Daniel Murphy was originally penciled in as part of the Washington Nationals’ lineup for last night’s series opener in SunTrust Park.
Murphy was scratched a little while later, however, with what the Nats described as left hamstring tightness.
Dusty Baker told reporters after the Nationals’ 4-2 win in Atlanta that he expected Murphy to be back in the lineup for the second game of three with the Braves.
“He’ll probably be in there tomorrow,” Baker said.
“He just had a little tightness, and so we certainly -- they worked on him, and we need him in there to be sharp and stay sharp, and so like I said he will probably be in there tomorrow.