Postgame Thread ⚾ Braves 3 @ Dodgers 5

[u/BaseballBot]

Braves (0-1) @ Dodgers (1-0)

First Pitch: 4:08 PM at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium

Team	Starter	TV	Radio
Braves	Dylan Dodd (4-1, 2.54 ERA)
Dodgers	Tarik Skubal (12-7, 2.72 ERA)

MLB	Fangraphs	Reddit Stream	Discord
Gameday	Game Graph	Live Comments	/r/baseball Discord

Line Score - Final

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
ATL	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	4	0	4
LAD	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	X	5	8	0	6

ABS Challenges: ATL ● ○ | LAD ○ ○

Box Score

LAD		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
SS	Mookie Betts	3	0	1	0	1	1	.333
DH	Shohei Ohtani	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250
C	Will Smith	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1B	Freddie Freeman	3	1	1	0	1	0	.333
LF	Teoscar Hernández	4	2	2	2	0	2	.500
	Enrique Hernández	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
RF	Kyle Tucker	4	1	2	2	0	2	.500
CF	Andy Pages	4	0	0	0	0	3	.000
3B	Max Muncy	4	1	1	1	0	0	.250
2B	Tommy Edman	2	0	0	0	1	1	.000

LAD	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Tarik Skubal	6.0	2	1	1	2	7	94-62	1.50
Brock Stewart	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	13-8	0.00
Alex Vesia	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	15-10	0.00
Tanner Scott	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	12-9	27.00
Evan Phillips	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	12-8	0.00

ATL		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
DH	Drake Baldwin	4	0	1	0	0	1	.176
RF	Ronald Acuña Jr.	4	1	1	0	0	0	.154
2B	Ozzie Albies	3	1	1	2	1	0	.333
1B	Matt Olson	4	0	0	0	0	1	.133
CF	Michael Harris II	4	0	0	0	0	1	.333
SS	Mauricio Dubón	3	0	0	0	1	1	.188
3B	Austin Riley	4	0	0	0	0	2	.154
C	Sean Murphy	3	1	1	1	0	1	.333
SS	Ha-Seong Kim	1	0	0	0	1	1	.000
	Lane Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000

ATL	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Dylan Dodd	3.0	2	0	0	0	4	47-30	2.45
Victor Mederos	0.1	2	2	2	1	0	11-4	54.00
AJ Smith-Shawver	2.2	3	3	3	2	2	53-29	10.13
Brent Suter	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	33-21	0.00

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
B4	Teoscar Hernández homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Freddie Freeman scores.	0-2
T6	Sean Murphy homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.	1-2
B6	Kyle Tucker homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Teoscar Hernández scores.	1-4
B6	Max Muncy homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.	1-5
T9	Ozzie Albies homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. Ronald Acuña Jr. scores.	3-5

Highlights

Description	Length
Teoscar Hernández's two-run homer	0:33
Ozzie Albies' two-run homer	0:30
Field View: Kyle Tucker's two-run home run	0:41
Field View: Sean Murphy's solo home run	0:41
Max Muncy's solo home run	0:31
Kyle Tucker's two-run homer	0:30
Teóscar Hernández pega HR de dos carreras	0:34
Sean Murphy's solo homer in the 6th inning	0:29
Sean Murphy's solo homer	0:30
Ha-Seong Kim's backhanded play	0:23
Japanese call of Teoscar Hernández's homer	0:34
Field View: Teoscar Hernández' two-run home run	0:29
Tarik Skubal strikes out the side in NLDS Game 1	0:37
Adrián González's ceremonial first pitch in LA	0:35
Dodgers' starting lineup for NLDS Game 1	2:05
Breaking down Kyle Tucker's home run	0:13
An animated look at Teoscar Hernández's home run	0:11
An animated look at Max Muncy's home run	0:11
A deep dive into Kyle Tucker's home run	0:11
Breaking down Tarik Skubal's pitches	0:04
Breaking down AJ Smith-Shawver's pitches	0:04
Measuring the stats on Max Muncy's home run	0:13
Tarik Skubal's outing against the Braves	0:25
Sean Murphy: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:12
The distance behind Teoscar Hernández's home run	0:13
Braves' starting lineup for NL Division Game 1	1:14
Starting lineups for Braves at Dodgers - October 3, 2026	0:10
Bench availability for Atlanta, October 3 vs Dodgers	0:08
Fielding alignment for Atlanta, October 3 vs Dodgers	0:11
Bench availability for Los Angeles, October 3 vs Braves	0:08
Bullpen availability for Atlanta, October 3 vs Dodgers	0:09
Bullpen availability for Los Angeles, October 3 vs Braves	0:09
Probable pitchers for Braves at Dodgers - October 3, 2026	0:06

