Sean Murphy Heading To The Bench Friday
1 year agoAtlanta Braves catcher Sean Murphy will start Friday's contest against the Los Angeles Dodgers on the bench. Travis d'Arnaud will catch left-hander Max Fried and hit sixth against Dodgers left-hander Julio Urias. Murphy is having a strong first season in Atlanta with a .271/.379/.520 slash line, an .899 OPS, 20 home runs, 67 RBI and 59 runs scored in 325 at-bats, but the Braves have been resting him often in the second half of the season for what they hope will be another deep postseason run. Less frequent playing time has taken its toll, too, as he's hitting only .183 (17-for-93) with three homers, four doubles, 12 RBI and 17 runs scored in 27 games (26 starts) since the All-Star break. d'Arnaud is hitting .286 (12-for-42) with one of his nine homers against lefties this season.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com