Locked On Braves POSTCAST: Atlanta Braves bats unable to back Max Fried in 3-0 loss to Philadelphia

you are a locked on Braves postcast part of locked on Sports Atlanta your team every day hello and welcome into the Braves postcast part of the lock on podcast Network your team every day Grant McCaul alongside Jake mastriani after what was a tough day for the Atlanta Braves it's their bat we're unable to Solve the Riddle the Enigma that is Zack Wheeler one of the best pitchers in the game and he proved why over the first seven Innings of this one as the Phillies were able to blank the Braves by a three nothing score on Saturday taking two games to one lead in this series and deal yet another blow at least potentially and for now based on the head-to-head matchups between these two teams the importance of them a blow to Atlanta's hopes of really making some hay in this series most certainly we'll talk all about that we will set up the game four finale which happens on Sunday Night Baseball before we do any of that though make sure you hit the Thumbs Up Button subscribe to lockon sports Atlanta here on YouTube and to lock on brav is wherever you get your podcast today's episode's brought to you by prize picks the easiest and most exciting way to play daily fantasy sports go to prize picks.com lockon MLB and use the code all lowercase locked on MLB for a first deposit match of up to $100 well Jake we knew this was going to be one of if not the premier pitching matchup I think of this series it certainly delivered unfortunately for the Braves Max freed he didn't make a lot of mistakes but he made enough the Phillies were able to capitalize on and Zack Wheeler well he was pretty much Flawless he was this is just one of those games you kind of tip your hat like I said on Thursday's game If This Were A Series in April on the road like this you say it's just two good teams they're that are playing each other and uh sometimes the other team's going to come out on top there but the Phillies unfortunately in this one as you said you know same amount of hits but the Phillies just had the big ones in this one against Max freed and they were able to find that home run ball and the Braves couldn't yeah not necessarily the quantity but certainly the quality in this one couple of home runs for the Phillies nearly a third one in this one we'll talk about why the third one was not a home run that was one of the few highlights for the Braves in this game uh but yeah as you ke in on this pitching matchup you knew based on Zack Wheeler's history against the Braves we saw in the broadcast what 15 career starts coming in against Atlanta seven and3 record but an erra just over two tons of strike outs I mean he's a guy that you know from the Atlanta metro area paen County grew up watching the Braves and over the course of his big league career has had a lot of success against that club he did it again tonight with seven Innings of shut out ball he also picked up some big strikeouts when he needed them to Short Circuit a Braves rally in particular at the expense of Jorge Solair we'll get more into that later but it it just comes down to this I think as far as this is concerned with these two pitchers Max freed didn't pitch poorly but Zack Wheeler he was just that much better and that proves kind of why he is who he is and why he gets paid the money that he gets paid most certainly to front this Phillies rotation he's been one of the better pitchers in baseball for haai now one of the more more reliable pitchers in all of baseballs why the Phillies you know spent so much money to to keep him not so much the long-term deal that contract but the high a because you cannot let that guy go he is a Frontline starter he is a perennial sa young Contender and unfortunately the Braves helped his sa young case today and weren't able to help out their teammate Chris S because this was just a great performance and a big game in a big spot for the Phillies you know the Braves come in there into their place and win this series which there's not possible now and they get back in that division race then suddenly you know there's a little bit of pressure on this Phillies team so I thought it was a big start for Zack Willer and a big game for the Phillies to just stop any kind of real threat and momentum in this series from this brav team and they got their Ace to give them that performance in this game yeah they did and they're gonna have another high paid Ace who's going to be throwing in game four which we'll talk about later on as well Max freed though in this game I don't want to you know belabor the point here he was not bad he allowed three runs all of them earned on five hits two of those solo home runs ad Mondo Sosa who got the Phillies on the board in the bottom of the third then a home run by Trey Turner in the sixth Phillies added another run in the seventh Braves had a relay that was well executed but just late on a sliding play at home plate and just like that I mean that third run felt like at least in the moment man it's with the way wheeler was pitching especially and the fact that the outs were dwindling for the Braves that that might be you know too much to overcome as it turns out the Braves offense really just wasn't able to ever get started in this game yeah didn't didn't much matter in the end but you're right that felt like a big run and even bigger when Max 3 was able to strand that runner at third maase with one out two if you got to four there you definitely felt like it was over I mean in the end it was over either way but that was a big run there but it's also a big seventh inning for Max free like he didn't look as sharp in that inning as he had early on but to be able to give the seventh inning we talked about the bullpen a lot lately how much they've been able to use for him to be able to get through that and still only give up three runs so they keep that streak alive as well with brave starters but uh yeah I mean a good game for Max freed