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just about ready to roll here and now here's the starter for Atlanta Grant Holmes Chris it's a little more common these days but still he's a strikeout per inning type of guy well I hear you about the strikeouts a lot more guys striking out today but when you consider having the ability to get that strike out particularly when you need it a Man On Third less than two outs situations where yeah maybe you're not a real high strikeout guy but just knowing you have the swing and Miss stuff in a big spot I think it's real critical and he's got it Alex call stands in now and watches strike one first pitch 720 ball one there one ball one strike [Music] off the plate inside and that's ball two strike three got him looking on the change up here's CJ Abrams to [Applause] hit just missed Holmes in his rookie season he features a four seam fast ball a cutter and he works in a change up one down base is empty that one in there across the letters [Applause] in there for a strike at the bottom of the Zone one out B is empty next offering misses now two and two it's a good take [Music] [Music] [Music] the wide to the pitch got him he battled for a long time but it finishes with a strikeout you can't be mad at yourself after an bat like that one well there appears to be no problem settling in on the mound out there today it looks pretty tough to start this one punching out the first two hitters of of this ball game and somebody's going to have to put the bat on the ball put it in play and get something [Applause] going little bit low the ball 1 the one two that's down and in recognize that change up right out of the hand just spit on it got him strikes out the side to begin the game what a start three up three down for Washington and now the Braves will get their first crack at it no score you're watching Major League Baseball on the show back at truest part starting on the mound in this one DJ herds what do you have on him Chris well you can see his whip is a little above the league average not bad but but I think in this one he's going to need to control that a little bit better try to limit Hitters from getting on base stay in that wind up instead of the stretch and when he does allow base runners be able to throw a pitch he's going to get a swing and Miss get out of the inning so that a base hit doesn't do more damage and put his team behind the eightball the Lefty fires and there's a foul ball the 11-1 and there's the [Applause] strike the other way one gone bottom half of the first thatting here's Brian Snickers line up for the Braves this an offense Chris that's having a hard time scoring runs right now yeah sometimes things just aren't going to click and unfortunately what happens is guys press they try to do a little bit more and they get out of their game You' got to let the game come to you if you chase it it's going to run from you so this is a team that just needs to calm down relax and understand that they're going to come out of this Ramone laurano stands in now looks at that one inside the Lefty the one that one missed swing and a ball hit out towards left center field they got it for out number two batting third the designated hitter two outs face is empty next is the designated hitter Marcelo Zuna what a season it's been for him he has supplied a lot of power and that average that one finds the zone and one two out space is empty slapped foul [Applause] that misses the zone and the count one and two O2 pitch that far out of the Zone gives the hitter a little confidence that maybe he can climb back into this at bat wouldn't chase that time two two grab ball up the middle lays out but he can't squeeze it see fantastic fastic effort but that extends the [Applause] inning and now it's Matt Olsen's turn to hit ball one no strikes [Music] one now a bullet to Second B but he's got it to end the inning brav strand one scoreless after one back here in Atlanta new inning getting started and stepping in the rookie left fielder James Wood the pitch swing and a miss strike one first pitch strike there for him he's going to have to do that consistently if he's going to give any length to his Skipper that one ripped but foul and the pitch fights that one away and the count remains 0 and two Fair ball I'd say a mistake pitch in an 02 count too good of a pitch to hit right there you have to expand the Zone keep that leadoff man off first base here's Juan YZ definitely scuffling at the dish lately under the Mendoza Line so far this month and that Clips the inside [Applause] corner and the right-hander deals that one fouled off o and two now ball one knocks that one away and we'll do it again chases the fast ball up the ladder struck him out yeah there's no doubt bro electric stuff from the jump I mean there's just no messing around right now still very early but we could see a pretty impressive outing here if the strikeouts keep coming in the way they are one thing you have to be aware of though is a high strikeout rate might impact the pitch count as the Innings Roll Along and now it's Luis Garcia swings through that one o and one [Applause] 01 second inning here no score pulled hard but it's a foul [Applause] ball and he'll Che base knock center field around