Balt (23-52) @ Atl (43-32), Sun 6.24.18, 1:35pm

Ender walks
Now, steal!!!!

2-0 Braves

Flowers kinda been in the toilet lately

Introducing The Newest Braves Pitcher Evan Phillips
Evan Phillips has been the most dominant reliever in the Braves system this season and has earned himself a call up to Atlanta.

The Braves made the decision to call up Gwinnett reliever Evan Phillips to bolster a struggling and tired bullpen. Many have called for Phillips to be promoted over the last month as he has dominated for Gwinnett, and he could be a strong addition to the Braves relief corp. Evan was originally drafted in the 17th round back in 2015 out of the University of North Carolina in Wilmington. Phillips had not had much success in his college career as a starter, with a 5.07 career ERA and huge walk numbers, but the Braves saw a pitcher with a live arm and a steep improvement in his strikeouts as a junior and took a chance on him as a relief arm.

Phillips immediately stepped into pro ball and started mowing down batters, striking out 37 batters in the 29 2⁄3 innings he pitched in his professional debut and posting a 2.73 ERA. He earned a spot in High-A in his first professional season, and quickly became the strongest member of the Mudcats bullpen. Over 28 1⁄3 innings he only allowed 4 earned runs for a 1.27 ERA and saw a steep drop in walks, but it also came with a less than stellar 19 strikeouts. Once promoted to Mississippi the strikeouts came back in a big way, and over his last 22 appearances he struck out 43 batters in 34 1⁄3 inning but got touched up with a 4.46 ERA. 2017 was poised to be a big year for Phillips, and but things got off to a rocky start in Mississippi and after 5 outings he had a 25.20 ERA and had allowed 2 home runs. Evan righted the ship over the last month and a half for the MBraves, and in his next 16 innings he had a 2.81 ERA and 18 strikeouts to earn himself a promotion to Gwinnett. Phillips was solid for Gwinnett for the remainder of the season, but still struggled a bit too much with walks and had a tendency for blow up games that led to a 4.75 ERA with the team. Coming into 2018 there was reasonable optimism for Phillips’s future, but what he’s done this season exceeded all expectations and put him at the top of the list to earn a promotion.

In Phillips second game of the seaosn he allowed 3 earned runs and 3 walks for Gwinnett, taking a loss and showing many of the signs of what caused him to struggle the year before. Then, he went on a stretch of sheer dominance, and over his next 23 outings from April 12 to June 19 he struck out 48 batters, walked only 8, and pitched to a 0.85 ERA in 31 2⁄3 innings pitched. His FIP was 1.31 in that span, and he had yet to allow a home run on the season. Phillips finally had another poor outing in his last time out, walking a couple of batters and allowing a home run, but still sits with an insane 12.86 K/9, a 2.31 ERA, and a 2.29 FIP on the season. He is leading all International League relievers in strikeouts.

www.talkingchop.com/2018/6/24/17498694/introducing-the-newest-braves-pitcher-evan-phillips-scouting-report-prospect-call-up

Mancini with a blast off McCarthy
2-1 score now

Nick at Nite DOUBLES Albies home
3-1 !!!

Neck with the consistency