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Murphy at catcher while others shift around in Braves lineup

The Atlanta Braves have drastically altered their batting order for Game 2 against the Philadelphia Phillies, inserting Sean Murphy behind the plate while benching Mike Yastrzemski. Managerial decisions heavily relied on past head-data against opposing pitcher Cristopher Sánchez, prompting Ronald Acuña to take over the leadoff spot, Ozzie Albies to move into the third position, Matt Olson to drop to fourth, Austin Riley to shift to sixth, and Michael Harris to fall all the way down to seventh.

For Philadelphia, both Brandon Marsh and Justin Crawford earned starting nods to counter Tyler Mahle on the mound. First pitch is scheduled for 2:00 PM EDT.

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