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Tom Murphy is striking out too much for the Albuquerque Isotopes

Monday was the busiest night of the season in the Colorado Rockies' farm system, as five teams combined to play six full games and complete a seventh that had been suspended back in April. One notable performance came from catching prospect Tom Murphy, who had a home run and a single in four at-bats. The bad news for Murphy, however, is that he also struck out twice, something that's becoming a troubling trend for him.

The strikeouts gave Murphy a whopping 31 against only three walks in 91 plate appearances on the season. If we combine last season with this one, he has now struck out 74 times (32.