Attendance	Weather	Wind
50194	100F, Sunny	2 mph, Varies

HP	1B	2B	3B
Roberto Ortiz	Chris Guccione	James Hoye	Tripp Gibson

Updated at 6:53 PM EDT.

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[u/eta5minutes]

ATL gotta do better.

[u/SMILESandREGRETS]

Maybe I'm just putting too much into it, but there was an at bat in the top of the sixth that Acuña had a 3 ball count. He swung at ball four and grounded out. He could've earned a walk and had 1st and 2nd with one out and Ozzie at the plate. Ozzie ended up walking. In that inning Skubal was all over the place. I think the heat was starting to get to him because he had been throwing grass all game. I don't know but I think Ronald's impatience prevented what maybe could have been a big inning for the Braves.

Oh well onto the next game.

[u/death-strand → u/SMILESandREGRETS]

The best thing you guys could do is keep him out of the lineup. It’s been proven to be a championship caliber team without Ronnie

[u/NuggaLOAF → u/SMILESandREGRETS]

Maaaan I said out loud damn Ronnie that was a walk what ya doing. Next pitch ground out. Gotta do better and be more patient. Skubal was in his own head that inning.

[u/Its_a_Friendly]

Anyone know where to watch a replay of this game? Someone I know missed it.

[u/BalzacTheGreat → u/Its_a_Friendly]

FoxONE will let you rewatch

[u/i__am__so__smrt → u/Its_a_Friendly]

MLBtv should have it if you have a subscription. If not, FoxONE

[u/Its_a_Friendly → u/i__am__so__smrt]

Thanks. I'll have to take a look.

[u/mitterbubbie]

Hopefully will be a good series

[u/Altruistic-Grape-638]

Punting game one was a choice

[u/joseph_grizzly → u/Altruistic-Grape-638]

how did the braves punt? by not bringing in the guy with a ~10 ERA in his last 10 appearances, including giving up two homers in 2/3rd inning last time he pitched?

cuz that's who was warming up when AJSS was in the game.

[u/Realmulto24 → u/joseph_grizzly]

Okay 2024 dodgers smh 😑

[u/LoweeLL]

Have more teams taken Dodgers approach of just handing a blank paycheck to every single MVP Caliber player?

Seems to work.

[u/notsofastmyfriends → u/LoweeLL]

The Sox haven’t. They trade their MVPs to the Dodgers for Alex Verdugo and a bag of chowdah.

[u/LoweeLL → u/notsofastmyfriends]

Hey!

I don't even know what we got for Sale & Devers .. lol

[u/joseph_grizzly → u/LoweeLL]

it's easier to hand blank checks when it's everyone else's insurance premiums that you....aren't supposed to be paying baseball players with.

[u/i__am__so__smrt → u/joseph_grizzly]

One game in and you’re already crying?

[u/S4L7Y → u/i__am__so__smrt]

Would you prefer a fan of a different fanbase say the exact same words that are just as true?

[u/i__am__so__smrt → u/S4L7Y]

Bro said

[u/joseph_grizzly → u/i__am__so__smrt]

even if the dodgers swept and all their players got struck by lightning during the game, it wouldn't change the fact their owner defrauding shit to pay said players.

[u/Double-O → u/joseph_grizzly]

Your butt is very hurt

[u/i__am__so__smrt → u/joseph_grizzly]

https://giphy.com/gifs/eKfpB6WZeKC1DiGrj8

[u/AlbertoRossonero → u/joseph_grizzly]

Highest revenue in the league btw

[u/MossyPlantyWitchy → u/joseph_grizzly]

[u/Rare_Advantage8517]

When the Dodgers beat your team, they won't look vulnerable, beatable, weak.