second is w and they'll have Runners at the corners after a one out single pitch was on the outside didn't go the other way with it but still a nice job of using the big part of the field to find a hole no way he hits it that well if he hooks around the baseball there runner in scoring position now and a good opportunity to push across the first run of the ball game one away Runners at first and third up now for Washington Riley Adams swing in a miss and it's own and one all eyes on the double play ball in this spot no better way to get out of this [Applause] inning two on one out diving sto it first from his knees the throw over to Aria that's one back to the bitcher covering it's a double play nicely done and that'll do it so it's no runs two hits no errors and a runner left we go to the bottom of inning number two we're tied nothing [Applause] nothing we head to the bottom of the second so here's Murphy now this is a guy who is very highly regarded defensively fun to watch him control stuff behind the plate Good Game caller good at framing but it's that big arm that really stands hands out PS back to work that one's upstairs ball one and that is ball one and another ball when you got a catcher like this guy with a big arm like that behind the plate it really shuts down the running game that one down the line Zips it across and and a quick out number one batting the Le field Jer here's Jered Kellick taken high in the draft he's had that top prospect labeled over him since he put on a professional uniform but at some point that starts to go away and you've got to produce at the big league level and a breaking ball drops in for a strike in the air left field makes the grab on the run two down batting seven that's Short Stop here's Orlando Aria Aria and first off ring is fouled off the W to kick the pitch in the air pretty deep out to center field and makes the grab and the inning is over we'll move to the third with no score top half of the third inning and now up for Washington Jose tenna Jose tenna the wine of the pit and that's outside ball one on the ground Dives but it kicks off his glove he doesn't have a throw and they don't get an out on the play and here's the rookie center fielder right through there for a [Applause] strike tenna gets his lead at first nobody out that's pitches downstairs and another ball the two- one this to center field Harris after it he's got it one [Applause] down now B right fi Alex so the n sline turns over Alex call the next to hit struck out looking in his first it back this is a guy who's in the line up first and foremost because of what he contributes defensively Chris and when you talk about preventing runs from being scored this guy is a big contributor the pitch and that one sliced foul I was always told it's hard to take you off the field when you play really good defense especially at a premier position and that's what he does grounded to third could be two over to marfield and they bounce into two already this one ends the third one hit in the inning but nothing more than that we move on to the bottom of inning number three no score set for the bottom of the third now in for the Braves Gio Ella [Applause] and a pitch the hitting's going to come around he's going to figure it out but right now his big asset is the way he plays the game on defense he one hit weakly on the ground tosses to first one up one down batting none the second baseman wh wh marfield up to the [Applause] plate first pitch [Applause] misses up the middle oh look at the stop fires to first got him nice play now batt centeri singy did a good job showing off his arm for the out on what was a close play it's a good thing too because he didn't have a lot of time there no he didn't boo how about that arm man stat cast saying he whipped it over there at 86 milph and you know that's nothing to scoff at when you're not throwing off a mound back to the leadoff spot in the Braves lineup and now the center fielder Michael Harris one misses just off the outside edge I think that was a strike two outs swing and a ball lifted left field W makes the catch and that'll do it on to the fourth still scoreless and we're back now it's the short stop CJ Abrams CJ AB Holmes back to work Abrams in his second season 23 years old a former first round pick back in 2019 line drive base hit right field man a board on the leadoff single get it in now B Andre chaparo digging in for the Nationals his first hit bat was a strike out and that's off the Inside Edge ball one well here's a good opportunity in this inning to get on the scoreboard after that leadoff hit and hardly order coming up right behind them this is where they need to get going kicks and fires late swing fouled off right-hander kicks deals ripped to third goes to Second for one and two what a play if you blink you might miss it and that's the magic of the 543 double play it happens so fast which is a huge reason why this is such a delicate sequence the entire play will break down if one person has bad timing that one pushed to the left and foul hean and there's a ball fourth inning underway no score [Applause] and another ball two balls one strike late that time and it's strike two instead of letting the hitter get his arms extended tied him up a little bit