8/17 GDT: Atlanta Braves (53-65) at Colorado Rockies (67-53)

[SJ24]

Coors Field; Denver, Colorado

3:10 pm ET

CF- Ender Inciarte

3B- Brandon Phillips

1B- Freddie Freeman

RF- Nick Markakis

C- Tyler Flowers

LF- Danny Santana

2B- Ozzie Albies

SS- Dansby Swanson

RHP- Lucas Sims

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CF- Charlie Blackmon

2B- D.J. LeMahieu

3B- Nolan Arenado

LF- Gerardo Parra

SS- Trevor Story

1B- Ryan McMahon

RF- Alexi Amarista

C- Ryan Hanigan

RHP- Jeff Hoffman

 

[Enscheff]

This one might be as ugly as last night...

 

[SJ24]

Hanigan scratched and Lucroy takes his place.

 

[msstate7]

Radio not happy with strike zone. Is it really this bad today?

 

[SJ24]

The Ozzie triple was absolutely smoked.

Sims sucks.

 

[Enscheff]

Radio not happy with strike zone. Is it really this bad today?

It probably is if you're a Braves announcer trying to sugarcoat the fact Sims has allowed more walks and more hits than IP so far, and hasn't struck anyone out.

 

[Garmel]

Swanson with a mental mistake that looks like will cost runs.

 

[msstate7]

It probably is if you're a Braves announcer trying to sugarcoat the fact Sims has allowed more walks and more hits than IP so far.

I would guess a whip of 1+ is the norm for most all MLB pitchers, no?

 

[msstate7]

Swanson with a mental mistake that looks like will cost runs.

Didn't see it. Radio says Albies did dansby no favors with the long underhand

 

[Enscheff]

I would guess a whip of 1+ is the norm for most all MLB pitchers, no?

Yeah, but Sims is at 2x that.

He is not good.

 

[smootness]

I would guess a whip of 1+ is the norm for most all MLB pitchers, no?

More walks than IP and more hits than IP haha

 

[msstate7]

More walks than IP and more hits than IP haha

Whip overrated. Sims gonna show us another way

 

[Enscheff]

I'm still digging Sims' change though.

 

[Ozzie Swanson]

Hot take from Chip and Joe: Markakis > Heyward because he has a higher batting average and more RBIs the last few years.

 

[Enscheff]

Good for Dansby. The Braves desperately need him to right the ship.

 

[USMA76]

10-2 Braves, this is fun. Perhaps we should do it more often.

 

[Garmel]

That was an off speed pitch(a slider I believe) that Dansby clubbed. Good to see.

 

[UNCBlue012]

Swanson's at-bats have been wayyyy better the last couple of days. I hope it was all just mental. Great to see Albies hitting too

 

[Preacher]

Hot take from Chip and Joe: Markakis > Heyward because he has a higher batting average and more RBIs the last few years.

hahaha, I saw that too.... nary a mention of defense, just that Kakis has had more RBIs..... yikes.

Also, was really fun to watch Ozzie beat out an infield single, steal second, and then have Swanson drive him in. I like it.

Also, also -- Sims looked OK today. Not an easy place to pitch.

 

[TheBravos]

Sims is scrappy. Might turn into a good #5. After last night...I'll take it.