like I said it just in the end didn't matter because the offense couldn't score because Zack Willer was just that good yeah and that's just kind of what it came down to in this one there's not a whole lot to pick apart there weren't a whole lot of opportunities for the Braves against Zack Wheeler because he was so good and when he did get if you want to call it on the ropes if that's the version of what it was he was just able to Bear down and continue doing what he does best and that is just carving up lineups he does it as well or better than just about anybody in Major League Baseball he proved it again on this night U couldn't put another run on the board though excuse me the Phillies could have put another run on the board could have come in that seventh inning as Austin Hayes hit a long Fly ball out to right center field Mike Harris has done a lot of impressive things he's made a lot of impressive catches I know the stakes aren't quite as high for this one is the one he made against the Phillies last October but leaping up hanging over the top of the wall and then coming back in to the field of play and dragging that ball back in I mean even Austin Hayes he's the man that hit it he was tipping his helmet as he was on his way off the field that's about as good a catch I think Jake as you're gonna see yeah incredible catch for Michael Harris and just going back on it off the bat again it was another one of those I didn't think it was going to go that far far but just kept carrying you just kept seeing Michael Harris you know tracking under it not having to run full speed so able to kind of you know carry himself to the wall there but it kind of went over his head he had to LEAP back and and catch it almost took him over the fence just an incredible catch you know what he does out there look I know he's had his Upson Downs at the plate this year but just what he does defensively for you in center field and it's not even just those types of catches which he's capable of doing it's the fact that you see balls that are laced in the in the corners or in the alleys there and you just see Michael Harris over to him and catch him with such ease and that's what you know makes him so special and I think he is one of the better center fielders in the game I don't know if it'll be this year but some point he's gonna win a gold glove we all know that uh but he is just you know incredible out there defensively in center field yeah whether he wins that Gold Glove or not he can be the uncrowned you know go Club center fielder for the Braves he's certainly shown a lot over the first three years of his big league career and another one on this night unfortunately that wasn't the only home run that was robbed the other one was not nearly as exciting but Matt olssen with a deep drive to center field that was dragged back in by Johan roas who didn't have to even really leap just had to kind of reach up and casually pull it down 408 feet I believe to center field 30 degree launch angle just what you want and dragged back in as an out on the warning track that's as close as the Braves really got to a major scoring threat in this one though we will talk about the one other time as we go along but that was it felt like it was just that kind of night as well for the Braves the plays that needed to be made by the Phillies the pitches that needed to be made they were executing and they got the job done Matt Olsson what a rough night for him and not because he did anything wrong just unfortunate night for him I guess you could say he had a couple of balls in this game that he he stung one early in the game that he hit a thirdd base great play over there by the third baseman but he had balls of 100.4 94.4 102.1 and even another fly out at 86.7 but that one in particular 48 ft I mean you feel like that that deserved a home run there I guess in in that Stadium you got to get under a little bit more was only a 30 degree launch angle Hayes was 37 uh but either way just some tough luck for Matt olssen who's been swinging the bat really well here lately that does break his extra base hit streak but again it took a great effort by the Phillies defense to Rob him of a couple potential extra base hits yeah and sometimes it's uh you know the defense that does the job even when you hit the ball well but I don't think as far as mat oan swing is concerned and kind of to your point you just made there that you're going to be too upset with the quality of the contact that he was making if he keeps doing that some of these are either a going to go over the wall or B they're going to touch down and he's going to continue to get some of those extra base hits in the big picture though we knew the series was always going to be a challenge coming in the Braves have had this I'm sure circled on their calendar as that opportunity to maybe make their move in the National League East and we knew what had to happen Jake for that to be the case they needed to take at least three out of four or perhaps sweep and we knew that a sweep was going to be about as difficult as it gets against a team that's as good as the Phillies are in that ballpark the way that they play and the players that they have but now the Phillies have at at worst made it a situation where the Braves best hope is a split in this one and that at the very least is a little bit disappointing because you just rip four days off the calendar as it's getting ready to turn to the month of September and these two teams don't see each other again in the regular season so your head-to-head opportunity for the Braves even though they will take the season series regardless of the outcome on Sunday this series wasn't able to be a stepping stone to anything bigger yeah again it was the tall task coming in with the the starting you were going to have to face in this series playing in their ballpark those fans they they're incredible I mean I know F brace fans don't like to hear it but they are loud on every pitch no matter the