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Post by wncbravesfan on May 17, 2018 15:06:41 GMT -5
UP NEXT:
Cubs: LHP Jon Lester (3-1, 2.66 ERA) is 6-2 with a 2.47 ERA in nine career starts against the Braves. He brings a 1.83 ERA in six starts at Atlanta into Thursday night's game.
Braves: Rookie RHP Mike Soroka (1-1, 3.68) will make his fourth start overall and first against the Cubs. He has failed to last as long as five innings in his last two starts.
SCRATCH SOROKA: The Atlanta Braves placed right-handed pitcher Mike Soroka on the 10-day disabled list Thursday with a right shoulder strain.
Soroka, the Braves' top pitching prospect, is 1-1 with a 3.68 ERA in three starts since he was called up by the team. The 20-year-old has recorded 15 strikeouts and four walks in 14 2/3 innings pitched.
He had been scheduled to start Thursday night against the Chicago Cubs. Left-hander Max Fried was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett in a corresponding move and will start the game instead.
The DL move with Soroka is retroactive to Monday.
Entering Thursday's games, the Braves have the best record in the National League at 26-16.
Fried is 0-2 with a 6.00 ERA in four games, all in relief, this season. He was 1-1 with a 3.81 ERA in nine games, including four starts, in 2017.
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Post by PABraveFan on May 17, 2018 15:08:33 GMT -5
***Weather Update*** 3:30 PM EDT 17 May 2018 Really not much change in the forecast from the last several days...same old...same old. Last night's brief light shower didn't show up as an accumulation in any nearby observation sites so I would surmise it was just a brief isolated event with no more than several hundredth's of an inch. The low pressure system responsible for the showers over the last several days will move slowly to the NE. Diurnal heating and some upper level dynamics will produce enough instability to produce scattered showers this afternoon with a few thunderstorms in the mix. Rainfall this afternoon will generally be in the .1-.25" range but most areas will remain rain free while others may get a bit more where heavier precipitation develops. The heaviest precipitation should occur across the northern tier and to the east today but an isolated heavy event can't be ruled out in the vicinity of the Atlanta metro area. Currently, The current GFS model run is hinting at some heavy showers in the area before 8 PM (certainly possible) but very little after that and the HRRR from 8-11PM but I'm not buying into that just yet. Like the last several days, the I see most of the precipitation winding down beginning in the early evening hours leaving just some widely scattered showers once again for this evening. Once again expect only about .1"-.2" at most in some areas with many areas remaining rain free or just receiving a few very light showers similar to last night. There's always the chance of an isolated stray stronger shower bringing in a bit more than expected (GFS/HRRR) but I wouldn't expect anything over .25" this evening unless something changes between now and then. Looking towards the weekend and beyond abundant moisture will remain throughout the weekend and into next week but upper air dynamics are lacking and most showers will be air mass type showers created by instability from the heating of the day (thermal convection) with areas receiving the most sunshine initiating more instability and heavier precipitation.
GO BRAVES!
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Post by wncbravesfan on May 17, 2018 15:08:40 GMT -5
Tonights Braves lineup: Ozzie Albies (2B) Ronald Acuña Jr. (LF) Freddie Freeman (1B) Nick Markakis (RF) Tyler Flowers (C) Ender Inciarte (CF) José Bautista (3B) Johan Camargo (SS) Max Fried (P)
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Post by Fumbduckery on May 17, 2018 15:08:59 GMT -5
I really hate Lester the Molester. I hope we steal 45 bases against him tonight. I can’t believe teams won’t bunt or run on him and take advantage of his inability to throw the ball to first base. If anybody ever does he gets mad like it’s not fair. Eff him. Bunt and run!
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Post by Drkirby on May 17, 2018 15:13:59 GMT -5
I really hate Lester the Molester. I hope we steal 45 bases against him tonight. I can’t believe teams won’t bunt or run on him and take advantage of his inability to throw the ball to first base. If anybody ever does he gets mad like it’s not fair. Eff him. Bunt and run! Don’t send Joey bats to the mound lolol
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Post by wncbravesfan on May 17, 2018 15:26:12 GMT -5
Mark Bowman @mlbbowman Soroka is expected to be ready to pitch early next week. But Snit said he’ll likely make a rehab start before rejoining Atlanta’s rotation
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Post by keystone61 on May 17, 2018 15:46:07 GMT -5
Mark Bowman @mlbbowman Soroka is expected to be ready to pitch early next week. But Snit said he’ll likely make a rehab start before rejoining Atlanta’s rotation If he was placed on the DL, he wouldn't be able to pitch early next week, would he?
