‘Superior to look at’: Murphy’s sizzling streak a uncommon feat
“Whether you realize it or not, you might put a little extra pressure on yourself to get off to a hot start with a new team,” Olson stated. “I didn’t know it at the time, but I realized it last year. I think [Murphy] had just a little bit of that early on. It’s natural.”
It’s seemingly a short-term affliction for some like Murphy, who recorded three extra extra-base hits to assist the Braves earn a 9-3 win over the Royals on Saturday at Kauffman Stadium. The veteran catcher tallied two doubles and homered for the second time in 5 days.
“He’s on a nice roll here,” Braves supervisor Brian Snitker stated. “He’s a strong man.”
Murphy, Olson (2022) and Austin Riley ('22) are the one different Braves to file no less than two doubles and no less than one homer twice in a sport inside the simil...