Daniel Murphy left last night’s game early as the Nationals ran away with the series opener in the D-Backs’ home, as Nats’ skipper Dusty Baker works his second baseman back in slowly after Murphy hurt his leg in San Francisco.
UPDATE (8:40 PM EDT):
Bryce Harper was originally penciled in as part of the Washington Nationals’ lineup for the second game of three with the Arizona Diamondbacks in Chase Field.
Harper was, however, scratched from the game with about an hour to go before the first pitch.
According to reports from Phoenix, Harper was dealing with an illness.