On Wednesday, you couldn’t even tell anything had happened. The swelling had decreased accordingly.
Murphy’s first X-rays, taken Tuesday evening, were negative. And at this point, it doesn’t look like he needed an MRI.
On Tuesday night, Murphy likened the condition to a hematoma — or a severe bruise that occurs when an injury causes blood to pool under the skin. Murphy wore a huge scarf after this happened. It probably looked worse on TV than anything else.
And in the outfield before Wednesday’s game, Murphy appeared to play a role, perhaps just to see how he felt. After a few minutes, he returned to the dugout and entered the clubhouse.
It appears the Braves have avoided the worst-case scenario with Murphy.
Travis d’Arnaud was in the lineup on Wednesday, but it wouldn’t be shocking to see Murphy return in the coming days.
Gwinnett Stripers on local TV
On Wednesday, the Triple-A Gwinnett Stripers announced their partnership with Gray Television to live stream select games on Peachtree Sports Network for this season. The station will broadcast 13 Stripers home games.
Dave Lezotte and Jack Johnson – the Stripers’ play-by-play duo – will run the games. Lezotte is in his 12th season with the club and his fourth as a radio and television voice. Johnson, the broadcast wizard, is in his second season as the No. 2 broadcaster.
For those who don’t know: In October 2023, Peachtree Sports Network began offering live sports programming from local events to residents in the Atlanta area and other areas of Georgia, as well as in select markets in Alabama.
Peachtree Sports Network is available for free in Atlanta live on WPCH 17.2, as well as on Comcast and Spectrum. For streaming, you can find it on YouTube TV and Fubo.
Peachtree Sports Network also airs free live on stations in Albany (WGCW 36.4), Augusta (WGAT 17.3), Columbus (WCTA 47.3), Macon (WPGA 50.1) and Savannah (WPHJ 19.3).
The schedule of matches that will be broadcast on television is as follows:
June 14 vs. Nashville, 7 p.m.
June 15 vs. Nashville, 6 p.m.
June 28 against Memphis, 7 p.m.
June 29 against Memphis, 6 p.m.
July 12 vs. Jacksonville, 7 p.m.
July 13 vs. Jacksonville, 6 p.m.
July 19 against Charlotte, 7 p.m.
July 20 against Charlotte, 6 p.m.
July 21 against Charlotte, 1 p.m.
Aug. 2 vs. Nashville, 7 p.m.
Aug. 3 vs. Nashville, 6 p.m.
Aug. 4 vs. Nashville, 1 p.m.
September 14 vs. Buffalo, 6 p.m.
Courageous starters for the national series
The Braves’ road trip continues Thursday in Washington, where the team will play the first of four games against the Nationals.
On Thursday, Reynaldo López will return to Washington and face the Nationals, who traded him from the Dominican Republic in 2012.
Friday, Chris Sale will start. Charlie Morton will follow him starting on Saturday.
Max Fried will host the series finale on Sunday.