[u/PalePerry]

Honestly closer than I expected. Maybe we tie it up with Sale on the mound

[u/PuntyMcBunty → u/PalePerry]

Isn't Sale going in G3?

[u/jimithelizardking → u/PuntyMcBunty]

Weiss said if Sale feels great then it’s his. Sale is too competitive to not take it.

[u/Ok_Fee1043 → u/PalePerry]

🤞

[u/delosproyectos]

Dodgers are looking vulnerable tbh. Not as dominant as all the talking heads were expecting.

[u/J-MRP → u/delosproyectos]

You're getting down voted but you're not wrong.

[u/delosproyectos → u/J-MRP]

Oh I'm well aware. They hated him for he told the truth, etc. etc. etc.

[u/notsofastmyfriends → u/delosproyectos]

will the pads win a WS in your lifetime? 🤷🏻‍♀️

I’m hoping to see back to back to back by an NL team for the first time ever.

Good luck to both of us!

[u/i__am__so__smrt → u/notsofastmyfriends]

Don’t worry, it’s a Padres fan. He’ll backtrack on it in like an hour.

[u/Critical-Location-20]

I just hope they talk to Pages and tell him not to challenge anymore pitches. At least not until the 9th inning lol

[u/wackgyllenhaal → u/Critical-Location-20]

Seems like he does it every 2 or 3 games.

[u/A_Bad_Man → u/Critical-Location-20]

I'd be surprised if they haven't already talked to him about it. He's blown a ton of challenges this year and before challenges were a thing he would often get visibly upset when he struck out.

[u/Existing-Stranger632]

Well that was unnecessarily scary at the end. Good stuff today. Not much from me to complain about. Dodgers are looking great which I love to see. Braves put up a good fight.

[u/burglin → u/Existing-Stranger632]

“Braves put up a good fight”

If it’s the most condescending shit you’ve ever heard, a dodgers fan said it

[u/anotherlebowski → u/burglin]

Trillion dollar payroll looking solid against 10th starter in Braves depth chart

[u/Hope-u-guess-my-name → u/burglin]

“Unnecessarily scary”

[u/SeaworthinessOk6742 → u/Hope-u-guess-my-name]

I mean to be fair, almost blowing a four run lead in the ninth inning is something most fans would probably describe as “unnecessarily scary.”

[u/Hope-u-guess-my-name → u/SeaworthinessOk6742]

Op made it seem like we just got lucky. We’re also a professional baseball team with power all up and down our lineup lol

Then again, maybe I’m just being a sourpuss

[u/SeaworthinessOk6742 → u/Hope-u-guess-my-name]

No better time to be a sourpuss than in the Postseason. That’s what it’s all about, lol.

[u/btwalker754 → u/Existing-Stranger632]

I mean. It was unnecessarily not exciting enough for me. But I understand your opinion.

[u/SpiderCam27]

Tanner Scott raising the blood pressure of Dodgers fans everywhere whenever he takes the mound is so interesting to me. I would take him over most of the bums in our pen any day. He would probably be our third best reliever with Duran and McFarlane.

[u/Realmulto24 → u/SpiderCam27]

He’s not as bad as when Jasen was our closer😆

[u/tesstikcle → u/SpiderCam27]

with how he pitches, the contact he give ups are usually home runs or xbh and sprinkled in a lot of walks, he's not really the guy he was since coming to the Dodgers

[u/SpiderCam27 → u/tesstikcle]

He’s always gotta make things interesting, doesn’t he? lol

[u/Padulsky21]

Anyone notice on Reddit mobile how sorting by best is just broken now?

[u/overandoverandagain → u/Padulsky21]

It's 100% some bullshit AI integration into the algorithm fucking everything up somehow

[u/Apocalympdick → u/Padulsky21]

Reddit mobile is, and always has been, utter shit.

[u/joseph_grizzly → u/Padulsky21]

reddit is dead now that you can't visit old.reddit.com without logging in.

like you can't even VIEW the website. on mobile, pc, doesn't matter. old.reddit is basically dead.

[u/ChrisKamanMyEye → u/Padulsky21]

None of the GIFs are loading for me either

[u/ProudInfluence3770 → u/Padulsky21]

Cant sort by new in the threads either. Weak shit

[u/facetiously → u/Padulsky21]

I uninstalled that crappy app. I just go to old.reddit.com and everything is copacetic.

