Philadelphia Phillies Vs. Atlanta Braves. Aug/30/2024 FULL GAME Highlights TODAY | MLB Season 2024

five to four come from behind fashion now the Braves will try to even things up at third base and there is Rangers Suarez runs on him a loss and they hit a couple of bombs and so i' like to see a Repeat Performance get the party started on a Friday night shows bunt takes it back called strike Paul Clemens is at home played umpire back there tonight wide inside to the left-handed hitters a little bit tight inside to right-handed hitters we had a little bit of a b Breeze blowing out to left Center last night and it's pretty similar here tonight not too brisk but a similar pattern that we saw help that Marsh Homer against Charlie [Music] [Applause] Morton it was Marsh with a three-run homer and then castiano is the two-run Homer that helped Philly come from behind to get the victory obviously not the ideal way to start this series but you still have three more opportunities that's right and we got really good arms on the mound as the Braves always do with the depth of their rotation and the Phillies yes they came back late but their offense has not necessarily been in a great spot and this is a team that can be had 93 mph fast ball gets Whit marfield to start it out there's a racetrack defense for Rob Thompson and the Philadelphia Phillies it'll be Ro hwon Center Martian left tonight different from last night and Sosa you know notice at third base so if you were tuned in last night their normal third baseman Alec B he had an issue with some discomfort in his left hand the x-rays were negative that's a good news for bone but they're being cautious and they are sitting him tonight and there is Rob Thompson trying to guide his team to their first inl title since 2011 but certainly the Braves hoping to have something to say about that here over the next month cir takes a strike on the inside corner and Philly going with those City connect jerseys here on a Friday night as they usually do hello for his catcher gear as opposed to maybe whatever blue that is the top half of the jerseys you will not have a problem finding him tonight on the field he looks like a savannah banana back there oh called strike so there gives a long look at Paul Clemens back there but there are two away well this is the twoam fast ball and it comes back and just barely catches the corner I mentioned that will we have seen from Paul Clemens as he has a tendency and has this year to be tight in that spot right there but so far not tonight there was a couple of pitches inside he called fan favorite Marcelo Zuna now riding that 22 game on Bas streak [Music] they check down but no one and one for Suarez CJ mentioned it but he had a lower back issue was on the I for about a month came back that start against Kansas City he threw 72 pitches Rob Thompson says expecting him around maybe 90 tonight but they're going to see how he feels so that's something to keep an eye on as the ball game continues and we've seen that a couple times recently for Ozuna foul balls catching him on the lower half and especially on a pitch like this when you have a left-hander that throws that cutter in that is susceptible to having those kind of foul balls that bounce off you same thing that would you get from May maybe a slider right see how far in that ball is if you offer at it that sometimes can be the result [Music] strikes out the side does Ranger Suarez in the first and he starts off with a fast ball to Kyle schwarber so those two starts for Lopez against the Phillies both in Atlanta July 7th when he went six and gave up no runs and then just 10 days ago on August 20th five innings one run in the season High 10 strikeouts but now he has to pitch in front of the Philly F another foul ball by schwarber one and two and right from jump here some variety from Ronaldo Lopez forcing fast ball slider curveball the days of establishing your fast ball and trying to save the secondary stuff for later in the game are long gone and he takes care of him with that curveball so we've had four batters in this game and four strikeouts and make it now 0 for 10 for Kyle schwarber in his career against Ronaldo Lopez with seven strikeouts even you and I can figure out that is 70% of the time he strikes in out every time and a great start for Lopez here in the bottom of the first both of these starters similar both had their time as a reliever and both of them Allstars here in 2024 Y and really emerging we started to see it the last couple of Seasons with Ranger Suarez obviously we saw unfortunately what he did in the postseason last year and this year they're letting him go a little bit more right in the postseason it was a couple of times around the order and that was it but he's gotten a little bit of a longer leash now here the regular season for the [Music] Phillies touch off the corner and both of these guys Lopez and Suarez top four in the National League as far as ER is concerned with Lopez leading the group if you add in that it's the minimum of 110 Innings pitched High bouncer Ella takes it little bit of a slow throw boy just did get him over there at first base we'll see whether or not they want to challenge this this was really really close now Orel there's nothing he can do in the sense that you have the high hop but you see that extra tap right there that was the only thing that was a little bit concerning they're not going to challenge it but that was the kind of lacking some of that sense of urgency in Remembering how fast Trey