4/29 Braves (Blair) @ Cubs (Lester) 1:20 CSN

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Lets hit Soler 8th, not 5th

is 10th an option?

[KrisBryantisaBeast]

I get why Soler is in the lineup since Bryant tweeked his ankle but why bat him higher in the lineup then better hitters?

[Clem Fandango]

I should've taken David up on those tickets, the game is blacked out for me here in Alabama.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Stop being so old, Zobrist.

[BigSlick]

This Braves team really is the saddest collection of washout major league players

 

It would be extremely upsetting if they dinked and dunked us to death but Lester is getting soooo many swings and misses

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Nice job, Jon.

[Omar]

Lester's ERA now sits at 1.84

[KrisBryantisaBeast]

He took a 3-1 fastball right down the middle yikes no wonder they can't hit the ball.

[UMFan83]

Javy only swung at 3 pitches outside the strike zone in that AB. Nice discipline.

[Banedon]

Ugh, 3-0 fly out.

[CubInOK]

I wish Maddon would kill the 3-0 green light.

[Hunter]

This looks like one of those games where we're going to be no hit for 6 innings before we start shelling this crappy pitcher.

[Banedon]

This looks like one of those games where we're going to be no hit for 6 innings before we start shelling this crappy pitcher.

 

Nah, we'll shell the crappy bullpen.

[Omar]

Javy only swung at 3 pitches outside the strike zone in that AB. Nice discipline.

 

somebody needs to fill the lackluster OBP gap that Starlin Castro left us with.

[David]

I wish Maddon would kill the 3-0 green light.

 

That is when you get dongs.

[UMFan83]

Heyward K rate sitting around 20%. It was ~14% last year.

[David]

really?

 

the dongless team gets a dong against us?

[Ding Dong Johnson]

ballgame

[BigSlick]

shouldn't be bothered by the first 3 innings of a game against a garbage team but i am, i'm cursed with this sort of psychology

[UMFan83]

The team that doesnt dong Dongs against us

 

Whoops beaten

[David]

Heyward K rate sitting around 20%. It was ~14% last year.

 

Heyward LD% sitting around 27%. It was around 19% last year.

[Omar]

i didnt know Francoeur was back on the braves

[BigSlick]

Freeman clearly saw that Lester threw a meatball down the middle in that previous at bat that went 3-0 and jumped all over it, Lester should have been slightly more careful (but also, the conditions aren't great for home runs and this team never hits home runs so, benefit of the doubt aint too bad either)

[UMFan83]

Heyward K rate sitting around 20%. It was ~14% last year.

 

Heyward LD% sitting around 27%. It was around 19% last year.

 

woo hoo, that made me feel better

[KrisBryantisaBeast]

I have a feeling we won't be scoring any runs off of Blair so that HR was a killer.