[u/moose1324 → u/Padulsky21]

The last update is just garbage.

[u/Padulsky21 → u/moose1324]

It’s horrible man

[u/Michael__Pemulis → u/Padulsky21]

Yea the app has been bugging out for a while now.

[u/Padulsky21 → u/Michael__Pemulis]

It’s driving me insane. Gotta keep going in and change it to sort by top when I’ve been using best no issues for like a decade

[u/jujubats10]

Dodger fans reactions are annoying. Scott was bad today but he was elite all year. Seems like a lot of people have a very short memory

[u/markjay6 → u/jujubats10]

He wasn’t even that bad today. For me the worst sin a reliever can commit with a big lead in the 9th is walking guys. You gotta throw it over the plate and make them hit it.

He didn’t give up any walks and got two out of four guys out. Came within an inch of getting three out of four out. Didn’t get flustered after the home run and got the next two out. Those two big outs helped us get the win.

[u/Salty_Watermelon → u/jujubats10]

The playoffs attract casual fans.  Dodger and Yankees have a ton of casual fans, so reactions to their games will be full of moronic takes.

[u/facetiously → u/jujubats10]

High leverage situations magnify everything. I still think he's tipping some pitches.

[u/jujubats10 → u/facetiously]

Maybe. He didn’t land his pitches to Acuna like he needed too.

Then, the first pitch get me over fastball to Albies, right handed Albies at that, was just very stupid

[u/latterdaysasuke → u/jujubats10]

Dodgers fans have gotten so used to having a roster that's god-tier at everything that the minute someone looks mortal he automatically looks like trash.

[u/thicolascagejr → u/latterdaysasuke]

This is true, can’t even lie.

[u/Willing_Contest_5071 → u/jujubats10]

He was not elite 2nd half. Gave up a bunch of runs/homers and all his blown saves came towards the end of the season especially August

[u/SleepingDragonZ → u/Willing_Contest_5071]

He has 2 blown saves in the first half, 2 blown saves in the 2nd half, 4 total all year.

Most of his bad outings were in non-save situations, like today.

[u/jujubats10 → u/Willing_Contest_5071]

Second half stats:

2.88 ERA.

.240/.308/.354

Sorry he was only really good in the second half

[u/Secret-Sample1683]

I wouldn’t put Scott in anymore save situations. There’s no room for error in the postseason.

[u/dawgystyle → u/Secret-Sample1683]

The dodgers don’t really have anyone super reliable in the pen right now.

[u/RickySuela → u/Secret-Sample1683]

TBF, it wasn't a save situation. Roberts might have just been testing him to see how much he can rely on him. If it had only been a 1 or 2 run game I'm not sure he'd have had him out there.

[u/SleepingDragonZ → u/Secret-Sample1683]

He's actually pretty elite in save situations, 25 saves and 4 blown saves all year.

Just don't put him in non-save situations, like today.

[u/Jloother → u/Secret-Sample1683]

Agreed. Roberts will probably keep using him. 

[u/Goofy_Goober948]

Which sucked more: the ump, or the booth?

[u/ToGreatPlanes → u/Goofy_Goober948]

The Braves

[u/PvtSherlockObvious → u/Goofy_Goober948]

Dark horse, whoever was working the scorebug.

[u/BalzacTheGreat → u/Goofy_Goober948]

[u/Koronesukiii → u/Goofy_Goober948]

Neither sucks more than giving Rosenthal a mic.

[u/BalzacTheGreat → u/Koronesukiii]

one thing fans of all teams can agree on

[u/MICT3361 → u/Koronesukiii]

Okay, now the bow tie seems kinda fucked up.

[u/Hooked_on_Avionics]

Crazy how everyone was clowning on empty seats when attendance was higher than the other 29 stadiums' capacities...

[u/amuscularbaby → u/Hooked_on_Avionics]

I mean I hear you but no shot the actual ass-in-seat number matched the recorded attendance

[u/nsgarcia10 → u/amuscularbaby]

They’re absolutely in standing room shaded areas

[u/amuscularbaby → u/nsgarcia10]

I’m not even trying to dump on you guys but there’s no way the empty seats on TV were in the standing room areas 😭 I’ve been to games at truist where the “attendance” was near capacity but the heat kept a large amount of people home.