Turner is luckily it does not cost the Braves and we'll keep an eye on Gio as the left groin that had just been bothering him a little bit the last two games turning on this there's the first hit of the night it comes from Bryce Harper he's going to have a two out standup [Applause] double oh first pitch slider here from Ronaldo Lopez and you can see a kind of inner third look like he's trying to get that first strike but Bryce Harper not afraid to offer at that first pitch slider as he hits it into the right field [Applause] corner and now Nick castanos who hit what turned out to be the game-winning Homer yesterday a two-run shot to center off of Grant Hol [Music] what do you make of his accessories there guys are not afraid we know that so the white sticks out a ton obviously against the aqua blue whatever that is and you got the different blue the gloves yeah aqua blue marlin blue so bernaldo Lopez can make him feel blue couple of walks last night in the first inning and now Lopez trying to do the same here in game two of the series one1 that's right in there one and two and you can see that 97 with some jump on and some giddy up here so far early in this game as St you're thinking he's got to be probably hunting a strike there and just couldn't pull the [Music] trigger late on that fast fall he got got it up to 98 that time and the place that you can go with the fast ball here for Ronaldo Lopez against the guy like do is going to be more down and Away down middle he can get the pitches middle down and in like most lefties up and in on a bad spot either with the heater Lopez kicks deals reaches for it slaps the curveball back to the mound wide throw but a good job by Matt olon to re picture he has 10 home runs 28 RBI through last 30 games and I talked with Kevin CER today who said through that last 30 game stretch he feels like Matt Olsson has done better with looseness that's been his Focus he said it's easy to get tense in those situations but with that looseness he's had more adjustability to hit against off speed pitches we saw one of his home runs come against a change up last night Matt Olson also said his timing overall feeling better at the plate guys and that's why he's getting to those fast balls right trying to relieve some of the tension as Kevin CER was specific to the fast ball for Lopez what have you found interesting about that big part of it has been his ability to hold his velocity right he comes out of the bullpen after being a reliever for a few years of course he had been a starter in the past and everybody wondered about stamina and how would things play and getting deeper into games but the thing that has jumped out with me on the fast ball in particular is that if you take a look at it inning by inning it does not come down at all if anything you see a couple of ticks higher on the average four seam velocity fast as you get into the fifth sixth and seventh Innings League average it always comes down but not for Ronaldo Lopez he has been able to carry that velocity deep into games that is a was a big question mark for me coming in as you can see the average in the first inning at an even 95 mph that's actually the slowest of any inning and it only gets better as he gets deeper so really impressive stuff when you talk about stamina and strength with the heater for Ronaldo Lopez this season Matt Olsen kind of on an island over there that's a tough in between hop making that [Music] [Applause] play yeah that jumped up on Matt olon really good adjustment Whit marfield was playing up toward the Middle with real Muto at the plate now here's Brandon Marsh who hit that three-run Homer to left Center last night and keeping that fastball velocity too CJ after throwing 116 Innings now this season and not throwing over 66 any of the Past Four Seasons I would have figured at some point there would have been more fatigue in that arm but he has managed everything extremely well the last start that he had before he went I take that back the first start when he came back from the ilil his average four seam fastball velocity for that game was 96.4 the highest of any game that he has had this year and he was doing that in August left Center awkward dive and laurano can't get it and Marsh is at first base with one out we saw some instant frustration here from rone laano he had a beat on this ball he decides to slide and it kind of handcuffs him a little bit and gets away from him makes a strong throw to make sure he keeps it as a single but he had been playing really well he'll tell you this is a play that he expects to [Applause] make it will go as a hit for Brandon Marsh and now here's Sosa not an excuse for laurano but CJ and I have discussed it remember until a couple of weeks ago he had never played left field in his career now certainly he's played a lot of Outfield but it was all either Center or right before the Braves moved him out there and you get some different movement I know it's sometimes hard for fans to digest that when you watch guys out there but it is a significant difference you coming off a left-handed bat the ball's going to be spinning differently I've asked enough outfielders about it they'll tell you that center field is actually the easiest one to play when you talk about the reads off the bat of course Ron orano played center field for a long time in his career and then it was over to right after that so it is a it is a fair thing to bring up I think with him it's not an easy adjustment now the flip side of that coin is he'll tell you