slightly up slightly in Dr ball right side marfield the first in time third out and that ends the frame one hit in the inning but no one left and Midway in the fourth we're tied nothing nothing and welcome back to the ballpark John shabi and Chris Singleton with you and leading off the bottom of the fourth Ramon laurano the pitch this to Third and he picks it up in foul territory you know these Braves just haven't produced as many competitive at bats as I'd like to see in this one I think things are happening a little quicker than this offense would like and we see it in the numbers they're hitting into a lot of outs early in the atat keeps the atat going with a foul ball the pitch that one well upstairs now one and [Music] two in the air to left Center gets under it calls it in and there's one away now B the designated Mar here's Marcelo Zuna scoreless here but now he's got to deal with a guy who's got power got to be careful when you're talking about a hitter with this type of Slug and these type of home run totals the wind in the pitch right field down the line and that one slices down one down base is empty B chase that time that one misses three and two [Music] now Ki andand swing and a ball lined out toward Center Dives but it falls and now it looks like extra bases not stopping he's going for three he's in there well that was one of those high percentage Advantage counts where batting averages are just so much higher that pitch came off the bat really well in the center field and he clearly put a nice swing on it and anytime you can get one to drop in out there you know you stung it pretty good because it seems like center fielders these days to a man these guys can run down just about everything and hit their way now let's see if they can put up the first run of the game runner at third with one gone and now it's going to be Matt Olen that one finds the zone and that's strike one and a strike on the outside edge I think ultimately you want to tie him up get the ball in on the plate so that he can't get the barrel to it makes the grab and there's two out made a bid for a nice opposite field double down the line beautiful swing but nothing you can do about the result third baseman are just used to handling Hot Shots like that here's Shawn Murphy grounded out his first time Murphy ball one no strikes the Braves looking to strike first we're here in the bottom of the [Applause] fourth slider misses outside well usually a high level of confidence when you're facing a young pitcher out there on the mound in this situation aead 2 has put himself in a really good spot two outs and that one fouled off and the pitch and fouled off it's Softly on the ground to third sends it across to First and that is that one left for Atlanta and we are still scoreless we go to the top of the fifth and here's the first baseman Juan YZ YZ and the right hter back to work swinging a foul back that's out of play well these gats as this game goes on have to be more disciplined at the pl they've been chasing pitches outside the Zone all game and it's led to some frustrating moments they've been fooled quite a bit today just misses the mark outside the Zone really good take especially with two strikes that misses and the counts even a two great job of laying off those pitches down in the zone to even the count up at two and two such a better feeling for the hitter and a pop off right side foul territory Olen makes the grab one down the batter number two so taking in Luis Garcia one for one with a single so far first pitch doesn't find the Zone all tied up and we're at the top of the fifth on the ground to Third Ella to First in time and the first two set down at the top of the fif oh he's doing a nice job of keeping the ball out of the air lets the defense work behind him with another ground ball good execution so two down now and here is Riley Adams he's over [Applause] one hit hard that gets through Joey gets on base and keeps it going now no waiting around right there he was ready to swing it on the first pitch once you get the ball by the pitcher there's a lot of base hits up the middle even on ground ball so a nice job to use that big hole and get himself a hit tenna for the second time and that's strike one Adams leads off first with two down to the inning now this is in the air down the line and a foul ball and one and two excellent arm action on that two strike change up just missed man he wanted that call just misses with that one and that's downstairs and outside number 30 waiting for a turn at the plate gets a piece and stays [Music] alive out of the left Center for a line drive base hit lead Runner around second and now they'll have Runners on the corners with two away two consecutive base hit H for this team showed a willingness to drive that pitch the opposite way didn't get jumpy didn't try to pull the ball he let it get deep took the barrel right to it and then extend it through the swing for the line drive base hit a chance now to take the lead and at this point in the game that could be a deciding run Brian Snicker out of the Dugout and he's going to make a change Grant Holmes done for the night and as he heads for The Dugout we'll take a quick break new arm on the mound when we get back here comes a new