Murphy is absent from the lineup for Friday's contest versus the Mets.
Travis d'Arnaud has started each of the first two games of the series against the Mets and has made four starts to Murphy's three since the start of the second half. Murphy had two hits in his last start Wednesday but before that had been hitless across his last five contests.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Sitting down Thursday
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Murphy isn't in Atlanta's lineup for Thursday's game against the Mets.
Murphy will get a breather after going 2-for-4 during Wednesday's game against the Reds, allowing Travis d'Arnaud to catch for lefty Chris Sale during Thursday's series opener.
Murphy is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Reds.
Murphy is hitless in his last 13 at-bats but has more walks (three) than strikeouts (two) during that stretch. Travis d'Arnaud will catch and bat cleanup Tuesday.
Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
Murphy went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader and will sit Sunday while in the midst of a 3-for-23 slump. Travis d'Arnaud will work behind the plate and bat sixth in the series finale.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Sitting for matinee
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Murphy isn't in Atlanta's lineup for the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Cardinals.
Travis d'Arnaud will start behind the plate for the first game of Saturday's twin bill, making Murphy the likely choice to start at catcher during the nightcap.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Absent from Friday's lineup
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Murphy is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Cardinals.
Murphy sat out the final game before the All-Star break and will also begin the first contest after the break on the bench. Travis d'Arnaud will do the catching for Spencer Schwellenbach.
Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.
Murphy caught eight innings and went 0-for-4 in Atlanta's 4-0 loss Saturday evening, so he'll be getting some routine maintenance as the two teams close out their series with a day game. Travis d'Arnaud steps in behind the plate as Murphy's replacement in the starting nine Sunday.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Sitting Friday
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Murphy is not in the starting lineup for Friday's series opener against the Padres.
Murphy started three of four games during a series against the Diamondbacks this week, going 3-for-11 with one walk, one home run and three RBI. He'll begin Friday's contest in the dugout while Travis d'Arnaud starts behind the plate and bats eighth against Padres knuckleballer Matt Waldron.