he's got to make that play he has high expectations that he's put on himself and now that we see him every day he has been producing it's been a lot of fun to [Applause] watch Marsh goes for second base he steals it look like Shawn Murphy maybe talking about some potential interference here let's see if he get any no and it was a pretty good throw but for Ronaldo Lopez there have been some struggles it's 18 for 19 now in stolen bases against him he come in tied for 13th with the 17 stolen bases against him onew to Sosa Sosa lifts it out to deep left Center lorano at the wall he's got it with a hand against the wall Marsh does advance 90 ft two [Applause] outs that wind is definitely blowing but probably not as much as yesterday and Ramone laano is going to tell you how much because he started pulling up on the grass and realizing this thing was going to continue to get pushed by the wind ases a nice job got turned around a little bit good adjustment though to get underneath it and get the baseball and it's also not blowing straight out to left it's a little across that's why last night and tonight you saw laurano go more towards left Center and then turn around and go a couple steps the other direction so now the bottom of the order in roas first pitch in the air Matt Olen has his eyes on it he will take it back to the top of the order here's Whitmer [Music] [Applause] field that is tight and that is big and you can see the hips of Trey Turner going into the Braves dugout as he's trying to reach that pitch right it's one thing when you're out there and you kind of Chase it but I mean he was really badly [Applause] fooled Bryce Harper has one of Philly's two hits so far he had the double back in the first inning trying to get another double here and he's going to do it well maybe not throw in there yeah it's late he does have a double awkward slide but hyper is two for two and he's only seen two pitches and after he hits a double on a first pitch slider he can almost definitely sit heater I don't mind you going back to the slider here because he gets it started early it's a big time fastball it's 99 miles an hour from Ronaldo Lopez but Bryce Harbor just looking for something in the zone very likely anticipating that fast ball and oh maybe early work tomorrow to practice is sliding [Applause] [Music] and now [Music] castanos castiano sees a ton of breaking balls but it was the fast ball he hit out last night to center field and he sees those because he is a guy that is going to chase and you really want to be able to take advantage of [Music] that fast ball there to right field but cair has it PS and the batting average come with it the home runs once again as well for Marcelo [Music] Zuna and he gets this out to left field Marsh sprinting over there diving for it but he can't get it and Barcelo Zuna gets the ball in the air there for a double pull it in the air and good things can happen it's actually one of the last things that sometimes will come for good hitters especially now in this day and age in the way that they teach the game a lot of guys trying to use the entire field and when you can do this even on a little first pitch change up that looked like a cut back you're going to have yourself a lot of success 27 double of the season to go along with his 37 home [Music] runs and Matt olssen line drive base hit Marcel will pause it third but the Braves have them at the corners nobody out how about the aggressiveness here for the Atlanta Braves in this inning and for Matt Olson all smiles after he gets a first pitch cutter and that one not a bad pitch it's out or third but he goes out and he hooks it for this line [Music] drive Braves continuing to hit Rangers Suarez well here in the regular season in 2024 now 13 innings for Suarez is against the Braves he's given up 10 runs and right now the Braves threatening for more what a difference after Ranger Suarez came out and struck out the first five hitters a little bit concerning how locked in he looked and may have really disrupted things since yeah but everything changed after that Orlando RC Homer then Shawn Murphy followed with one himself and now the bravs in business in the fourth 2-1 to Ramone laurian fouled back two and two Texas Pete who's been hot well Ramone laurano versus left-handers since becoming a brave now he is been terrific I mean look what he has done here against the lefties the damage at 429 how about this month in particular a 500 average against Lefty's best in the game this is going to score Marcelo Zuna but they do get get laurano at first but that's a very productive out you score one you also move Matt olssen up to second base after striking out in his first half bat and looking at a fast ball in it was that two seam fast ball he fights this one off to make sure at least gets it in play and probably better off right that he did not hit this baseball very hard always concerned about the double play and so you'll take the soft contact in this situation for exactly the results you were talking about was that you saying bolt coming down that Third Base Line bolt us bolt oh yeah was that Marcelo Zuna he turned the wheels on there the Big Bear he may have felt like it make sure he looked like it making it three to nothing no balls two strikes here to Harris Rangers Suarez just turned 29 on Monday he was born two months before the Braves won the World Series back in the 1995 year and he's going to step off the rubber [Music] here Lefty is a native of Venezuela Sinker outside one and [Music] two