It’s Braves vs. Marlins time! We are back to battling in the east in a 4-game set against the men from Miami. The Braves are 2-1 in NL East battles and I hope they’ll be 6-1 when this series concludes. The Marlins are 12-10 coming into the series and the Braves are 14-8. Here are the listed starting pitchers for each game:
- Game 1: Edward Cabrera vs. Spencer Strider
- Game 2: TBD vs. Charlie Morton
- Game 3: Sandy Alcantara vs. Bryce Elder
- Game 4: TBD vs. Kyle Wright
Right now, I feel for the young Marlins prospect TBD, who is expected to start twice in 3 days. Who do they think he is? Satchel Paige?!
Tonight’s Marlins SP Edward Cabrera
Edward Cabrera has a FB that sits 96 and can reach triple digits. So…to answer the obvious, yes he strikes out a lot of hitters. However, what he also does is walk a lot of hitters. In only 17.2 innings this year, he has walked 16 batters. These types of pitchers, the “throwers”, are normally gobbled up and spit out like yesterday’s tobacco juice by the Braves and hopefully that will stay true tonight.
The Braves Lineup
While I have no sources on this matter, one has to wonder if this is just an off day for Vaughn Grissom or is it more than that. If you read the GWINNETT STRIPERS: BRAVES FARM, WEEK 2 TOP PERFORMERS piece, you’ll find how hot Braden Shewmake has gotten since his cold start, and we already knew that his glove is solid. I truly hope that’s not the case for Vaughn and they’re just allowing him a breather to see if he can get right.
Worth Noting…
While it’s likely nothing, Marcell Ozuna will reach 10 years of service time in 20 days and there are some whispers floating around that the Braves could release him at that point. Start praying, Braves Journalers. Here’s the tweet from Boggy.
It’s my dream that on 10 years and 1 day, Ozuna comes to BP with the team and this is what he sees from all his teammates.
Braves vs. Marlins. Let’s whip’em, boys.
I have never in my life despised a player more than Ozuna.
What an AB by Adrianza!
After the patient Adrianza AB, Acuña lost the plot by swinging at the first pitch.
That was a frustrating turn of events
Our boy may be on to something.
Mmmmhhh…
Sam Hilliard just destroys baseballs.
Just amazing, losing the RoY to injury and not skipping a beat at all at that position.
Braves Journal is full of rational people & surely someone here can give me 1 reason why Ozuna is getting ABs. Please, I’m desperate.
Remember how Art Howe kept playing Carlos Pena so much that Brad Pitt finally had to get rid of him? Maybe Snit thinks that will work.
2 more games to match Nolan Ryan for the MLB record of 11 consecutive games with at least 9 SO. We are so lucky.
This is getting serious.
69 pitches…55 strikes! through 6
Watching Strider tonight reminds me of J.R. Richard.
Sonofagun….
If this strider guy keeps throwing 80% strikes he might just have a career
Watching Ozuna tonight reminds me of J.R. Richard.
We really needed a game like this.
What a performance, Strider.
I know it’s just the Marlins, but Strider+efficiency is one of the very best pitchers in all of baseball.
Maybe they’re waiting for the 10 year thing on Ozuna, but with Hilliard playing so well, once Harris and TdA return, there will ABSOLUTELY absolutely no reason for Ozuna to be around.
The difference with the Carlos Pena thing is that Pena was an All-Star!
Way to go, Spencer!
Thank God he didn’t make me a Marlins fan.