In a rather low-scoring game here Sunday, the Dolphins were able to hang a TD on the lethargic Falcons to win, 7-0.
If only the Falcons defense could hold Tua and Tyreek to seven points!
Unfortunately, this was the Marlins shutting out the Braves at home for the first time in more than 215 games. The Braves offense might not resemble the Dolphins’ O, but they certainly shouldn’t be shutout, either! Sure, they’ve been busy since the All-Star break, but at least kick a field goal or something.
I’d like to blame it on lethargy, but here is the thing…how can you be lethargic when you are within striking distance of the Phillies? One may be able to blame it on the botched booth review the took a run off the board. Who knows?
Blip on the radar?
Unfortunately, this is not just a blip on the radar. I’m not sure what is more true, are you? Was winning 6 of 7 who this team is, or is the weak offense who this team is. It’s likely neither one, probably somewhere in the middle, but this was an incredibly frustrating day.
Max Fried was not sharp at all, but that doesn’t even matter when the opponent throws a shutout. Only Austin Riley grabbed his hitting shoes this morning. Miami’s Edward Cabrera was 1-3 with an ERA north of 6.00 entering the game. Somehow, he made the Braves offense look like the Falcons with Desmond Ridder. Riley had a three-hit game, recording half of Atlanta’s hits, but the rest of the ABs were pretty poor.
Shamefully, the Fish are some 30 games under .500 and somehow managed a split with a team on the heels of the loud-mouthed division leaders.
Hopefully the offense will remember that Kirk Cousins joined the team in the off-season and they will finally start to use the tight-end out of Florida the way they should. Maybe the Braves can hang a TD of their own on the Brewers Tuesday evening.
Not a lot to say about a game that crappy, I guess.
Freddie Freeman’s son is home from the hospital, thank God. May he experience a complete recovery.
Also, this team can be awfully annoying sometimes, but I’m sure thankful I’m not a White Sox fan. What horrifying ceaseless misery.
Cease-less eh? Indeed
Lopez to the IL with his forearm tightness
Oh no.
To clarify, it doesn’t look like a setback.
https://x.com/DOBrienATL/status/1820508566710841692
Phew!
I was wondering why we left him active for a week instead of calling up a reliever at the very least
While I’m not exactly thrilled about Elder starting tomorrow night’s game, I am encouraged by the fact that he’s pitched better lately. In his last two starts, he’s had great xFIPs (a 1.97 mark on 7/20 against STL and a 2.62 against MIL last week), was throwing harder than usual last time out (even hitting 94 mph on his final pitch to Hoskins), and has generally managed to keep his stuff out of the middle of the zone.
Please do that again, Bryce!