Harris lines it foul it's been a tough matchup for Michael Harris one for 19 against Suarez when these two have squared off he's put the ball in play a good amount of times only four strikeouts in there but it's a lot of the soft stuff and again you're seeing a lefty who's not afraid to throw his change up once in a while two lefties which is just a tough pitch to game plan against as a hitter but Harris gets his second hit against Suarez there a single the other way they're going to hold Matt Olen little bit of a wild throw but Suarez saves it and the Braves have him at the corners that's a good approach for Michael and something we talked about with our Ford Keys here with a guy like Ranger Suarez try to take him the other way maybe gives you something in the middle absolutely Turn and Burn on it but that's a good pitch away he stays on it long enough to get himself That Base [Music] here oh we already saw it once this inning that number there on the B Bar as far as the 53% success rate in scoring a runner from third and less than two outs let's see if Orlando can add to that he started the scoring in both games Orlando the RBI double in the second yesterday to put it l up one to nothing the solo Homer here today in the [Music] third and talking about heating up and the Braves offense this has been a theme but last 32 he's equal the same number homers from the first 98 games yeah good to see and impressive when he does it against the Lefty you mentioned no home runs against lefties coming into this one struggling overall the numbers against the lefties and probably not that surprising because again he's so good middle end lefties are going to pitch him away more often than not it's going to be the change up it's going to be that two seam fast ball they'll show him in sometimes to get him off the play but he was batting under 200 against the lefties coming into this one but you give him something like he got last time which was that little cutter middle he can absolutely do damage out in front of the Kern [Applause] [Music] ball two2 fouled away into the second down Michael Harris goes for second base did he go no he did not so it doesn't matter Harris will take second Aria takes first and the Braves have his sixth walk against him in 18 plate appearances and again Rob Thompson did not fo put an official pitch count grounded to third diving stopped by Sosa he will get Shawn Murphy but a run scores saves two runs here that gets down the line that is easily a 2 RBI double at least yeah B dealing with that hand discomfort Rob Thompson keeping him out of the lineup even though the x-rays were this time it's Turner on the left side of the infield but the Braves do get two more to double that lead as we stop real Muto and Marsh the hitters here deep off the bat of stock to right field and Philadelphia is on the board du slider here you just want a strike it ends up being down and in they probably would be okay with that ball being middle or outer third we know so often with lefties and St is no exception that down and in is an area in which they generate Matt Olsen great pick underhand toss to Lopez really nice play B away I think I would miss 20 out of 20 if I had that exact same play to try to catch the baseball uh well I can guarantee you that I would it goes back to and look all guys and he's going to draw another one here and that's something that Kevin sitzer talked with him y about fifth before the trade deadline seventh since what an improvement Marcelo Zuna gets underneath it and Marsh sets up camp for the second [Applause] [Music] out yeah it is favorable for the Braves so so the Mets have to play the Philly seven times and then remember the Mets come to truest toward the end of the season for three games hopefully things are wrapped up by then [Music] but three strikeouts now for Lopez there goes a broken bat and a foul ball down the Third Base Line go for [Music] two 97 he blew it by him he continues to impress with his ability to carry velocity now the onew and slider That Gets By Murphy but nobody on base two and two we've seen I can't do that math anymore I guess we could do that one right you could handle that one I this like 3/4 no no no it's 2/3 what' you say it's 8 of 12 8 of 12 okay I knew it I should have just bowed out and not even tried to get in that convers let me get my Hein elementary school education Back In Trey Turner two and one [Music] one two and two 97 there from a couple in a row right now where he's just got those four days in between and again the velocity is holding and he continues to look really sharp it's a [Applause] big 32 out to Michael Harris a couple his steps over he'll take it and Lopez has a one two three F now in the bigley's a 25 years old and fires a fast ball in there to Ramone Lano hasn't been touched just 067 with the batting average against it he went back the two it there 0 and two well this and this ballpark such a tough tough place to play the Phillies 45 and 24 Here and Now Michael [Music] Harris had huge strikeout numbers and excellent walk rate to go with it and Rob Thompson was T Young right-hander 2-1 is lifted high and deep out the left Center and Orlando has another one two tonight for Orlando Aria they throw it back since Orlando has hit two home runs in a game he's only done it once you got to go all the way back to of the park 421 there for Orlando that guy go out to the to that's like a thing yeah I guess those were touched this guy had a homer himself Orlando and Shawn and that cutter misses so after