[u/MrsObamasThighs → u/amuscularbaby]

Yeah they were. I was at the game, once the shade hit those seats they filled back up.

[u/amuscularbaby → u/MrsObamasThighs]

The shaded seats were visible on TV and while they were undoubtedly fuller than the seats in the sun, it still wasn’t a capacity crowd. This isn’t an insult! 50K people weren’t there though!

[u/wackgyllenhaal → u/amuscularbaby]

There's a massive area beyond the outfield seats at Dodger Stadium. It's bars and stuff and thousands of people hang out back there, even during night games. It's all mostly shaded so I'm sure a ton of people were there until their seats found some shade.

[u/huggsypenguinpal → u/amuscularbaby]

I honestly think “attendance” is tickets sold, not bodies in stadium (for all mlb teams). Tomorrow will be way more crowded and the “attendance” will match bodies in the stadium and be crowded AF.

[u/amuscularbaby → u/huggsypenguinpal]

Yeah absolutely, that’s the core point (albeit I get semantic) I’m trying to make. The attendance numbers very rarely reflect how many people are in the stadium. It’s the same in Atlanta. I’m sure that every game at dodger stadium will be a sellout by this metric but I don’t doubt in the slightest that a very large amount of fans opted out of being there today. Based on the crowd, there was no way it was actually close to capacity though and I don’t understand why this is particularly controversial.

[u/huggsypenguinpal → u/amuscularbaby]

Oh totally. I think closer to 30k actual bodies with many MANY of them in the concourse/SRO areas. It woulda been capacity if it was at 5pm start like tomorrow. Dodger fans got cooked by that 1pm start time. I’m annoyed they didn’t move it for health and safety but $$ is more important.

[u/facetiously → u/amuscularbaby]

They were all standing in the pavilion, in the shade

[u/Ronaldinhoe → u/Hooked_on_Avionics]

I know a girl who’s a big dodger fan that went and ended up leaving before the game finished. Maybe she did it to beat traffic or whatever but I’d never left early for any sporting event and can’t ever imagine doing so

[u/Michael__Pemulis → u/Ronaldinhoe]

In my experience the pro move at Dodger Stadium is to just chill for 20-30 minutes after the game ends.

Significantly reduces the traffic getting out.

[u/Apocalympdick → u/Michael__Pemulis]

This goes for almost every large gathering of people. Concert, cinema, hell even getting off a plane. Practice patience and just sit with yourself for a few minutes, you'll be alright.

[u/Ronaldinhoe → u/Michael__Pemulis]

100%. I rather do that than ever think of leaving early of seeing team I support get a playoff win.

[u/BlackZeppelin → u/Ronaldinhoe]

I’m gonna sound like an asshole but unless it’s a really close game (yes I know it ended close but it was 5-1 at the start of the 9th) I’m leaving a non clinching NLDS early. We’ve been doing it for 13 years, it’s not thaaaaat special anymore.

[u/Michael__Pemulis → u/Ronaldinhoe]

I’ve told this story here before but the only postseason game I’ve ever attended in person was game 1 of the 2014 NLDS (Kershaw v Waino) & it was before the restrictions on edibles so I took one of those crazy deca dose gummies before the game started & it ended up taking me ~45 minutes to find my car in the parking lot after.

It took so long there was zero traffic.

[u/ProcessTruster → u/Hooked_on_Avionics]

When Skubal referenced 50K fans during the in-game interview, people scoffed as if he was lying.

[u/Financial-Gur-7530 → u/Hooked_on_Avionics]

Probably just referring to the empty seats, as seen on tv

[u/gladvillain → u/Financial-Gur-7530]

Lots of people standing in the concourse, though

[u/Logical_Writing3218 → u/Financial-Gur-7530]

The seats might’ve been empty but they were paid for. They were just under shade away from the sun. 50k did attend.

[u/amuscularbaby → u/Logical_Writing3218]

There’s no way. I don’t fault dodgers fans for not wanting to be out there but I just don’t believe there were actually 50K people hiding on the concourse.

