Nationals' Daniel Murphy: Sitting out Monday due to minor injury

Murphy is out of the lineup Monday against the Brewers, with Nationals manager Dusty Baker stating that the second baseman is a little "banged up," Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Analysis:

Any injury Murphy is dealing with is believed to be minor and shouldn't keep him unavailable beyond Monday, as this seems like more of a maintenance day for the infielder. Baker indicated that Murphy's bat had been "slowing down" in recent days, but that hasn't been reflected in his numbers. Going back to June 24, he's recorded at least one hit in all but two of his 10 games, hitting .357 over that stretch with two homers and 10 RBI. Stephen Drew will get the nod at second base Monday, but look for Murphy to be back in the starting lineup Tuesday.