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Post by wncbravesfan on Jun 28, 2023 11:47:31 GMT -5
Hoeing
RHP
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RHP|#40
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Post by wncbravesfan on Jun 29, 2023 13:26:18 GMT -5
David O'Brien
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“That’s the beauty of this place. I don’t want to go anywhere else. It’s just been really a perfect environment. You talk to people in other organizations, you hear stories…This is the best of the best of the best.” — #Braves hitting coach Kevin Seitzer
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Post by wncbravesfan on Jun 29, 2023 14:55:24 GMT -5
Mark Bowman
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Allard’s latest “rehab start” has earned him another big league start. That’s just how well it’s going for the Braves, who will put Michael Soroka back in the rotation tomorrow. It’s just like we envisioned back in 2015
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Post by wncbravesfan on Jun 29, 2023 14:56:31 GMT -5
Allard steadies Atlanta's rotation with stellar spot startJune 28th, 2023ATLANTA -- Things are going so well for the Braves, they claimed a 3-0 win over the Twins on Wednesday afternoon at Truist Park with the help of a former top prospect who was brought to the Majors to make essentially his third rehab start.“I guess I was a little bit surprised,” Braves starter Kolby Allard said. “It was a little late notice. But I wouldn’t say I was overly, overly shocked.” Allard flew with his Triple-A Gwinnett teammates to Minneapolis on Tuesday and learned he would be starting a little more than 12 hours later at Truist Park. So, he flew back to Atlanta, landed around midnight and then spent Wednesday afternoon limiting the Twins to three hits and notching eight strikeouts over 4 2/3 scoreless innings. “This is a very good ballclub and you know, they're rolling,” Allard said. “I'm just trying to do anything I can to keep the ball moving in the right direction and help this ballclub win as many games as possible.”Allard’s effort helped the Braves sweep the three-game series, extend their winning streak to five games and improve to 20-4 in June. With a win against the Marlins on Friday, Atlanta can match the franchise record for most wins in a month, last reached in June 2022. Everything the Braves have done lately has seemed to work, including activating Allard from the 60-day injured list despite the fact he had made just two Minor League rehab starts since tearing his right oblique muscle during Spring Training. He totaled 6 2/3 innings in those two outings.Instead of sticking with the plan to start Michael Soroka on Wednesday, the Braves realized it might be better to go with a lefty against the Twins, who have struggled against southpaws. So, they gambled on the chance to allow Allard to make another “rehab start” at the big league level. “We’re not bashful about pulling the strings on somebody and giving them an opportunity,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “It’s good. Those guys in the Minor Leagues feel like they’re all in play. You’re going to get an opportunity. When you do good, you’re going to get noticed.”Asked if Soroka will come up from Triple-A to start Friday’s game against the Marlins, Snitker said the announcement will be made Friday morning. But the expectation is the right-hander will be on the mound to make his first home start since first tearing his right Achilles tendon on Aug. 3, 2020.The Braves own the National League’s best record despite going through a majority of this season without Max Fried, who finished second in balloting for the 2022 Cy Young Award, and Kyle Wright, who was MLB’s only 20-game winner last year. A powerful offense has helped compensate for those absences. But Atlanta’s front office and coaching staff have also done a good job of stabilizing the rotation.After seeing Allard on Wednesday, the Braves optioned Jared Shuster to Triple-A Gwinnett. Soroka will likely take the vacated roster spot, and Allard could make his next start on Tuesday in Cleveland.By slotting Soroka for Friday, the Braves have also ensured Charlie Morton and Spencer Strider will be on extra rest when they make their respective starts against the Marlins and Rays over the next two weekends.Soroka has posted a 1.42 ERA and limited opponents to a .109 batting average over three starts since being demoted to Triple-A Gwinnett earlier this month. The two starts he made in late May and early June created reason to think he still had room to improve after spending most of the past three years recovering from two torn Achilles.But as AJ Smith-Shawver and Shuster have shown their youth during recent starts, Soroka has again looked like a good long-term rotation option. He’ll now try to follow the lead of his good friend Allard. The two were taken by the Braves within the first 28 picks of the 2015 Draft and separated when Allard was traded to the Rangers during the 2019 season. “It’s definitely cool being back playing with a lot of my friends I came up with,” Allard said.Mark Bowman has covered the Braves for MLB.com since 2001.www.mlb.com/news/kolby-allard-strikes-out-8-in-spot-start-braves-sweep-twins?partnerID=mlbapp-iOS_article-share
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Post by PABraveFan on Jun 29, 2023 19:43:03 GMT -5
Thursday 6/29
Marlins 2
Red Sox 0
Final
Marlins win again. They aren't going away. They're getting great pitching. They just held the Red Sox to 3 runs in 3 games.
