets the start behind the plate and is hitting cleanup.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: On bench Wednesday
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Murphy is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Rangers, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Murphy appears to be receiving a routine day off. Travis d'Arnaud will step in for Murphy and serve as Atlanta's catcher with Spencer Strider on the hill.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Clubs 10th homer
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Murphy went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 7-4 loss to the Rangers.
His eighth-inning blast off Jonathan Hernandez capped the scoring for Atlanta. Murphy had gone just 4-for-25 (.160) over his prior seven games, but the backstop has mostly been very productive to begin his first season with his new club, slashing .268/.400/.575 with 10 homers and 34 RBI in 37 games.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Receiving Sunday off
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Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Toronto.
Murphy went 0-for-12 with four strikeouts in the past three games and will take a seat for Sunday's series finale versus the Blue Jays. Travis d'Arnaud will step in behind the plate and bat fifth.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Drives in four in big win
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Murphy went 3-for-4 with a double, a run scored and four RBI in Tuesday's 9-3 win over the Red Sox.
The former Oakland catcher was just named NL Player of the Week, but he isn't resting on his laurels. Murphy has racked up five multi-hit performances in the last nine games, batting a thunderous .414 (12-for-29) over that stretch with two doubles, three homers, six runs and an incredible 16 RBI, and he now leads the entire National League in that category with 32 runs driven in.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Taking seat Sunday
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Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.
Due to the quick turnaround for the series finale -- which begins at 11:35 a.m. ET -- both Atlanta and Baltimore are holding out their respective star backstops in Sean Murphy and Adley Rutschman for rest purposes. Chadwick Tromp will get a rare turn behind the plate while Murphy sits for the first time since April 23.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Goes deep in loss
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Murphy went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Friday's loss to Baltimore.
Murphy poked an RBI single to put Atlanta on the board in the first inning. He later drilled a three-run shot in the eighth, but it wasn't enough for the team to mount a comeback. Murphy has been incredible to begin the 2023 campaign, slashing .296/.439/.653 with nine homers, eight doubles and 28 RBI through 121 plate appearances. All of those long balls have come during the last 22 games, during which he's hitting .333 (26-for-78).
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Enjoys big day in twin bill
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Murphy went 4-for-7 with two home runs, a walk, six RBI and three runs across both games of Monday's doubleheader against the Mets.
Murphy started behind the plate and was the offensive star in the matinee, driving in six of Atlanta's nine runs on a pair of three-run homers. In the nightcap, he served as the team's designated hitter and reached base three more times. Murphy's pair of long balls gives him eight on the campaign, tops among big-league backstops. He's already nearly halfway to the career-high 18 homers he drilled last season.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Receives Sunday off
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Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.
Murphy started the past 12 games and will receive a breather Sunday after he went 12-for-43 with six doubles, five home runs, 13 RBI and 11 runs during that stretch. Chadwick Tromp will take over behind the plate for Atlanta.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Stays hot with homer
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Murphy went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's loss against the Astros.
Murphy smacked a solo shot off Framber Valdez in the fourth inning to open the scoring Saturday. The catcher has hit four homers in the last eight games, as his bat has picked up since Travis d'Arnaud suffered a concussion. Murphy is hitting .250, the same average he had in 2022, but his OPS is at 1.033 thanks to the recent power surge.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Hits fourth homer of year
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Murphy went 2-for-4 with one homer, one RBI and three runs scored in Tuesday's victory over San Diego.
Murphy appears to be adjusting well to the change of scenery. The former Athletic now sports a 1.078 OPS, tied for fifth in the league through Tuesday's games. The catcher is having an excellent start to his Atlanta career, as his .431 OBP is currently good for 11th in MLB. While there's still plenty of time for the New York native to cool off, there are plenty of reasons for fantasy managers to be excited so far.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Remains hot Saturday
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Murphy went 3-for-3 with a home run, two doubles, a walk, two total runs and four total RBI in Saturday's 9-3 win against the Royals.
Murphy and Ozzie Albies carried Atlanta's offense Saturday, recording three hits and four RBI apiece. Murphy notched all three of Atlanta's extra-base hits in the contest, including a run-scoring double in the first inning and a solo homer in the fifth. The catcher has posted three multi-hit efforts over his past five games, going 9-for-19 with three long balls, six doubles, six runs and 11 RBI over that stretch.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Drives in three against Royals
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Murphy went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, a home run and three RBI in Friday's win over the Royals.
After a two-run double in the second inning, Murphy crushed his second homer of the season off Brady Singer in the fifth inning. The catcher may have been pressing a bit to begin his Atlanta tenure, but he's looking very comfortable at the plate right now, going 6-for-16 (.375) over the last four games with four doubles, two homers and seven RBI.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: At cleanup again Tuesday
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Murphy is back in the cleanup spot Tuesday against the Reds.
Murphy hit cleanup Monday and went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10th inning. He looks to be finding his groove offensively with the defending NL East champions.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Belts walkoff homer
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Murphy went 3-for-5 with a home run, two doubles and three RBI in Monday's extra-inning win over the Reds.
Murphy knocked a pair of doubles, including one in the sixth frame that broke a scoreless tie. He then walked it off with a 408-foot shot in the 10th inning. The 28-year-old had just three hits through seven appearances entering Monday, but his slash line jumped to .240/.424/.480 after the big game.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Receives breather Saturday
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Murphy is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Padres, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Murphy started behind the plate in the first two games of the series versus San Diego, and he'll take a seat after going 2-for-6 with a double, four walks, an RBI and a run scored. Travis d'Arnaud will catch for Charlie Morton and bat cleanup Saturday.
