Braves
Jason Heyward RF
Justin Upton LF
Freddie Freeman 1B
Brian McCann C
Chris Johnson 3B
Dan Uggla 2B
BJ Upton CF
Andrelton Simmons SS
Alex Wood P
Braves
Jason Heyward RF
Justin Upton LF
Freddie Freeman 1B
Brian McCann C
Chris Johnson 3B
Dan Uggla 2B
BJ Upton CF
Andrelton Simmons SS
Alex Wood P
It's nice to finally have our 5 best hitters at the top of the lineup.
Hopefully this is the coming out party for Wood on national television.
Why oh why bat BJ after Uggla? Think Simmons ought be in between them. (Of course, BJ hitting in front of the pitcher means he'll see hardly any fast balls which may be the only pitch he can hit...)
Gnats lose
I tried to figure out a way to type this without any kind of innuendo, but it's just impossible. We need Wood to give us a lot of innings tonight.
thank you weso1!
Dalyn (08-04-2013)
This game is complete house money. I hope Wood just goes out there and throws strikes.
Its so odd for me to even say this but the Braves don't need to win tonight. Innings from Wood is more important than a win.
Natural Immunity Croc
Until I see us lose I'm convinced we can beat the crap out of any team vs any pitcher right now
Just need to take 1 from the nats. Them taking 2 of 3 does them very little.
I am ok with a loss tonight if it happens but it would be nice to see Wood dominate. If we do lose tonight I hope the Braves go sweep the Nationals to put a period on this season. The quicker we eliminate them the faster we can begin concentrating and preparing for the post season. Still hope we can get a veteran pitcher via waiver claim. I am just not comfortable having so much inexperience in the playoffs. We are really going to miss Hudson. Hope he gets well soon so he can at least get back to tutor these young pitchers.
"Cliff Lee is 0-2 with a 6.23 ERA in his last two starts with all nine of his runs allowed coming on seven homers. He gave up three longballs in a 5-0 loss to the New York Mets on July 21 and had to skip a scheduled start July 27 due to neck stiffness."
Wood. Stiffness. This bodes well.
O'Dandelo (08-04-2013)