arm for the Braves Spencer schwellenbach well at this point in the ball game we're talking about middle Innings and you need a little length out of this arm coming out of the bullpen we'll see just how many outs he's able to give his Skipper here's the center fielder he's over for [Applause] one that misses the zone and it's w too two on two outs no that's the ball could be some action here on this next pitch couple Runners on probably a challenge pitch coming that one catches the zone and it's two and [Applause] one lifted in the air right field makes the grab and that's the third out the Braves pen comes through in fine fashion home half of the fifth coming up and we still have no score bottom of the inning now the left fielder Jared Kelner you know this is kind of a tough match up as a left-handed hitter facing a left-handed pitcher what you tell yourself is I want to stay Square to the plate try to hit the ball over the short Stop's head that one ripped right center field and that should be extra bases makes the turn and heads for second and it's a leadoff double to start the bottom of the F Well a swing like that can help you come out of the struggle we saw the numbers coming into the ball game but all he's trying to do at this point is help his team [Applause] [Music] win so up next Orlando Aria 0 for one with a fly out to Center and the first pitch misses for ball one one ball no strike runner in scoring position nobody out last half of inning number five next offering is in for a strike swings through that one out in front that time man it's second that one out to right call pulls it in on the Run save gior shella steps in he's been really clutch with Runners and scoring position this season so they'll have to be extra careful in this matchup it's been such a good hitter with Runners and scoring position some guys just take it to another level for him right now at the plate it's like everyone else is in slow motion and he's in full speed first pitch [Applause] misses and that one fouled off the one-1 fou off down the right side Runner on at third one gone in the air left field wood coming on no trouble here puts it away for the out out number two yeah that was a wasted RBI opportunity but competitor like him he is looking forward to Mak it up for it in his next at here's the second baseman Whit marafield grounded out his first time up and that's B the Inside Edge one and0 that one called just inside I think and on the mound he trying to get a little bit of an explanation doesn't seem to be too bothered by it though but he clearly thought it clipped the corner grounder off the pitcher throwing the dirt and he can't come up with it and now they'll hustle out to check on him that was quite a shot he took as you see him down on a knee yeah clearly in some real pain but he will not want to come out of this game if he doesn't have to it's looking to me like he's going to try to shake it off and continue so the batting order turns over and the batter now Michael Harris that one's in there it's own and one he's pitching well but not throwing a ton of first pitch strikes usually doesn't work out for success but you can never predict baseball leftand hitter weits that's out to center field on his way in Long Run nice grab and that ends the inning they get a run on two hits no errors and a man left five innings complete it's the Braves one and the Nationals nothing all set for the top of the six now it's the right fielder Alex call [Music] as he turns on the Rubber and with that good live arm delivers and that's in for a strike action in the pen down there Aaron bummer getting ready to come in for manager Brian Snicker Johnson getting cranked up as well outside low and that's ball one 111 [Music] and another ball home play umpires trying to tighten things up a little bit and the righty deals swing in a miss two balls two strikes well and those hitters count sometimes can be a little too aggressive and a good pitcher will play off of that he's got to get a better pitch to hit High Fly ball right field this could go the distance home run he powers that one out of here and we are all tied up it's one1 that swing completely changes the momentum of this game boo always scary for a pitcher when a guy can take a fast ball down the middle and hit it to the opposite field no holes in a swing like that and that time that ball was hit hard [Applause] so it's all tied up thanks to the home run now the number two hitter CJ Abrams in there for strike one well you just got to delete it you give up that lead off home run go back to work focus on this next batter nobody on nobody out and we're the top half of the sixth sliced the other way and foul with the big bats coming up and a home run already surrendered he's really going to have to execute against these next couple of batters and now one and two stays alive and a pitch that misses and it's two and two well this is a guy that can be frustrating for pitchers because he fouls off so many pitches and grinds out the advat I'm sure there's sometimes where pitcher would rather just give up a first pitch single than have to waste six or seven pitches on one hitter inside almost got him he should get a pretty good pitch to hit here with three hole hitter coming up if he's