Nationals' Daniel Murphy: Homers again Sunday

Murphy went 1-for-4 with a first-inning two-run shot off Steven Matz, his 17th home run of the season, in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Mets.

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During the four-game set against his former club that closed out the first half for Murphy and the Nats, he went 7-for-17 with three homers and 10 RBI, prompting one of the New York tabloids to beg him to leave town again on their front page. He now leads MLB in batting average (.348) headed into the All-Star break, while his 17 homers is already a new career high.