Daniel Murphy and left-handed pitching for the Washington Nationals have played key roles in the first two games of the National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Murphy is 4-for-6 in the first two games and the Dodgers are 1-for-14 against left-handed pitching in this series. Now the series shifts to Dodger Stadium on Monday afternoon for Game 3 and not only will the Dodgers have to face Murphy three or four more times, their hitters will have to face left-handed starter Gio Gonzalez.
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