Murphy is batting .283 with 5 home runs and 34 RBIs with the PawSox. In his last nine games, he is batting .306 (11 for 36) with two doubles and two RBIs.

Gabbard won when called up last May 20, beating Atlanta at Fenway Park. The lefthander gave up two runs in six innings while striking out seven.

In Pawtucket, he is 7-2 with a 3.24 ERA. He has not allowed more than two earned runs in any of his last four starts. In 25 innings, he has given up eight runs, an ERA of 2.88.