{"id":47909,"date":"2025-04-13T08:40:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T08:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=47909"},"modified":"2025-04-13T08:40:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T08:40:15","slug":"sean-murphys-huge-game-keys-braves-offense-showing-signs-of-life-again-in-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=47909","title":{"rendered":"Sean Murphy&#8217;s huge game keys Braves&#8217; offense showing signs of life again in comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_152,w_8516,h_4790\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/17\/01jrp4ft60pw9zkmn4qc.jpg\" alt=\"Philadelphia Phillies v Atlanta Braves\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\">There is no deny that the Atlanta Braves offense has been actively and offensively bad to start the 2025 season. In addition to so many uncompetitive at-bats and a truly brutal performance with runners in scoring position, the Braves&#8217; offense ranked only above THE FREAKING ROCKIES in runs scored this season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">That is unacceptable especially for a lineup with this much talent in it. You never want to be in the same category of ineptitude as the Rockies.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\">For six innings on Saturday against the Rays, it was looking like more of the same. Inning after inning against Drew Rasmussen and co., Atlanta went down with a whimper and failed to capitalize on prime scoring opportunities. That all changed starting in the seventh inning, though, and it was about damn time.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\">Sean Murphy keys Braves&#8217; power outburst against the Rays<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\">It started with the resurgent Sean Murphy connecting for a solo homer in the seventh inning to bring the Braves within a run. Nothing to write home about, but it was a knock that at least kept this game from being added to the growing list of Braves embarrassments from this season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\">Then the eighth inning came and Ozzie Albies and Murphy went back-to-back with solo homers to tie the game. This still didn&#8217;t represent much progress in the &#8220;hitting the ball with runners on base&#8221; department, but a welcome sign nonetheless<\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Back-to-back jacks make it a brand new ballgame! \ud83d\udca5#BravesCountry pic.twitter.com\/in7xZnT0jx<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Atlanta Braves (@Braves) April 12, 2025<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\">In the top of the ninth, Nick Allen led the inning off with a ringing double and Michael Harris II stepped into the box. With one swing, Money Mike finally gave the Braves a result with a runner on worth celebrating as his two-run homer gave Atlanta the lead that proved to be (barely) enough to hang on for a win.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\">It was only one game and that win alone doesn&#8217;t answer lingering questions about the Braves&#8217; offense and why they have looked so lost this season. However, there is at least hope now. Murphy looks to be in great form, Austin Riley is heating up, and Marcell Ozuna has been pretty steady. For now, that is enough.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"inline-text-9\">More Braves News from House That Hank Built<\/h3>\n<figure><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Atlanta Braves offense finally got the breakout game that they and their fans have been waiting for and Sean Murphy was the man who got it started.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":47910,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sean Murphy&#039;s huge game keys Braves&#039; offense showing signs of life again in comeback - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=47909\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sean Murphy&#039;s huge game keys Braves&#039; 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