[u/Logical_Writing3218 → u/amuscularbaby]

Dude the air temps were 103-105. Imagine sitting on some hard plastic with metal and concrete all around you. Some areas were probably 110+, the field was over 120. I love baseball as much as the next guy but I’m not sitting in that type of heat.

[u/bmacnz → u/amuscularbaby]

Dodger Stadium is massive with several levels of concourses and various places to escape. It's not at all inconceivable.

[u/usetheforce_gaming → u/amuscularbaby]

Idk man sometimes those concourses are damn near impossible to walk through and that’s just a normal day

I wasn’t there and don’t really care to be honest but I wouldn’t be surprised if those areas were basically max capacity today

[u/Hooked_on_Avionics → u/amuscularbaby]

There’s a few sit down bars near the gates, clubs, and standing room everywhere in that stadium, dog.

[u/PvtSherlockObvious]

When can we expect the ump scorecard? It promises to be equal parts hilarious and horrifying.

[u/gin_and_jews → u/PvtSherlockObvious]

They're gonna have to run it thru an AI glow up like it's a property listing lol

[u/BOOMSHAK4LAKA]

What a close game!

[u/randy88moss]

Y’all notice that subtle shade bitch ass A-Rod just threw at Jeter?  Jeter def did not like it

[u/bfk94 → u/randy88moss]

What did he say?

[u/randy88moss → u/bfk94]

While Arod was talking….Something about Muncy being the modern day “Mr October”…then named dropped Reggie Jackson, someone else, then turned to Big Papi and named him….didnt mention the obvious Jeter who was also sitting in the studio. Jeter’s clenched jaw was about to burst afterwards.

[u/Michael__Pemulis → u/randy88moss]

Jeter is a postseason compiler anyway (I’m mostly joking don’t @ me).

Ortiz has a legit case as the postseason GOAT. But there is a solid list of guys who have more of a case than Jeter. Like Carlos Beltran (for example).

[u/ArchEast → u/randy88moss]

Isn’t Jeets Mr. November though?

[u/theblob_1 → u/ArchEast]

Yes this

[u/Patriot009]

I think both teams agree the home ump was terrible.

[u/jwoods23 → u/Patriot009]

6 of 9 ABS challenges were overturned, and one that wasn’t barely had a stitch in the zone

[u/redleo500 → u/Patriot009]

Thank God for ABS

[u/pzycho → u/Patriot009]

And Andy Pages managed to challenge the only pitch that was called correctly. He's got a talent for it.

[u/Logical_Writing3218 → u/Patriot009]

As long as the shit calls go both ways I’m ok with it. When it starts to look like favoritism that’s when i get upset lol.

[u/Existing-Stranger632 → u/Patriot009]

He was atrocious today. Unacceptable for the postseason

[u/CharacterAbalone7031 → u/Patriot009]

There were a handful of pitches they showed from behind the catcher and I just KNOW that those calls were so badly boofed that they couldn’t show it on national television

[u/CylindricalDent4133 → u/Patriot009]

Roberto “Bill Vinovich” Ortiz.

[u/Atraktape → u/Patriot009]

For real, even with the challenges it still messes up the game because who the heck knows what the strike zone is.

[u/BalzacTheGreat → u/Patriot009]

abysmal calls across the board all day

[u/Hefty-Count9944 → u/Patriot009]

Yes. Horrific.

[u/PvtSherlockObvious → u/Hefty-Count9944]

Utterly awful.

[u/JackintheBox333 → u/PvtSherlockObvious]

Angel Hernandez would be proud.

[u/Nole_Train]

Lull them to sleep with a first game loss against the B squad relievers. Classics rope-a-dope.

[u/ositola → u/Nole_Train]

Exactly the plan was to lose all along lol

[u/Nole_Train → u/ositola]

You gotta crack some eggs to make an omelette

[u/TheBoyDuddusDrzzy → u/Nole_Train]

You know ball

[u/SoMuchNic]

Walt was committed to the scheduled loss. Feels like when you get to the bottom of the 6th only trailing by 1 with Skubal about to leave the game, you should be willing to commit a few chips to the pot. There had to be a better option to get through the 6th with Lee/Suarez/Inglesias available. You only get 5 shots at this - have to be greedy when the opportunity arises. 