score even in a 7-2 game last night any little type of rally of ball here or there you could hear that those fans getting going so you know they were ramped up for this one like I said this was their opportunity we looked at it from our side as the opportunity to get back in the division I think Phillies fans had to look at an opportunity to put this thing away and put it to bed and you know if they they split tomorrow I think you still have a chance but it is going to be a really tough one but for the Braves like you said at this point you're not going to have a chance to win it you're not going to have a chance to really take a big step towards that Division and now you just want to try to get out of there with the split come back home and get another winning streak going yeah I mean it was always going to be about the math but when you get to those final 25 or 30 games that math becomes an even bigger and more I guess Troublesome factor for you because you just know that you're running out of games and every game that you don't win and this is true from April on or the late March I guess is when we really get things started but they just seem to heighten and become that much more important down the stretch so for the Braves this was an opportunity that uh did not work out for them as far as being able to make a move and the Phillies at worst now can at least continue to keep the Braves at an arms distance in the overall division race when we come back we'll talk some more about the pitching duel in this game what Max freed did what Zack Wheeler did obviously a couple of more things about the top of the bra lineup which I know this wasn't a banner day for the entire lineup itself but first couple of hitters here have been having some troubles getting on base and that is something that they very much need to reverse and get rolling in a positive direction if they want to do the things that they need to do over the final month of the Season we'll get to that and much more as the Braves postcast continues get hydrated with electrolytes essential vitamins and clinically tested nutrients from the number one powdered hydration brand in America it is liquid IV can blast off of the iconic summer flavor a popsicle firecracker a festive blend of citrus fueled lemon lime tart cherry and raspberry flavors no more thirsty Summers when you indulge in hydration with liquid IV get 20% off your first order of liquid IV when you go to liquid i.com and use the code MLB at checkout that's 20% off your first order when you shot better hydration today using the promo code MLB at liquid i.com let's look into the line score and the box score of this game and talk a little bit about the pitching matchup that we saw because it was quite a good one unfortunately the Braves on the wrong side of it the phes with their three- nothing win behind Zack Wheeler able to take a two games to one lead in this series for the Braves they were shut out on six hits no errors in this one they left seven men on base for the Phillies three runs on five hits one error they left four men on base Phillies in first place in the National League East pick up their 80th win of the year they're 80 and 56 Braves are 74 and 62 on the season winning pitcher is Zack Wheeler he is now 13- six Estes gets the save that is his 23rd of the season and Max freed drops to eight and eight taking a tough luck loss in this game freed overall as I talked about earlier seven Innings of three- run ball he allowed five hits had four walks in this one so he did kind of battle at times it felt like but never really seemed to get away from him he always seemed to kind of be able to get right but a couple of mistakes most certainly on the home runs or at least pitches that the Phillies hitters found their liking as Sosa and Turner both go deep against him and that ultimately was really all it took for the Phillies to have all the Run support they needed for Zack Wheeler just one of those tough luck appearances really Jake for Max freed in this one because the offense just couldn't seem to help him out yeah a couple of pitches there as you mentioned a Sosa slider that just stayed middle down over the plate and then a good at bat by Trey Turner he gets a pitch up in the zone and yeah just got really quick hands able to get up to that pitch but you know Max Reed you you'll take seven Innings three earn most night most nights for this Braves team he just happened to be going up against Zack Wheeler in this one and you know again I thought he was really good I thought he was was really effective and I just I feel like maybe a little off the four walks obviously like you said but able to re it back in you know you go back to when he was coming off that injured list and we saw some of the issues with command and at that point he wasn't able really to to get it control of it and and get it back together very quickly but I think you saw that in this start where he did lose it for a moment you know next batter he was right back on task and able to get those pitches over 50% fast ball in this one uh was kind of the one unique thing that I see about this outing for Max freed really going to that fast ball heavy in this one then just sprinkling in some of those other pitches so I don't know maybe he didn't have a great feel for some of those secondaries in this one maybe they just really felt good about the fast ball but I thought that was pretty pretty interesting and maybe this was something to adjust off of his last start against the Phillies which was not his most recent outing but the one before that seven Innings of two-run ball in that one I believe that you know that you know being familiar with the pitcher seeing them that soon maybe they just wanted to try another wrinkle and sometimes like you said when something's working you just kind of stick with it and adjust off of it or pitch off of that as you need two and Max Reed certainly with seven Innings with three run ball not a bad outing in most times