4/19 Game Thread: Dodgers at Braves (Mourning Wood?)

[Julio3000]

Late to the party. Why did Williams only pitch 3.1 innings (56 pitches) with a decent lead...injury or something else?

He was bumped up a day since Teheran is under the weather. He was on 3 days rest and walking a tightrope all game.

Nice outing by Weber. Kid throws strikes.

[jsebe10]

Framceour and Flowers straight going off tonight!

[Braves1976]

Flowers trying to force Fredi to keep him in there with 4 hits tonight.

[USMA76]

He was bumped up a day since Teheran is under the weather. He was on 3 days rest and walking a tightrope all game.

Nice outing by Weber. Kid throws strikes.

...appreciate the update.

[Julio3000]

Flowers trying to force Fredi to keep him in there with 4 hits tonight.

Fredi's "I'm gonna play whoever hits" comment has been addressed.

[Braves1976]

So at this point . . . Weber takes Perez' rotation spot?

Personally, I'd go with Weber instead of going to Folty or Blair next. I say that because I like Weber and still think he can be a quality starter and also I don't want to start Blair's clock yet.

[UNCBlue012]

I'm so glad AJ is our starting catcher!! :)

[USMA76]

Personally, I'd go with Weber instead of going to Folty or Blair next. I say that because I like Weber and still think he can be a quality starter and also I don't want to start Blair's clock yet.

Has Folty developed enough of a quality secondary pitch to keep ML hitters off his fastball? IIRC that always seemed to be an issue for him with the big club.

[UNCBlue012]

Aybar is poop

[UNCBlue012]

Rio Ruiz singles.
Now 3-for-4 and hitting .348/.400/.522

[USMA76]

Aybar is poop

If we did the slow pitch rule in which we just put an out for Aybar's spot in the batting order, would anyone notice?

[JohnAdcox]

Rio Ruiz singles.
Now 3-for-4 and hitting .348/.400/.522

If that's real and translates, you'd have to think really, really hard about putting Garcia in left.

[UNCBlue012]

Patrick Weigel
6IP 4H 1ER 1BB 5K

Sean Newcomb
4IP 1H 2BB 5K

Aaron Blair
7IP 0H 1BB 10K

Matt Withrow
3.1IP 3H 1R 0ER 1BB 4K

Via Braves Reddit.

This farm system is incredible.

Also, Mallex just doubled in two.

[Braves1976]

Has Folty developed enough of a quality secondary pitch to keep ML hitters off his fastball? IIRC that always seemed to be an issue for him with the big club.

No, he's still a thrower with a ten cent brain IMO. I've said all along that the Gattis trade will likely come down to Ruiz on our side. Good to see him doing so much better this year after he was so bad last year.

[Prikichi]

Patrick Weigel
6IP 4H 1ER 1BB 5K

Sean Newcomb
4IP 1H 2BB 5K

Aaron Blair
7IP 0H 1BB 10K

Matt Withrow
3.1IP 3H 1R 0ER 1BB 4K

Via Braves Reddit.

This farm system is incredible.

Also, Mallex just doubled in two.

It's a Brave new world.

[jsebe10]

Patrick Weigel
6IP 4H 1ER 1BB 5K

Sean Newcomb
4IP 1H 2BB 5K

Aaron Blair
7IP 0H 1BB 10K

Matt Withrow
3.1IP 3H 1R 0ER 1BB 4K

Via Braves Reddit.

This farm system is incredible.

Also, Mallex just doubled in two.

The next question is...when?

[CrimsonCowboy]

Braves so far tonight:

[bravesnumberone]

This looks like a real baseball team.

[nsacpi]

Flowers trying to force Fredi to keep him in there with 4 hits tonight.

Fredi will not look favorably upon that sort of insubordination.

[nsacpi]

This looks like a real baseball team.

Its latent qualities are coming to the fore.