getting the first first two here in the six now I mentioned last night CJ was about in this spot where it was eily quiet in here cuz this ball there's still a lot of baseball left to be played hella gets that by a diving Sosa come on murf let's see will they send him yes cuz Marsh struggled to pick it up down the line and that allows Shawn Murphy to come 93 mph just past sosu who made a nice play earlier but this is what you're keeping an eye on if you're Matt tuasa soall right there and just the fact that it was a little bit deadened against the wall and he had to come get it that was just enough to give him the confidence to send sha Murphy n okay let's see how murf did down the line and that one fouled off the bat of marafield we got our winner and there he is number 12 Shaw Murphy 11 Point rent ebikes with him and we shot that down pretty quickly but I'm good thanks so Darren backhanded it short by Turner good play on cair so she had a cheese steak and Hannah go back down to her didn't raldo Lopez who did indeed finish it guys then you one and a half so you come out here and you give up one run strike out six and are dominant ooh that went off of the pitcher and out into senior center field Marte who just came into the game out of the bullpen but it looks like that was a glancing yesterday from Triple A he's been up and down since fourth stin this year with the Phillies now they're going to let him throw a couple and see how he feels and Marte is going to stay out there Matt Olsen Right Center nobody's going to get to that thing Marcelo Zuna might be going first to home again yes he is he's going to score and Atlanta piling on going for him lately he is hitting everything driving the ball all over the place easily again the best month that he has had this season especially 02 pitch coming here to laurano and that is going to move Matt Olson to Third Base Marte just overthrew that fast ball infield comes in now with Olsen at third base two and two another ball that gets by real M but oh lucky for Philadelphia bounce right back to JT R Muto and he tags out Matt Olsen unfortunate for the Braves and now this might end the inning now laurano runs well but they do get him at first base seven do it might stay away from kind of the blow up outing and how incredible that is but there's always going to be you know four runs in there even if it's not a a terrible game but his staff has been on deep to left field and that one is headed for the seats real mewo with a solo Homer it's 7 [Applause] to2 we're just talking about a little while ago with his ballpark take a look at the pitch it's a curveball from Pier Shon not a bad one stay up maybe [Music] two and0 to Brandon [Applause] [Music] Marsh 2-1 from Pierce Johnson two and two he got him to expand with a four [Music] seamer Johnson delivers he gets a piece of that curveball crowd trying to give him some juice still down five big cut by Marsh it's a really good pitch in that count fast ball up and in mention the Rocky statue and give you a little eye of the tiger there before this next 3-2 pitch here at citiz and we saw Usher today throw across from Turner two outs but we didn't for a couple of hours sure and his bodyguard came over to me we started chatting it up a little bit and he said yeah Usher's going to be throwing out the first pitch in Atlanta strategy I and didn't he say aren't you B Sports CJ nski look out Shawn Murphy I might assume he's telling everybody else the story right now this the other version of it this one almost hit M has a slider here oh and luckily he does get out of the way but my BFF I told my my family I said I got a new friend in a take on the Rockies for Luda so you can also look forward to entertainment from his official DJ photo stations inspired by ludicrous throughout the ballpark go to braves.com promos to purchase tickets three out of four probably should be down tomorrow give that full day of rest yeah that's League wide on Sunday with a couple of additions well that pitch count continuing to climb here both Turner and 32 and a three hit Knight for Bryce Harper 02 from Jimenez lined and it gets out to left field kelic bobbles it but Harper will only get to second nice piece of hitting here it's good fast ball it's 96 mph Up and Away trying to get that swinging miss or pop up but he is able to get the hands above the baseball hit a line drive with some Authority in the [Applause] [Music] left Erica Bron with a nice scoop and it remains 7 to2 as we head to the nth you tie in the division matures 1 two three top of the nin 7 to2 as we head to the bottom [Music] [Applause] half who just became a father earlier this week his wife Madison gave birth to a baby boy Walker so he was out for a couple of games he bursted bat as a father here takes a slider downstairs one and0 father in a 28 he's done some things this season for this club including hitting for a cycle back on August 15th 1-1 to him downstairs two and one the Lefty dealing home two and two there's that good slider again from Lee two two pitch yes he struck him out looking to end game two of the series the Braves win 7-2 oh what a great job by Dylan Lee to lock things up so important again to keep Rell glaus fresh he's been so good he really has become such an important piece to what's happening in the bullpen this is such a nice win big time bounce back after a disappointing loss last night and Ronaldo Lopez once again it has been amazing six innings in just the one run the bullpen takes over from there the offense and that man quiting