that's going to be enough to give you a chance to win a baseball game unfortunately he was running up against Zack Wheeler who held the Braves hitless with runners in scoring position 0 for four on the night including a big strikeout of Jorge Solair with two on and two out that seemed like the Braves best threat other than the Olen solo Homer and if you're a threat when you step in the Batters box that's one thing but as far as Runners on base this felt like the bigger opportunity the Braves had to maybe break through and try to get into this game uh maybe a generous call on a fast ball for the second strike but Solair goes down looking for that third strike and that was just a great it's just a paint job by wheeler on the outside part of the plate definitely a strike the one before it maybe not so much but unfortunately for Sol couldn't get the bat off the shoulder yeah there was really two two spots in this game I thought the Braves had a chance to to get to Wheeler one in the top of the thirds you're talking about you get that eror to begin the inning you get first and third with one out for the top of your order with Maryfield puts the ball in play but doesn't hit it deep enough for rcer to score and then you still got Solair coming up a big big bat there but he can't come up with the hit and then later in the game the top of the fifth you had a couple of guys got two singles with two outs there Solair up again in a big spot but gets called out on strike so unfortunately Soler coming up in a couple of big situations in this game not able to come through but when you have those chances especially top of the third you got first and third one out against Zack Wheeler you got to take advantage of those because you just don't get many as against Zack Wheeler so again not a lot of opportunities I did think there were a couple of chances there where you had the opportunity to either score you know without without the hit in the top of the third situation but you had a chance with a big bat at the top of your order there to come through with that big hit and they just weren't able to come through in this one yeah and there weren't very many opportunities beyond that again brazo for four with runners in scoring position against Zack Wheeler and really the Philadelphia pitching staff in this one as Jeff Hoffman and Estes also came in and tossed a couple of scoreless innings each of those guys given up Bay HS also picking up a couple of strikeouts Braves lineup punched out 11 times in this game I was looking at the top of the order then we'll get back to Matt Olson in a moment but Whit marfield after that five hit game has really been struggling to find himself some base hits we talked about how big it was uh you know how how big of an adjustment it was from one game in Minnesota to the next going from five hits to what 0 for five 0 for six whatever it was in that in that second game but an 0 for 23 streak that was broken up by Whit marfield in this one and he's been at the top of the lineup for the Braves leading off now the other man who has led off some for the Braves outside of Michael Harris has been Jorge Solair who since coming back from his hamstring issue is two for 27 with one home run and one run knocked in now he has drawn a bunch of walks that has helped in some way shape or form but as far as the impact that you were hoping to get out of Jorge Solair you're not seeing it lately he's in the second spot of the order mari's been at the top of the order when the top two hitters aren't setting the table that makes it kind of difficult for the lineup to as as you would want to have it constructed with Ozuna and Olen and everyone to follow to have a chance to create a big inning or a big threat particularly with the top of your order leading the way yeah where's Ronald auna Jr at I mean it's been it's been a struggle to really to find somebody at the top of the order the guy that handled the the best this year was Jared Kellick in that really hot month that he had he went up there and was really great at the top of the order but it just feels like it's it's been a real struggle to get some guys at the top that can consistently get on base and look wh Wht was hot at the time I certainly thought it was the right move to put him up there because even before the five hit game he had been getting on base getting his hits but unfortunately since that move really he's cool off a lot and so there you know he's taking walks and that's great he's getting on base but you also like to see some big hits out of him some more home runs as well so yeah it's tough it's tough especially Ozuna had a bad night tonight three strikeouts at the plate we talked about Olsen he had some good contact but he goes 0 for four2 so yeah your top of the lineup is not getting it done your top two guys aren't able to get on base for those big hits from Ozuna on most nights and olssen who's been hot lately It's just tough it's tough to score especially against good pitchers like this if your top two hitters just can't consistently get on base for those guys yeah and this is not again I think kind of to your point this is not one of those fluky nights where the Braves are P facing a pitcher that maybe they don't know too well and he's kind of able to smoke in mirrors his way through six or seven Innings I mean this was a very well pitched game by Zack Wheeler it looked like he had you know complete Command of everything the way that he you know typically can be at his absolute best and he was able to overmatch the Braves in those couple of spots and in the opportunities for Atlanta to execute they weren't able to do that but they were precious few opportunities on top of that Matt Olsson did have that home run robbed in this game so ending his streak of seven consecutive games with an extra base hit but a month of August that I will say overall Jake you have to be feeling a little bit better about the direction in which Matt olssen is trending heading into September