Daniel Murphy went 0-for-4 with a walk, a run scored, and three strikeouts Monday versus the Reds. This marked the first time that Murphy had struck out three times in a game since May 20, 2014. [...] (více...)

Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy went 3-for-5 with two homers and five RBIs on Sunday against the Reds.

Spin: Murphy hit a two-run shot off Homer Bailey in the first and followed that up with a three-run long ball to knock Bailey out of the game in the fifth. Murphy posted a career-high .249 ISO last season, and Sunday's effort moved his 2017 mark to .246. He's also hit .347 over 864 at-bats since joining the Nationals, so he should remain a strong contender for the National League batting title. The veteran is easily a top 3 fantasy option at the keystone. (více...)

The Washington Nationals took their third straight from the Cincinnati Reds and their fourth straight overall in a 14-4 win in Great American Ball Park.

Before last season, Daniel Murphy had never hit more than 14 home runs in a full major league campaign.

This afternoon in Cincinnati, in the third game of four with the Reds, Washington’s 32-year-old second baseman, who hit 25 in 2016, hit his 15th and 16th home runs of 2017, sending two long fly balls out to right field for two and three-run home runs in what ended up a 14-4 win for the Nationals (více...)

Great American Ball Park is supposed to be the Reds' playpen for home runs. The Nationals clearly have felt plenty comfortable clearing the fences in Cincinnati this weekend as they slugged another five homers -- including two by Daniel Murphy -- for a 14-4 victory Sunday. (více...)

Daniel Murphy slugged two home runs and racked up five total RBI in the Nationals' 14-4 thrashing of the Reds on Sunday. Murphy opened the game's scoring with a two-run shot in the top of the first inning and he added a three-run blast in the top of the fifth. [...] (více...)