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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on Jun 30, 2023 7:35:44 GMT -5
David O'Brien @dobrienatl · 4m “That’s the beauty of this place. I don’t want to go anywhere else. It’s just been really a perfect environment. You talk to people in other organizations, you hear stories…This is the best of the best of the best.” — #Braves hitting coach Kevin Seitzer It's obviously a great organization. I wouldn't trade it for any other. Look at all these other rich organizations that are seeming shiite storms behind the scenes. |
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Post by wncbravesfan on Jun 30, 2023 13:01:16 GMT -5
Mark Bowman
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Projected rotation until the All-Star break
vs. Marlins: Soroka, Morton, Strider
at Guardians: Elder, Allard, Soroka
at Rays: Morton, Strider, Elder
Morton, Strider and Elder are all getting an extra day leading into both of their final two starts before the break.
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Post by wncbravesfan on Jun 30, 2023 13:05:32 GMT -5
6/30 Braves vs. MIA (7:20 pm ET)
Ronald Acuña Jr. RF
Ozzie Albies 2B
Austin Riley 3B
Matt Olson 1B
Sean Murphy C
Marcell Ozuna DH
Eddie Rosario LF
Orlando Arcia SS
Michael Harris II CF
Michael Soroka SP
This is Soroka's first start at Truist Park since August 3, 2020.
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Post by wncbravesfan on Jun 30, 2023 16:16:22 GMT -5
WSH
PHI
6:05pm
SF
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Post by wncbravesfan on Jun 30, 2023 16:21:29 GMT -5
David O'Brien
@dobrienatl
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#Braves’ Ronald Acuña Jr. said he will skip the Home Run Derby at this year’s All-Star Game. Wants other players to have a chance to do it. Said he might do it again in future years.
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Post by wncbravesfan on Jun 30, 2023 16:22:29 GMT -5
David O'Brien
@dobrienatl
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Jesse Chavez is still walking with a cane, but has kept arm in shape throwing long-toss on 1 knee and today throwing from 90 feet upright. He’d like to make an appearance before AS break but knows that’s unlikely. Letting soft tissue heal that was traumatized from liner off leg.
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Post by wncbravesfan on Jun 30, 2023 16:22:50 GMT -5
David O'Brien
@dobrienatl
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Max Fried faced hitters for the first time since resuming throwing. If went well, Snitker said. Big step in his rehab process. Still no timetable for rehab assignment etc., but return to #Braves rotation not too long after All-Star break seems reasonable expectation.
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Post by Fumbduckery on Jun 30, 2023 16:24:01 GMT -5
David O'Brien @dobrienatl · 1h #Braves’ Ronald Acuña Jr. said he will skip the Home Run Derby at this year’s All-Star Game. Wants other players to have a chance to do it. Said he might do it again in future years. I'm REALLY glad to hear that! His swing is so good right now don't mess with it! |
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Post by wncbravesfan on Jun 30, 2023 16:26:36 GMT -5
David O'Brien
@dobrienatl
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For those who were waiting for it to be official, here it is: Soroka starts tonight vs. Marlins, his first start in Atlanta since first tearing his Achilles in August 2020, and first in front of home crowd (2020 was pandemic no-crowd season) since 2019.
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Post by Fumbduckery on Jun 30, 2023 16:45:09 GMT -5
Watching Acuna now is like watching an elite old school hitter. H's generally taking a level swing, having the bat on a pretty flat plane for a long time through the contact zone.....he may have a little tilt to it, but he's not uppercutting every swing to try to create launch angle. Ozuna does it when he's swinging the bat well. Gary Sheffield was the master of it. You just raise the odds on contact so much when you swing that way. If Acuna gets a pitch he's looking for or a mistake pitch he can hit some high home runs, but he's been willing to get his ground ball hits and single and double line drives. I don't know why teams aren't coaching their hitters back to this philosophy now that the shift is gone and hitters don't have to launch balls anymore.
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