7/5 GDT: Houston Astros (57-27) vs. Atlanta Braves (40-42); Dansby's Day Off Edition

Houston Astros Lineup (57-27):
Springer RF
Altuve 2B
Reddick LF
Gattis C
Gonzalez SS
Gurriel 1B
Bregman 3B
Marisnick CF
Musgrove P

Atlanta Braves Lineup (40-42):
Inciarte CF
Phillips 2B
FREEMAN 3B
Kemp LF
Markakis RF
Adams 1B
Flowers C
Camargo SS
Garcia P

I like giving Dansby a day off with a heavy ground ball pitcher like Garcia pitching. I still would flip Adams and Flowers in the lineup to get a true L/R switch.

My lord, the Astros sit their MPV candidate SS and replace him in the lineup with a RHed hitting CFer sporting an .853 OPS. Then they swap their LHed hitting catcher for a RHed hitting catcher with a career OPS vs LHers of .813.

Things could get very ugly for Garcia tonight. The Astros are absolutely stacked with position player talent.

Expecting a yuge game from Camargo.

Does anyone else hate Markakis batting 5th?

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Originally Posted by seanyates

Does anyone else hate Markakis batting 5th?

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Me.

He should be batting 1 or 2.

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Originally Posted by Enscheff

Me.

He should be batting 1 or 2.

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Inciarte
Markakis
FF
Kemp
Adams
Flowers
Phillips
Swanson

You think it'd make us too suceptible to matchups at the end?

Having Albies will help soon.

Markakis
Albies
Freeman
Kemp
Adams
Flowers
Inciarte
Swanson
Pitcher

I still wish we would trade Adams and give Kemp away. Markakis is a good 2018 Bridge, so Acuna can come up in April 2019.

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Originally Posted by msstate7

Inciarte
Markakis
FF
Kemp
Adams
Flowers
Phillips
Swanson

You think it'd make us too suceptible to matchups at the end?

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Yes. I would avoid 3 LHers in a row and probably go

Inciarte
Markakis
Kemp
Freeman
Flowers
Adams
Phillips
Swanson

Perfect world has Markakis and Freeman 1-2, followed by Kemp and Adams, but this is the Braves we are talking about so a "speedy" Guy has to be hitting leaf off.

I'm getting mad at the fact that we have to pay Kemp a ton of money for another 2 years

Hoping some shifting leaves Freeman playing some SS tonight.

Any word on start time?

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Originally Posted by Enscheff

Any word on start time?

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This Nick Markakis interview they've played in the rain delay is the single most boring interview I've ever watched in my life.

2 hits to start the game. The blowout is underway of Garcia doesn't figure it out quick.

So how did people beat the Astros again?

I'm done with BP. Ready to see Albies.

Must be nice to have a manager and an organization that studies and relies on advanced statistics.

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Originally Posted by Ventura's Stolen Bases

So how did people beat the Astros again?

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They don't very often haha

Man, I would love for Jamie to go 7 and only give up 2. If he could pull that off vs this team, his stock should go up

Chip: "I heard something today that made my eyebrow curl"

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