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Nationals' Daniel Murphy attributes power surge to hard work, lineup, confidence

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SAN DIEGO -- Daniel Murphy had only six home runs in 2015 through July. He hit four in August, four in September and then a whopping seven in the NLDS and NLCS, en route to winning NLCS MVP and helping get the Mets to the World Series.

The common sentiment was that Murphy is a good player but that power urge wasn't something that would carry over. Instead, not only does he already have a career high 17 homers, but he's actually an MVP type performer to this point, leading the NL in average, hits and total bases for the Nationals.