Braves place Sean Murphy on IL

PHILADELPHIA — As expected, the Braves on Saturday placed catcher Sean Murphy on the 10-day injured list with a strained left oblique muscle.

To replace his roster spot, the Braves selected catcher Chadwick Tromp to the major-league roster. Tromp will serve as Travis d’Arnaud’s backup while Murphy heals.

Triple-A Gwinnett initially had Tromp in its starting lineup, but he was scratched after Murphy sustained an injury because the Braves needed him ready to join the team in Philadelphia on it by ear. It’s one of those Saturday. things I think you have to.”

In the seventh inning of D’Arnaud will be the startFriday’s season opener, Mur- ing catcher while Murphy is phy felt pain and discomfort on the injured list, but Braves on a swing. He immediately manager Brian Snitker said grabbed his side. He exited he also had faith in Tromp. the game right away. “He does a really good

This is Murphy’s first job,” Snitker said of Tromp oblique injury. After Friday’s on Friday evening. “He did game, he said he hoped it again this spring. He swings wouldn’t be serious. the bat, we’ve seen him do

“Talking to other guys who that. His handling of the have done it, they’re like, pitching staff. He’s worked ‘Yeah, I couldn’t walk,’” Mur- with (catching coach) Sal phy told The Atlanta Jour- (Fasano) and Travis and nal-Constitution. “I don’t Murph all spring. We kept have that problem. Hope- him a long time in the spring fully the imaging comes back just for that reason, and I and it’s fairly minor. I don’t got every confidence in the know. Then we’ll just play world with him.”