Sean Murphy Sitting Out On Thursday
1 year agoAtlanta Braves catcher Sean Murphy is not in the starting lineup Thursday night against New York Mets right-hander Justin Verlander. Murphy connected on his 12th home run of the season in Wednesday's victory but will hit the bench to begin Thursday's series finale. For the season, the 28-year-old has erupted for a .287 average alongside those 12 HR alongside a .941 OPS across 211 trips to the plate. Only once in his last 15 starts has Murphy failed to notch at least one hit while he's driven in four runs over his last two contests. Travis d'Arnaud will take over behind the plate and hit cleanup against Verlander Thursday night in Atlanta.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com