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  • Sean Murphy goes 4-for-4, homers twice in victory
    Sean Murphy went 4-for-4 and hit a pair of two-run homers as the Braves bested the Tigers 7-0 on Wednesday.

    Advice: A big game for a slumping hitter. Murphy, who missed most of April and May, hadn’t achieved even a two-hit game in his 15 previous starts this season. He had totaled one homer and four RBI in 56 plate appearances. His OPS jumped from .408 to .625 today. Rotoworld Wednesday, 12:31 pm
     
  • Breaks out with two homers
    Murphy went 4-for-4 with a pair of two-run homers and three total runs scored in Wednesday's 7-0 win over the Tigers.

    Advice: Murphy extended Atlanta's lead to 3-0 in the third inning with a two-run blast off Tarik Skubal before cranking a second two-run homer in the fifth off Mason Englert. It's the first multi-hit game of the year for Murphy, who was batting just .135 with a lone homer through his first 15 games this season. Perhaps Wednesday's outburst is a sign of things to come for the 29-year-old backstop -- Murphy posted an .843 OPS with 21 homers across 438 plate appearances last year. Rotowire.com Wednesday, 12:22 pm
     
  • Returns to action
    Heim went 1-for-4 in Tuesday's 7-6 loss to the Mets.

    Advice: Heim returned from a paternity leave Tuesday and was back in the lineup as the catcher. He's batting .235/.278/.341 with six home runs, 31 RBI, one steal and 22 runs scored over 241 plate appearances. Rotowire.com Wednesday, 5:37 am
    Jonah HeimTEX - C
    W, 6-0 vs KC
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  • J.T. Realmuto (knee) aims to return next month
    J.T. Realmuto (knee) told reporters Tuesday that he’s planning to return by next month’s All-Star break.

    Advice: Realmuto is roughly one week removed from right knee surgery to repair a meniscus tear and is hoping to get back into game action, barring any setbacks, in the days leading up to the All-Star break, which begins on July 15. It’s not unrealistic to think he’ll be ready to go afterwards, even if he doesn’t meet that aggressive timeline. Rotoworld Tuesday, 5:35 pm
    J.T. RealmutoPHI - C
    W, 12-1 vs AZ
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  • Idle Tuesday
    Murphy is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Tigers.

    Advice: Murphy has struggled after missing the first two months of the season with an oblique injury, owning a .408 OPS and a 28.6 percent strikeout rate across 56 plate appearances with Atlanta. As Murphy works through the slow start, Atlanta will turn to Travis d'Arnaud behind the plate Tuesday for the fourth time in nine games. Rotowire.com Tuesday, 1:19 pm
     
  • Back from paternity leave
    The Rangers activated Heim from the paternity leave list Tuesday.

    Advice: Heim was away from the club for the last three games as he tended to more important life matters. Sam Huff was optioned in a corresponding move. Rotowire.com Tuesday, 12:55 pm
    Jonah HeimTEX - C
    W, 6-0 vs KC
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  • Rangers activate Heim off paternity list
    Rangers activated C Jonah Heim off the paternity list.

    Advice: Heim was away for three days to help with the new addition to his family. Sam Huff is optioned to Triple-A Round Rock in the corresponding transaction. Rotoworld Tuesday, 12:44 pm
    Jonah HeimTEX - C
    W, 6-0 vs KC
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  • Sitting Sunday
    Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.

    Advice: Murphy will rest for the series finale after he started behind the plate Friday and Saturday while going 2-for-7 with a walk and a run scored. Travis d'Arnaud will garner the start at catcher Sunday. Rotowire.com Sunday, 8:07 am
     
  • Placed on paternity list
    Texas placed Heim on the paternity list Saturday.

    Advice: Heim will be away from the team for up to three days as he awaits the birth of his third child. In the meantime, fellow catcher Sam Huff was called up from Triple-A Round Rock to replace Heim on the major-league roster. Rotowire.com Saturday, 1:12 pm
    Jonah HeimTEX - C
    W, 6-0 vs KC
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