W and here's a 3-2 and he walked him that's a great at bat he saw a lot of pitches and earned a walk well that's a nice job of grinding out that at bats saw a lot of pitches and ends up drawing the walk very gritty Andres chaparo will hit next throw over to First Abrams gets back easily [Applause] in there in its own one Abrams on at first nobody [Applause] out next pitch not close up High Line Drive and out number one on the grab that's a big first out of the inning he showed off his skills catching the line drive but most importantly he kept the Run out of scoring position things would look a little different if he didn't make that play now it's the Nationals cleanup hitter James Wood one for two not close with that one ball one and he deals Runner takes off Pitch inside and safe it's a stolen base well with that kind of elite arm he has behind the plate man it's a pretty big deal when you can swipe a bag against this dude maybe more than anything it prevents teams from just testing him thinking that they can even steal the base but right here they successfully moved that runner up the scoring position good job pitches in there and it's two and one [Applause] good eye right there almost feel like he's frustrated a little bit he wants to be challenged Juan YZ up next one out and a runner at second and there's Ball Four pretty easy walk right there last pitch wasn't even much to think about go ahead run on Bas and now it's Juan YZ I'm curious how he decides to attack on the mound this guy at the plate has been great hitting under pressure this year right through there for a strike the last thing he wants is to hit the ball on the ground but I wouldn't expect many pitches up in the zone they'll be pitching for a double play in this spot double steel now one hit to right Lano settles under it makes the grab for the second [Applause] out now it's the second baseman Luis Garcia smok to right but he's got got it but the Nationals are able to tie things up on this solo Homer all even now at 1-1 back at truis Mar ready to go for the last half of the inning laano comes up the hit here comes a pitch late on that fast ball you know these Braves finding ways to get on base but they still need help driving them home they only have one hit with runners in scoring position so a lot of squandered opportunities it's tough because those are moments you just can't get back the Lefty ready and a one one smash to Cent way back and you can forget it home run a massive home run it's 2-1 that one just sounded different yeah it might have been the loudest moment yet man my ears are ringing I can feel that swing from the [Applause] booth just an excellent swing all the way around and it had that sound coming off the bat that gets everyone's attention got a pitch to drive short to the baseball squared it up and the Back Spin carried it out of here Marcelo Zuna getting ready to hit first pitch doesn't find the zone and now the Lefty next pitch in for a strike and the count one and one activity in the bullpen Mitchell Parker getting ready to go number 53 getting loose as well highfly ball out at the left center field sizing this one up hauls it in and there's one away it's a good recovery though after giving up the Home Run not allowing it to stay in the head but going to work at the next hitter and a tough one at that Matt Olsson up to the plate for Matt a pretty impressive resume a first round pick back in 2012 the Braves extended him 8 years $168 million remember they traded for him right at the end of the lockout in 2022 middle of March so he didn't have a ton of time to get acclimated to his new team pulls that one foul one of the things from 2023 great counting stats for Matt Olsen but the hard hit rate was through the roof fast ball for a strike and now two and two that one ripped and that ball is gone second home run of the inning for and they tack on to their lead it's [Applause] 3-1 well you can see he was out front just a little bit maybe recognize the change of earlier but he got the bat head to it hooked it down the line and was able to keep it fair for a long home run really impressive manager out of the Dugout now and it looks like we'll see a change on the mound DJ hers is done and he's not going to be happy with himself new pitcher on the mound in a moment they turn things over to the South ball Mitchell Parker should be a good first match up for him here he's been doing a great job against right-handed bats so far this season they've had a lot of trouble squaring him up one out base is empty Shawn Murphy next up for the Braves right through there for a strike one down down base is empty that's a strike across the top of the Zone hit in the air left field wood in to his right pulls it down and he makes the catch that's out number two the left fielder number 24 Jared Jared Kellner now at the plate that misses and that's ball one really close pitch down around the knees there and you could see him asking where it missed probably doesn't agree but it appears he's ready to move on to the next pitch two down nobody on swings through that one for strike one 1-1 popped in the air left field he makes the grab and that'll do it but two round Trippers in this inning the long ball was working it's now a 3-1 ball game