timber because it seems that he has finally got his power stroke back and he has been displaying that quite a bit here over the last week or two great to see obviously we touched on it yesterday I know they did a breakdown on MLB Network as well talking about the swing changes that he's made over the past month or so that really looked like have helped him a lot get back to his 2023 form so again it's a big guy I mean hopefully you're getting those guys at the top on base and wh Solair whoever's going to be batting lead off because ozuna's been great all year olon gets hot now this offense can take off which it has done up to this point and you know we talked about it yesterday they had five straight games of scoring four runs or more it's just you you run into Zack Wheeler on a night like this and there's just not much any offense can really do but I think on most nights when you're not facing one of the two best pitchers in all of baseball this year I think this offense is really going to be able to get clicking if Matt olssen can get back to his his normal self with his big Power yeah because if it's not Chris S in the sa young discussion or if there is a 1A and a 1B scenario I mean Zack Wheeler especially with a performance like this continues to keep his name in that discussion as well when we come back we will preview game four of the series the Braves very much looking for a sweep behind their talented rookie Spencer schwellenbach Phillies meanwhile looking to take this series and deal the Braves another blow in their hopes of winning the National League East for the seventh consecutive season we'll talk about all of that as we continue here on the Braves postcast prize picks his American is number one daily fantasy sports app with over 5 million active members you can get in on the daily action with your friends and become part of the prize picks Community 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night game in game three are back up to six games ahead of the Braves in the National League East but again this is what the Braves need to do is find a way to split this series and they're going to be throwing a talented young rookie who has seen the Phillies a handful of times we'll get into the pitching matchup a little bit more later but I don't know if we want to put biggest start of Spencer schellen's career on this because it's not like the entire season is hinging on it but but it is an important start for a rookie who has shown an awful lot to this club over the past three or four months yeah I mean this is a big start I said coming in I think you have to win the series to have a chance in the division but certainly if you want to still have that chance going forward I think you have to win on Sunday because you come out of this series seven games back you know with 25 26 games left whatever it is that's just too much I mean I know only CIS still in absolutes but it's over in my mind at that point if that's the case you lose the game on Sunday so I think in that regards it is a really big game uh but either way just for the Braves who need to win and they need all the wins they can get the Mets aren't dropping games to the White Soxs like the Braves have this year they just won again so they're going to pull within two games you lose on Sunday and the Mets you'll likely beat the White Soxs again you're only got a one game lead on a postseason spot so all these games are obviously very big for the Braves the rest of the way but I think this is big for many reasons just to get earn a split on the road which would be a huge accomplishment against this Phillies team just on its own uh but yeah got to a big start for her Spencer swell andb Sunday Night Baseball on the road against the Phillies a chance to split that Series yeah if this Brave season the 2024 Braves were a Star Wars series I would say it's probably the acolyte a lot of fans out there would be happy if it were canceled but we got a month here left to play and we'll see what happens ultimately out of all that but um I saw in the broadcast as well for the Phillies to give them a little bit more credit or a little bit more of a reason why they are as good as they are 30 consecutive wins coming in when a Philly starter goes seven plus Innings Zack Wheeler added another one today I I was wondering I mean I hadn't really thought about a stat like that I mean I guess it makes a lot of sense apparently that's the second most in baseball history to the 1942 Cardinals I mean I love an awkward like not awkward an oddity of a stat and Jake that is most certainly an oddity of a stat because I would have just thought somebody somewhere maybe especially when starters threw a lot more would figure out ways to win those games maybe that actually makes it harder I don't know yeah no that is a pretty interesting one I think that says a lot about their their Bullpen too that's been really good uh this year been able to close those games out but that's what you want I mean as a that's what good teams do you get good starts like that you finish it off and you win games and that's what this Phillies team has done it's what they did a lot obviously in the beginning of the year they've struggled a little bit more in the second half of the season but they're they're a great team look I I think all Braves fans should be able to admit that at this point they are a great team over there and they've certainly got it done when they needed to they've got a great pitching staff that has been really good all season and we saw on on tonight Zack Wheeler one of the best when he's on yeah he definitely is with freed start meanwhile the Braves have 20 consecutive games with their starting pitcher allowing three earned runs or fewer that is the longest at least since 1966 when the Braves moved to Atlanta however as we've discussed many times on this show already it is hard to win a game like tonight's without any run support and that's what Max freed ran into unfortunately it's not