Crawford's three hits power Mariners past Athletics 4-3
JMAY 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
TOM MURPHY #19 - CATCHER - SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
1 HR •
2 RBI •
.118 AVG
1 HR
2 RBI
.118 AVG
Gets another day off Murphy isn't in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Athletics.
Impact The Mariners will turn to a left-handed bat in Jose Godoy against a right-hander hurler Monday evening, resulting in a second straight day off for Murphy. Godoy is batting seventh in Murphy's absence.
MAY 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Heads to bench Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.
Impact Though he's locked in as the Mariners' clear No. 1 catcher after Luis Torrens was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday, Murphy will still require at least a couple maintenance days per week. After starting each of the past three games behind the dish, Murphy will be rested Sunday in favor of Jose Godoy, who picks up his first big-league start.
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Launches fourth homer Murphy went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a loss to the Tigers on Monday.
Impact The veteran backstop was responsible for the Mariners' only run of the night in a surprisingly poor offensive effort against a lowly Detroit squad. His long ball represents one of the few bright spots for Murphy in May, as he's hitting just .120 (3-for-25) across eight games this month.
MAY 18, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
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Impact Murphy opened the scoring with his one-out home run in the fifth, but Baltimore would storm back with five runs in the eighth. He's slashing a disappointing .148/.207/.559.
MAY 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
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Back on bench Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
Impact Murphy had started each of the Mariners' last three games, with two turns coming at catcher and one at designated hitter. He appears to have forced his way into a timeshare behind the dish, but he'll take a seat Sunday in favor of Luis Torrens.
MAY 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Goes deep Friday Murphy went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, a walk and two total RBI in a victory over the Angels on Friday.
Impact Murphy blasted a solo shot in the fourth inning to give Seattle a 4-3 lead, then capped the scoring for the Mariners with an RBI double in the eighth. The backstop is batting only .146 on the season, and Friday's performance snapped a nine-game skid during which he collected only one hit in 26 at-bats.
MAY 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
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Breaks extended slump Murphy, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI double and a run in a loss to the Red Sox on Sunday, was 0-for-17 with a walk and two runs over the previous six games.
Impact The veteran backstop's season slash sits at an anemic .128/.171/.231 across 41 plate appearances heading into Monday night's series opener against the Astros. Murphy has just two total extra-base hits when factoring in Sunday's double as well, but his 41.7 percent hard hit rate and atypically low .174 BABIP imply the hits could start falling more often as the season unfolds. The saving grace for Murphy and his fantasy managers at the moment is that platoon mate Luis Torrens isn't offering much more with his bat, posting a .176/.236/.216 line in his own right across 55 PAs.
APRIL 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
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Launches first homer Murphy went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a 4-3 win over the Orioles in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader.
Impact He took John Means deep in the second inning for his first homer of the year. Murphy has had a sluggish start to the year and ceded playing time to Luis Torrens in the process, but he appears to be turning things around at the plate, going 4-for-13 over his last four games.
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Being outpaced by Torrens Murphy, who went 0-for-5 in a win over the Twins on Sunday, is now sporting a .188 average that pales in comparison to platoon mate Luis Torrens' .333 figure.
Impact Murphy and Torrens -- the latter filling the designated hitter spot -- were actually both in the lineup Sunday, marking the second time they've both made appearances in the same game thus far. While Torrens delivered his second multi-hit effort in three games, Murphy generated his third hitless performance in five 2021 contests. It's early and the sample size is small, but the disparity between the two position mates is at least worth keeping an eye on with respect to how playing time between them behind the dish may be affected as the season unfolds.
APRIL 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
On bench again Saturday Murphy will sit Saturday against San Francisco.
Impact Murphy started behind the plate on Opening Day but has since gone on to sit twice in a row. Luis Torrens will make his second straight start in his absence.
APRIL 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Heads to bench Murphy is not in the lineup Friday against the Giants.
Impact Murphy started Thursday's season opener but will cede the catcher spot to Luis Torrens in the second game of the season. it may take some time to determine the exact playing-time breakdown between those two, though the fact that Murphy is already sitting for game two may indicate a fairly even split.
APRIL 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
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Impact The veteran backstop has ceded duties behind the dish to Luis Torrens the last two games while Murphy finishes recovering from a minor hip issue. The round tripper, part of a 15-hit barrage for Seattle, helped boost Murphy's spring average back over the Mendoza Line and marked his first time leaving the yard in exhibition play.
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Back in action Murphy (hip) will return to the lineup Monday against Arizona, batting fourth and serving as the designated hitter.
Impact Murphy was scratched Sunday with what was later revealed to be a hip issue. While it may take a few more days for him to get back behind the plate, his readiness for Opening Day doesn't appear to be threatened.
MARCH 15, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Pulled from Sunday's lineup Murphy was scratched from Sunday's spring game against the Brewers, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
Impact No injury has been announced, so it's unclear if it's just a late lineup change of if the 29-year-old is dealing with some sort of issue. Luis Torrens will start in his place and will benefit should Murphy be forced to miss any real time.
MARCH 14, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Slow start at plate Murphy, who missed all of 2020 due to a foot injury, is 1-for-11 with a walk and four strikeouts across his first five Cactus League games.
Impact The veteran backstop understandably has some rust to shed after last seeing seeing game action during the early stages of last year's summer camp. Murphy is projected to fill the slightly longer side of a platoon behind the dish alongside Luis Torrens, with the former initially expected to log a bit more than half the playing time at catcher.
MARCH 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
