Daniel Murphy is not in the lineup for the series finale with the San Francisco Giants. Trea Turner’s playing second and leading off for the Washington Nationals this afternoon...
Daniel Murphy was reportedly available to pinch hit on Saturday afternoon, and he did appear in the on-deck circle late in the game though he never actually came up to bat.
After what ended up a 5-3 loss to the Giants, Washington Nationals’ skipper Dusty Baker talked to reporters about the Nats’ second baseman, who tweaked his left leg earlier in the series in San Francisco’s AT&T Park.