going to get any easier for Atlanta on Sunday the Phillies will send arinola to the mound up to two games to one in this four game series looking for three out of four rookie Spencer schellenbach gets the ball in the finale third start against Philly some pretty good numbers here as well 12 in third Innings three runs one walk 15 strikeouts couple of good starts of six Innings or more Rays would certainly like one of those on Sunday as well yeah big SP big start for schwellenbach as we said H gonna be probably the loudest environment I think that's pretty safe bet to say he's faced the Phillies twice but both times at home so it's it's going to be a really big environment for the rookie who is we've talked about just about every time he's pitched he has seemed to be composed on the bound out there and had nothing was really seem to phase him so you hope that's going to continue to be the case on Sunday night another hopefully see another good start from him he really had to battle in his last one wasn't able to get through five innings twins hitters fouling off a lot of pitches against him but still didn't allow any runs so would love to see that again from from Schell and Bach and your Bullpen you know didn't have to use a lot of your big guys out of there on Saturday so they should be ready to go so if he can give you five five plus Innings and you come out of there with a lead you feel pretty good about your chances with your Bullpen guys rested ready to go yeah you want to take a peek at the wild card standings as well the Mets have now won three games in a row so they are two games behind the Braves for that final wild card spot the Cubs are lurking just four games back they've won eight out of 10 including five in a row meanwhile the Diamondbacks have lost back-to-back games they're battling the Dodgers out in the desert tonight and the San Diego Padres have kind of Fallen back a little bit in the pack it's just to say that the Braves are only two games behind the Padres and two and a half behind the Diamondbacks that of course pending the outcome of their game on Saturday night so we've got actually now Jake at this point four teams that are kind of bunched up when not too long ago you know week or 10 days ago it was the Diamondbacks and Padres at five or more games ahead of the Braves in that third spot this could be a very very interesting month of September for a variety of reasons for a variety of teams yeah it should be a lot of fun I mean this is what you love as a baseball fan you're going into the last month of the season and you got four teams who are battling for three spots five teams I guess you want to throw the Cubs in there who have been hot lately so this this is what you get with those you know with these extra Wild Card spots you got more teams who are in it down the stretch and this is what baseball certainly was hoping for we can debate the expanded playoffs all day long if you want but it has kept more teams interested in the postseason pitcher down the stretch and you know for the Braves while the Mets are catching them like you said the Padres and Diamondbacks have kind of hit a skid a little bit here too that's kind of kept the Braves close to them so giving them another possibility of somebody to to jump over for a while for a post postseason spot yeah and at least some small part of that was what the Mets have been doing as well they just got done playing both the Diamondbacks and the Padres and some pretty hard fought games as well so there could be a war of attrition in the month of September we'll see how it all plays out uh but as we get into the final month of the season it'll be Spencer schellenbach on the hill for the Braves he'll be taking the ball against the Phillies in game four of the series it is a 700 PM start as it is Sunday Night Baseball schwellenbach is 5 and 6 372 ER aarin NOA This Record may sound familiar 12 and six that's what Zack Wheeler was coming into the day 330 ER for Nola Braves know him extremely well Jake but I don't know that there are any real Secrets there but there's been at times a bit of Jacqueline HDE with arinola and the Braves you're just hoping for maybe one of the the latter there for him and not one of his I would say more vintage performances that he's known for yeah exactly what I was going to say it feels like it's either a really rough start for Aon no against the Braves or it's six seven Innings of just one two-run uh baseball so again hopefully we get one of those outings where the Braves can get after him and a lot of times with a NOA it happens early so you come out and jump on them early take a lead like I said you should have your Bullpen rested and ready to go SCH might can get you through five or five plus Innings feel good about your chances but yeah hopefully you get the the rougher version of Aaron Nola and the Braves can get after him get the that home run ball back that they were missing on Saturday night yeah they could use the Home Run ball they could use some hits with Runners on base you'll take a little bit of both of those you take home runs with Runners on base there's a lot of different ways to score runs the Braves need to figure out how to do that at least a few times in this game in order to have a chance against one of the better pitchers in the National League schellenbach against Nola game four of this series happening on Sunday night as it is a night game Sunday night showcase for these two inell East Rivals that brings us to the end of this edition of the Braves postcast as always we appreciate you riding along with us make sure to subscribe to lockon sports Atlanta here on YouTube leave us those likes and comments share the show with a friend and subscribe to lock on Braves wherever you get your podcast once again the Braves shut out by a three- nothing score they will go for a series split with the Phillies on Sunday we'll be back with you after that game for Jake master I'm Grant mccaulay until next time so long everyone