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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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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