Washington Nationals Player of the Week: Daniel Murphy

After dominating against the New York Mets during a four-game series last week, Daniel Murphy earns our Washington Nationals Player of the Week honors.

We’re officially past the half-way point of the season and the All-Star break is upon us. With it, a sense of calm and confidence that the Washington Nationals haven’t seen since 2014.

The Nationals ended the first half with an encouraging series win over the Mets — taking three out of four games from the defending National League champs to extend their division lead to six games.

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While the entire team pulled its weight last week, one player in particular guided the Nationals to a spectacular finish to the first half. That player is former Met and current Nationals star Daniel Murphy, who was undoubtedly the team’s best player last week (from July 4 to July 10).

Murphy — the NL’s top hitter going into the break — has been one of the Nationals’ most valuable players all season long, and last week was no exception.

Over his last seven games, Murphy is hitting .346 with 3 home runs and 10 RBIs. On the season, he’s now batting an NL-best .348 with 17 home runs and 66 RBIs.