SEAN MURPHY NEWS

Three hits in victory Murphy went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in Thursday's win over Colorado.

Impact Murphy had been slumping a bit coming into Thursday's contest, going 4-for-26 (.154) over his last eight games -- his three-hit effort was his first multi-hit game since June 3. Overall, the 28-year-old backstop is still slashing a strong .285/.384/.535 with 12 homers, 33 runs scored and 42 RBI through 232 plate appearances in his first season with Atlanta.

JUNE 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting for day game Murphy is not in the starting lineup for Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Tigers.

Impact Murphy will take a seat for a second straight game in Wednesday's matinee. Travis d'Arnaud will draw another start behind the plate and bat fourth in Game 1 with Detroit.

JUNE 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Gets breather Tuesday Murphy is on the bench Tuesday against Detroit.

Impact This looks to be a routine day of rest for Murphy, who caught all 10 innings in Monday's series-opening loss. Travis d'Arnaud is catching and batting cleanup for Atlanta on Tuesday.

JUNE 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Heads to bench Saturday Murphy is not in Saturday's lineup against the Nationals.

Impact Murphy is hitting .342 with two home runs over his last 10 games. Travis d'Arnaud will start behind the dish and bat fifth.

JUNE 10, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Gets breather Thursday Murphy is out of the lineup Thursday against the Mets.

Impact This would appear to be a routine day of rest for Murphy, who caught the first two games of Atlanta's three-game series versus New York. Travis d'Arnaud is starting behind the plate and batting cleanup.

JUNE 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Not starting Sunday Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Impact Murphy started the first two games of the series in Arizona and will take a seat for Sunday afternoon's contest. Travis d'Arnaud will start behind the plate with righty Michael Soroka on the mound for Atlanta.

JUNE 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Stays hot with three-hit effort Murphy went 3-for-5 with a double in Saturday's 5-2 win over Arizona.

Impact While Murphy had no direct involvement in the run production, he kept his bat hot with his second three-hit effort in his last five games. The catcher is batting .353 (18-for-51) over his last 13 contests, hitting safely in 12 of them, though just four of his knocks in that span have gone for extra bases. The surge has him up to a .294/.400/.553 slash line with 11 home runs, 38 RBI, 29 runs scored and 11 doubles through 48 games, putting him on pace for a career year nearly across the board.

JUNE 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Resting Wednesday Murphy is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.

Impact 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.

MAY 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Mashes 11th homer Murphy went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Phillies.

Impact 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.

MAY 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting out Friday Murphy is absent from the lineup for Friday's game against the Phillies.

Impact 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.

MAY 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Gets breather Wednesday Murphy is out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Impact 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.

MAY 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Gets breather Sunday Murphy is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's finale against Seattle, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Impact Murphy went 3-for-8 with a run scored over the first two games of the series against Seattle, and the backstop's reward is 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.

MAY 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

On bench Wednesday Murphy is not in Atlanta's lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Rangers, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Impact It looks to be a routine day off for Murphy. Travis d'Arnaud will catch Spencer Strider.

MAY 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Clubs 10th homer Murphy went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 7-4 loss to the Rangers.

Impact 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.

MAY 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Receiving Sunday off Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Toronto.

Impact 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.

MAY 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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MAY 12, 2023

Drives in four in big win Murphy went 3-for-4 with a double, a run scored and four RBI in Tuesday's 9-3 win over the Red Sox.

Impact 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.

MAY 10, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Taking seat Sunday Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

Impact 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.

MAY 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Goes deep in loss Murphy went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Friday's loss to Baltimore.

Impact 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 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).

MAY 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Enjoys big day in twin bill 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.

Impact 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.

MAY 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Receives Sunday off Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Impact 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.

APRIL 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Stays hot with homer Murphy went 1-for-4 with a homer in Saturday's loss against the Astros.

Impact 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.

APRIL 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE