6/11/15: GDT - San Diego Padres @ Atlanta Braves

[Garmel]

Padres
1. Wil Myers (R) CF
2. Will Venable (L) LF
3. Matt Kemp (R) RF
4. Yonder Alonso (L) 1B
5. Derek Norris (R) C
6. Cory Spangenberg (L) 2B
7. Will Middlebrooks (R) 3B
8. Alexi Amarista (L) SS
9. Andrew Cashner (R) P

Braves
1. Jace Peterson (L) 2B
2. Cameron Maybin (R) CF
3. Freddie Freeman (L) 1B
4. Nick Markakis (L) RF
5. Juan Uribe (R) 3B
6. Kelly Johnson (L) LF
7. Andrelton Simmons (R) SS
8. Christian Bethancourt (R) C
9. Julio Teheran (R) P

[thethe]

Love that lineup.

[Garmel]

Love that lineup.

It's our best one this year IMHO.

[Garmel]

Justin's out. I wonder if it's just a day off for him or Perez hurt him more than we thought.

[weso1]

Love that lineup.

I kind of like it too and it's funny, because if I saw that as the Braves lineup at the start of the season I would've thought it was hilariously bad. The emergence of Maybin makes a huge difference to go along with KJ and Uribe hitting well.

[stpeteirish]

I kind of like it too and it's funny, because if I saw that as the Braves lineup at the start of the season I would've thought it was hilariously bad. The emergence of Maybin makes a huge difference to go along with KJ and Uribe hitting well.

lately around a 50/50 split at catcher. Seems to be working, offensively at least.

[SidSlid92]

Cahill DFA

[50PoundHead]

Cahill DFA

Corresponding move announced? I'm thinking Eveland.

[UNCBlue012]

I love this lineup too. With the guys hitting well, there reallt isn't a true hole there. Even C-Beth has been good lately, especially at home.

[chop2chip]

Our approach should be to hit fly balls to centerfield all game long. Myers won't catch them.

[BlackwaterPark]

Excited I actually get to see this game on TV.

[nsacpi]

Expecting a huge game from Bethancourt.

[chop2chip]

Excited I actually get to see this game on TV.

Unless it gets postponed...

[BlackwaterPark]

Unless it gets postponed...

Is it raining?

[Garmel]

Is it raining?

Yep

[CyYoung31]

Markakis' lack of power is apparently by design. Says he's not 100% yet, so isn't comfortable swinging for the fences.

[Julio3000]

Markakis' lack of power is apparently by design. Says he's not 100% yet, so isn't comfortable swinging for the fences.

Makes sense. He's not taking big cuts at all.

[chop2chip]

Makes sense. He's not taking big cuts at all.

It would be nice to see some homeruns, but I wonder if it's almost better if he continues with this approach. Despite 0 homeruns, he has a good shot at 40 doubles.

[Julio3000]

It would be nice to see some homeruns, but I wonder if it's almost better if he continues with this approach. Despite 0 homeruns, he has a good shot at 40 doubles.

It's really pretty impressive how well he's done just plinking the ball around.

On the other hand, as good as he's been, that flatlined iso power means that he's always a slump away from being a liability, considering the defense, et al. Still, more, er, power to him.

[thethe]

Markakis has been excellent all year. Glad he was signed.