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Post by littlebeast1 on May 17, 2018 15:57:18 GMT -5
Mark Bowman @mlbbowman Soroka is expected to be ready to pitch early next week. But Snit said he’ll likely make a rehab start before rejoining Atlanta’s rotation If he was placed on the DL, he wouldn't be able to pitch early next week, would he? The stint is retroactive
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Post by keystone61 on May 17, 2018 16:04:02 GMT -5
If he was placed on the DL, he wouldn't be able to pitch early next week, would he? The stint is retroactive Yes, to Monday. 10 days puts him late next week at the earliest.
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Post by bravepap on May 17, 2018 16:42:15 GMT -5
Some familiar names today, one of which I could never understand why we didn't keep....
1970 At Crosley Field, Braves' outfielder Hank Aaron collects his 3000th hit when he scratches an infield single off of Reds' pitcher Wayne Simpson. 'Hammering Hank' becomes the ninth player in major league history, and the first with 500 home runs, to reach this milestone.
1971 After being released by the Twins and Braves earlier in the season, Luis Tiant signs as a free agent with the Red Sox, beginning a love affair with the fans in Boston. 'El Tiante' will struggle, winning just one of eight decisions for the team this year, but during his eight-year tenure with the BoSox, the Cuban right-hander will compile a 122-88 (.601) record, including three seasons with 20 or more victories.
1971 With his walk-off homer, Ralph Garr ties a major league record for the most round-trippers in extra innings when he goes deep in the 10th and 12th frames in the Braves' 4-3 victory over New York. The Atlanta left-fielder, called the 'Road Runner' by his teammates, is the fourth player to accomplish the feat, and the first to do so since 1966, when Art Shamsky went yard in the 10th and 11th in a losing cause for the Reds at Crosley Field.
And a couple tid bits from around the league for May 17....
1939 In the first-ever televised baseball game, Princeton beats Columbia, 2-1, at Columbia's Baker Field. The contest is aired on W2XBS, an experimental station in New York City
1945 Every game on the American League schedule is rained out for the fourth consecutive day.
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Post by PABraveFan on May 17, 2018 18:14:50 GMT -5
***Weather Update*** 7:07 PM EDT 17 May 2018 Daytime shower activity shows some enhanced instability and convective activity so a few storms may last a little later into the evening before they dissipate. A strong cluster of showers with embedded thunderstorms near and to the north of Hogansville/Grantville/Newnan and approaching Peachtree City has been producing some heavy rainfall and is moving very slowly E/NE. Also several cells in a much smaller area near McDonough with moderate to moderately heavy rainfall are moving N along I75 and could affect the eastern Atlanta Metro area by 7:30 PM but they seem to be veering to the NE and dissipating. An isolated cell has developed just south of Roswell and is moving slowly northward and another isolated cell has just developed about 5 miles SSE of Smyrna. Several other isolated cells could develop over the next hour. I expect most of this activity to eventually dissipate as the evening progresses but wouldn't be surprised if they lasted another several hours. Hopefully they miss the ballpark but those at the game may hear a few rumbles of thunder and experience enough rain to don their rain gear for a bit. In any case, a short delay is always possible with this type of widely scattered activity if it is heavy enough and happens to hit where you are at the time. It's unlikely tonight but I'd give it a 25% chance. Watching the one just to the south but it's pretty stationary and contracting slightly but I would expect it to eventually drift slowly N/NE. The one near Roswell is already beginning to dissipate.
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Post by PABraveFan on May 17, 2018 18:24:55 GMT -5
The isolated cell is now just about 2 miles to the south and has strengthened over the last ten minutes. Could cause a delay in the start if it is able to hold its strength for another 10 minutes. Another stronger cell has just develop to the SW of downtown Atlanta. It should move north also. Keeping an eye on that one too.
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Post by PABraveFan on May 17, 2018 18:30:30 GMT -5
Rain should start falling around 7:30 but echoes are decreasing in intensity. Only light rain is expected for maybe 15 minutes. I'm on it!
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Post by PABraveFan on May 17, 2018 18:38:32 GMT -5
The cell to the SW of Atlanta has expanded northward and strengthened with some heavy rainfall. Keeping an eye on movement. This is what the GFS was indicating on the last model run. Cell just south of Smyrna is now falling apart, probably only getting some sprinkles or very light rain. This is the pattern. Develop, strengthen, and then fall apart pretty rapidly. Hopefully, the one west of Atlanta follows the same pattern. With the loss of daytime heating this pattern should subside in the near future.
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Post by dirt on May 17, 2018 18:38:40 GMT -5
Swanson 1 for 1 in Rome....
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