you're dialed into the show back here in Atlanta top of inning number seven here's the catcher Riley Adams schwellenbach back to work this one in the air center field Harris has a beat on it and puts the squeeze on that one and there's one away next to hit for the Nets Jose tenna ten and immediately pumps in a strike to the left-handed hitter base is empty one away here in the top half of inning number seven on the ground out to short on the Run send it over to first that's it out now the C field and now the center fielder you talk about Elite defensive players especially in the middle of the diamond and this guy is at the top of the list started to swing held up yeah we go beyond just the you know Fielding percentage and you know what it looks like but the ability to have a range and you know close holes that you know are normally there against an average Defender but this guy is special and you can see it in his first step Quick Pass now a check swing at the 1-1 look down to First and Mike Filmore right on it he says he held up the [Music] pitch ground ball up the middle into the Outfield base hit and that turns the lineup over timing on the swing was good able to shoot the ball up the middle didn't Square it up as much as he probably would have liked but that's a good approach paying off and now they've got some speed on first so we'll see if they try to get him into motion now here is Alex call and a foul ball left side here goes the runner pitch in for a strike throw save sing he definitely showed off the wheels there yeah and it turned out to be a bang bang play stat cast gives us the data and that stolen base wasn't possible without that Sprint speed the tying run at the plate and a swing and a miss and that is that Nationals leave one and it remains a 3-1 ball game we're back in a new pitcher here to start the bottom of the seven Jacob Barn he doesn't get a lot of strikeouts compared to other relievers so he relies on getting that soft contact and the defense doing work behind him they'll have to be in their toes with him on the bump and a pitch AR lays off down low as he digs in for the third time popped up one up one down the third baseman number 13 J gior orella to the plate Barnes a 6-2 righty 33 years old he joined the team as a free agent first pitch not close just missed well he's so great about hitting the ball the other way he gets those arms extended so right there just trying to straighten him up a little bit so he doesn't have as much outside PL coverage it gets down base hit so a man aboard now with one away now nice job of driving that pitch the other way on a line you know hitters they take so many reps in the cage is working on going to the opposite field and it doesn't always translate into the game but right there it did and he did it perfectly now here is Whit [Applause] marfield flips the outside corner and the count one and one fast ball for a strike that one missed two ball two stri righty delivers in the air of the infield Garcia snags it and they're two down now batting centerel Michael Michael Harris next up for the Braves o for three with two fly outs and a ground out first pitch just misses one Bella off of first with two away next pitch is outside on the ground right side on to First third out Brave strand one as the lead remains 3-1 welcome back in a new arm of the mound to start the E Jesse Chavez has it pitched in the last three days CJ Abrams digging in for the Nationals CJ abs and here it comes right through there for a strike well in a bat can be a little bit of a dance strike one here but few more pitches we'll see how it turns out righty to the plate Bing ball here rolls foul gets a piece and it stays 0 and [Music] [Applause] [Music] two the short stop takes a ball that one lifted to left under this one makes the catch and there's one [Applause] gone now it's the DH Andres chaparo that one catches the corner for a strike [Applause] off the plate and it's a ball and a [Applause] strike and another ball swing and a popup Val territory for the Catcher And there are two outs that was a good pitch to hit right down the heart of the plate had pretty good timing on it just got underneath a little bit and popped it up James Wood the next to hit this kid picked up in a trade a lot was offered and given to get him but he's got a real high ceiling in for a strike going one right side sneaks through base head so a two- out Knock keeps the inning alive just one of those scen eye base hits through the infield he just kind of rolled over on it a little bit but sometimes those can find a hole and get you a knock and now let's see if they force some action with good Wheels on the bases Juan YZ digging in for the Nationals and takes low for ball one tying run at the plate in for a strike and the count even at one well we call that key H holding even though it's right there and looks pretty good if he doesn't love it he's not going to swing that early in the count next offering is down low on the ground right side tosses to first that's a third out so one left for Washington and they still Trail it here three to one back now new pitcher on the mount as we roll into the bottom of the eighth number 53 pretty game so they're looking for quity pitches out of them right here got to