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Nats Nightly: Nationals' Daniel Murphy returns to Citi Field, greeted warmly by Mets fans

Daniel Murphy received a nice ovation from the crowd in Flushing, Queens, NY the first time he stepped to the plate in Citi Field as part of the Washington Nationals' lineup. The second time up? Not so much.

"I wouldn't expect them to cheer for the next twenty times we see each other," Murphy joked when he spoke to reporters after the Nationals' 2-0 loss to the New York Mets he spent his first seven major league seasons with.

"I wouldn't expect them to cheer for the next twenty times we see each other.