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Post by wncbravesfan on Aug 19, 2018 19:53:44 GMT -5
UP NEXT:
Pirates: RHP Chris Archer (4-5, 4.49 ERA) faces visiting Atlanta on Monday. Archer is 1-0 with a 5.65 ERA in three starts since he was acquired in a trade with Tampa Bay.
Braves: RHP Kevin Gausman (7-9, 4.22 ERA) starts when Atlanta opens a seven-game road trip at Pittsburgh on Monday night.
STREAKS END:
Braves rookie Ronald Acuna Jr. was 0 for 4, ending his 11-game hitting streak. His team-record streak of reaching safely in nine consecutive plate appearances leading off a game also ended with his fly ball to center in the first.
WEST WOES:
The Braves fell to 9-18 against the NL West this season. They are 40-19 against NL East teams.
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Post by wncbravesfan on Aug 19, 2018 21:24:33 GMT -5
Phillies lose Sunday night, we are still in 1st (.5 game)
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Post by littlebeast1 on Aug 20, 2018 8:25:36 GMT -5
Phillies lose Sunday night, we are still in 1st (.5 game) Nice to be in first place, but would be better if we would be in there because we were winning instead of the misfortunes of another team.
We have 13 games until the Boston series and those games are against teams we are better than (PIT, MIA, TB). Need to win 9 or 10 of them IMO before we hit that killer final stretch.
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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on Aug 20, 2018 11:55:49 GMT -5
Well we sort of are in there by winning. We've won more than the other guys.
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Post by littlebeast1 on Aug 20, 2018 12:11:55 GMT -5
Yeah, well that 1/2 game lead is going to be a three to four game deficit if we don’t start logging some wins in the win column.
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Post by keystone61 on Aug 20, 2018 13:10:39 GMT -5
I hope the team learned a lesson over the weekend. That should have been a 2-2 split. You can't give games away like that. You just can't.
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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on Aug 20, 2018 15:03:14 GMT -5
Yeah, well that 1/2 game lead is going to be a three to four game deficit if we don’t start logging some wins in the win column. Well yes.... it is imperative we win some more ball games. I don't think we can count on the Phillies going 2-36 the rest of the way.
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Post by dirt on Aug 20, 2018 15:16:22 GMT -5
Double dip
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Post by dirt on Aug 20, 2018 15:17:49 GMT -5
Bryse Wilson called up and will start tonight, Flaherty designated for assignment. Heck I was gonna skip the bums tonight, but may have to look at Wilson. During his 23 starts with Gwinnett and Double-A Mississippi, Wilson has recorded an 8-5 record with a 3.27 ERA, .231 opponent average, 35 walks and 139 strikeouts.
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Post by Drkirby on Aug 20, 2018 15:31:03 GMT -5
WHATs wrong with Gausman
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Post by Drkirby on Aug 20, 2018 15:32:34 GMT -5
A little research goes a long way David O'Brien David O'Brien @dobrienatl · 18m #Braves will push back Gausman and others a day, start 20-yr-old Bryse Wilson tonight and give the others extra rest. THIRD 20-yr-old ATL starter this year (Soroka, Allard)
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Post by Fumbduckery on Aug 20, 2018 15:51:46 GMT -5
Yeah, well that 1/2 game lead is going to be a three to four game deficit if we don’t start logging some wins in the win column. Well yes.... it is imperative we win some more ball games. I don't think we can count on the Phillies going 2-36 the rest of the way. I also wouldn't rule it out.
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Post by Fumbduckery on Aug 20, 2018 15:53:09 GMT -5
A little research goes a long way David O'Brien David O'Brien @dobrienatl · 18m #Braves will push back Gausman and others a day, start 20-yr-old Bryse Wilson tonight and give the others extra rest. THIRD 20-yr-old ATL starter this year (Soroka, Allard) I kind of would have preferred a veteran pitch tonight, it's a bit of an important game after the debacle we just experienced.
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Post by PABraveFan on Aug 20, 2018 17:43:45 GMT -5
5 HR's in 20 IP at Gwinnett! Let's hope his 4-6 innings are homer free tonight.
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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on Aug 20, 2018 18:05:39 GMT -5
I hope this works... starting a rookie when you desperately need to end a 4 game skid.... in a pennant race... when you were at the spot in the rotation that has given you two solid veteran presents in a row... this is one of those head scratchers.
We seem to do that a lot.
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