John Ryan Murphy

Cardinals sweep Pirates to gain ground in playoff push Rookie Dylan Carlson hit a three-run homer to cap a six-run outburst to help the St. Louis Cardinals earn a doubleheader sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 7-2 victory in the n...

SEPTEMBER 18 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Starting in first game of twin bill Murphy will start at catcher and will bat ninth Monday in the first game of the Pirates' doubleheader with the Reds.

Impact The clear No. 2 catcher on the roster behind Jacob Stallings, Murphy will be picking up his 15th start in the Pirates' 45th game of the season. The spotty playing time probably hasn't helped Murphy's efforts to settle into a groove at the plate, as he enters the twin bill with an ugly .186/.239/.233 slash line across 47 plate appearances on the campaign.

SEPTEMBER 14 • ROTOWIRE

Pirates get to Bauer, earn doubleheader split with Reds The Pittsburgh Pirates took advantage of an uncharacteristically average performance by Cincinnati’s Trevor Bauer to earn a doubleheader split with a 4-3 win in the nightcap

SEPTEMBER 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pirates earn doubleheader sweep over Cardinals Erik Gonzalez and Adam Frazier singled in runs, rookie Cody Ponce earned his first big league victory and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 for a doubleheader...

AUGUST 27 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Back on bench Murphy will return to a bench role for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

Impact Murphy caught for Steven Brault in Tuesday's 4-0 series-opening loss, going 0-for-2 with two strikeouts as Chicago's Lucas Giolito submitted MLB's first no-hitter of 2020. He'll retreat to the bench in favor of Jacob Stallings, who is seemingly locked in as the Pirates' clear No. 1 backstop. Stallings will be making his eighth start in 10 games Wednesday.

AUGUST 26 • ROTOWIRE

Closer Kela's return gives beleaguered Pirates a boost The struggling Pittsburgh Pirates will receive a much-needed boost when closer Keone Kela returns after testing positive for COVID-19

AUGUST 12 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tigers hit 4 homers in 1st inning, drill Pirates 11-5 Niko Goodrum, Miguel Cabrera, C

AUGUST 8 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Berríos, Twins win 5th in row, top Pirates after drone delay José Berríos pitched six innings, Nelson Cruz had three hits and the Minnesota Twins beat Pittsburgh 7-3 for their fifth straight win

AUGUST 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Starting Saturday against Cards Murphy will start behind the plate and bat ninth against St. Louis on Saturday.

Impact He's getting the nod after starter Jacob Stallings caught Friday's night game. Murphy could make two or three weekly starts if manager Derek Shelton decides to rest Stallings on a regular basis. Murphy posted an .840 OPS in the PCL in 2019, but he's slashed just .219/.265/.357 in 622 at-bats at the major-league level.

JULY 25 • ROTOWIRE

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