Sean Murphy homered twice to help the Atlanta Braves secure a 9-8 win in Game 1 of Monday’s doubleheader against the New York Mets.
As has been the trend for most of the season, the Braves got off to a fast start. Ronald Acuña Jr. and Matt Olson led off the game with singles. After Austin Riley popped out, Sean Murphy connected on his seventh home run of the season to give Atlanta an early 3-0 lead.
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Spencer Strider’s afternoon got off to a tough start as Brandon Nimmo greeted him with a triple off the wall in right to lead off the inning.