J.R. Murphy

Arizona's John Ryan Murphy out of the lineup on Thursday

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher John Ryan Murphy is not starting on Thursday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

What It Means:

Alex Avila is getting the start at catcher, so Murphy heads to the bench. Murphy has now sat in three of the last four games, and was dropped to seventh in the order in his last start.

Murphy is batting .241/.285/.491 with 17 runs, 8 home runs, and 18 RBIs.