The Braves stranded 13 runners tonight, striking out 12
times, but mitigated the impact with seven walks. Mike Minor pitched well enough to win, but
made a few mistakes. Looks like he’s
human after all, a real shame to those of us who were hopeful that he was the
Terminator and indeed from the future.
BJ Upton continued his recent outburst with another HR, this
one a no-doubter to straightaway CF.
Every Atlanta starter got on base via hit or walk, something you love to
see with a lineup that strikes out as much as they do.
One interesting moment came during the middle innings when Chipper Jones visited with Chip and Joe in the booth leaving little to the imagination with his
comments about the Braves’ strikeout prone roster. He had a good point; the Braves’ offense is
probably more all-or-nothing than the front office would like, but during much
of the time he referred to (a “30-game stretch of .500 ball”) the team was
without Freddie Freeman, Jason Heyward, and Brian McCann at various points for
long stretches of time, not to mention the fact that the schedule during those
periods was as difficult a gauntlet as the Braves will face all season.
(Leverage Index courtesy of FanGraphs)
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