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Murphy's 3-Run Homer Helps A's Split Doubleheader With Tigers
"That was a pretty good shot," Murphy said with a smile after a drive that was projected at 447 feet.
July 22, 2022
Sean Murphy clobbered a baseball and sent it directly through the window of a suite in center field, an impressive drive the Oakland Athletics hope will provide some much-needed momentum to start the second half.
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Crazy thing, manager Mark Kotsay even had a suite in that very area - "I might have had the one next to it," he noted - while a player for the A's back in 2006.
Murphy's three-run homer highlighted Oakland's five-run sixth inning that broke up a scoreless game and the A's beat the Detroit Tigers 5-0 on Thursday to split a doubleheader.
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