do his best to keep the score right where it is here's Ramone laurano he's already homered in this game [Applause] right the W to kick the pitch there's a [Applause] strike a little out front there as he swings through it good late sink on that fast ball out of the hand looks so good and then by the time he gets in The Hitting Zone hard to get the barrel to it that one not close and the count is one and two almost got him the wine of the pitch breaking ball inside now it's full three and [Applause] two bals that off to the left and we'll do it [Applause] [Music] again 32 now that one drilled left field automatic double now as it hops the wall in foul ground well there's something really nice about getting yourself an automatic double like that you get to stroll into second base without having to worry about a throw or getting your uniform dirty and now you're just looking for the next hitter to kind of do the same thing maybe put one in the Gap so you can jog home as well so a man aboard Marcelo Zuna next up for the Braves first pitch swinging one man it's second that misses the Zone one and one the Nationals have some action going in the pen Robert Gara looks to be getting ready for Dave Martinez rainy the right-hander loosening up as well at the belt and fires ball two two balls one strike swing and a miss and he got him to chase next pitch misses three and two [Applause] now chopped to Third and he grabs it in foul ground three and two now towards first and that one finds its way through and they get it in quickly first and third now with nobody out clearly seeing the ball very well in this one not much to this one other than just a willingness to go the other way and put the ball in play that's a team to fat right there nice job of staying back and letting the ball get deep here's Matt Olsen he's already homered here in this [Applause] one that one finds the Zone one one in the infield at the corners don't be surprised to see them come home first and prevent that run from scoring Lefty out of the stretch Runners at first and third that one pulled foul and a pitch ball one there laurano at third Ozuna at first with no outs and a swing and a miss one gone to the bottom of the eight so he needed a strike out there and he got it and now we'll see how they play it defensively yeah now they can move the middle infielders back a little bit get into double play depth and look for a ground ball and roll it up get a big double play get out of this inning I tell you what that was a big strike out in a spot where they really needed one Shawn Murphy next up for the Braves and ball one [Applause] on the ground a second might be two off balance feed there's one and that's two no runs on two hits no errors and one man left ninth inning coming up it's the Braves three and the Nets one [Music] one welcome back and here comes the closer Rael elus these the spots relievers really make a name for themselves late and close there's not much margin for error but at the same time there's a reason they're putting these situations Garcia in the box now no balls in a [Applause] strike in there at the knees and it's 0 and two well he's gotten ahead with two pitches down in the zone he has plenty of options right here he can go up he can go away he can add velocity he can subtract kicks and fires r one spoils the two- strike pitch and he'll see another well this is a good time to step out of the box take a deep breath reset couple of change UPS probably won't see another one here bounc to the right side marafield throws the first in time now one gone in the ninth now B the catcher Riley he's two outs away and now Riley Adams one for three that one misses ball one acius a very difficult guy to get hits off of it's really rare for teams to string stuff together against him he wins every pitch and for a hitter sometimes a victory is just fouling off one of his [Applause] pitches rander kicks deals V that one fouled off two and two unless he beats himself somehow can't find it doesn't have the control command that day you can pretty much forget about it the Braves leading by two here at the top of the night line drive that's a base hit as a hitter there's even more pressure to take advantage of any mistake right yeah and you're hoping that you know somehow some way whether it's a hit by pitch a walk something bad happens because outside of that stuff is just just too good to fail up now for Washington Jose tenna that one's in there on one and he's got deception in his delivery and it's not that he's trying to deceive the hitters he just has this natural flow that makes it hard for hitters to pick the ball up it gets on them a little bit quicker than they anticipate even though they know what the velocity numbers are just missed one ball one strike chopped to the right side B to Second that's a double play the ball game is over after four wins in a row you start to think a little bit that you're on a roll and that's the momentum that just takes on a life of its own players start hitting up and down the lineup never know who's going to come up with the big hit who's going to come out of the bullpen and get the big outs but it's a good feeling and you want to extend it and your 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