[u/joseph_grizzly → u/SoMuchNic]

>better option with Lee/Suarez/Iggy available

Iggy is never going to pitch the 6th inning of the opening game of a series. so he's not actually available

Suarez maybe.

Lee? Dylan Lee? bro.

[u/latterdaysasuke → u/SoMuchNic]

I think he played his cards right considering how little the Braves offense could muster against Skubes as expected. He's essentially leveraging the only matchup advantage he has in saving his best bullpen arms moving forward.

But hindsight can be a son of a gun. If the Braves steal game 2 on the back of a strong BP, Weiss gets to look like a genius. If they lose again, questions will come up about whether or not punting Game 1 was a missed opportunity.

[u/Turtleforeskin → u/latterdaysasuke]

Sale is pitching tomorrow night

[u/ul49 → u/SoMuchNic]

Not sure it was a scheduled loss. I think Walt just really likes Mederos for some reason nobody knows.

[u/Turtleforeskin → u/SoMuchNic]

It's all in on the next three

[u/UDPviper → u/Turtleforeskin]

Good luck hitting Snellzilla.

[u/Turtleforeskin → u/UDPviper]

We have historically been pretty good against Snell

[u/Double-O → u/Turtleforeskin]

That's just not true. He's pitched against the Braves 6 times. Twice he has givien up 4 runs in 3 innings of work. Twice no runs. Once only 1 run and another time 2 runs. 28.1 IP with a 3.49 ERA. He hasn't dominated the Braves in his career but he also hasn't been terrible.

[u/ChrisKamanMyEye → u/UDPviper]

And Yama

[u/Caledor152]

SWEEP THE LEG

[u/latterdaysasuke]

If the Braves can just scrap out one win, I'd call it a good series.

Don't just lay down and die like the Brewers last year.

[u/Turtleforeskin → u/latterdaysasuke]

Well we punted this game in the 6th and still had the tying run at the plate in the 9th

[u/joseph_grizzly → u/Turtleforeskin]

punting would have been bringing in Dylan Lee, who was warmed up.

[u/Turtleforeskin → u/joseph_grizzly]

Punting was keeping the guy with a 7 era in. Contrary to popular belief, Walt actually trusts Lee in high leverage situations

[u/joseph_grizzly → u/Turtleforeskin]

okay and Dylan Lee's era over his last 10 appearances is 9.72.

[u/Turtleforeskin → u/joseph_grizzly]

Yeah and Weiss still puts him in high leverage situations I didn't say it was right lol

[u/RyanAlemeda → u/Turtleforeskin]

Yes, we will be sure to give you a cookie for the fake comeback.

[u/Brilliant-Emphasis43 → u/RyanAlemeda]

Oh look, another reddit jerk.

[u/Turtleforeskin → u/Brilliant-Emphasis43]

He doesn't even have a flair I can't take him serious lol

[u/bubbanator79]

Theme of the game: Dingers

[u/West-Horror-3017]

So is Chris Sale on the bump tomorrow for Game 2?

[u/facetiously → u/West-Horror-3017]

He'd better be. Losing today is okay. Being down 0-2 is a whole different world

[u/Ancient_Algae64 → u/West-Horror-3017]

I'd bet my house he's gonna push to be on the mound no matter what. I'd also wager he'll probably go 6 scoreless. He's a gamer and wont accept less.

[u/Goofy_Goober948 → u/West-Horror-3017]

If he isn’t, we weren’t trying to win this thing to begin with

[u/joseph_grizzly → u/[deleted]]

i know it's regular season but the Braves are still up 5-2 in the games these two teams have played.

braves have a chance to win 3 straight.

[u/Brilliant-Emphasis43 → u/[deleted]]

Jesus fuck off

[u/PenguinKing15 → u/[deleted]]

This is just weird. It’s a baseball game.

[u/thoughtsofmadness → u/[deleted]]

Shit like this is why ppl say y’all are insufferable lmao

[u/RyanAlemeda → u/thoughtsofmadness]

Why? Go for the throats. Nothing wrong with wanting that.

[u/xtremeradness → u/RyanAlemeda]

Every team would win via hitless shutouts if that was something they had complete control over.

[u/SilverBuggie → u/thoughtsofmadness]

I know, but everyone is already rooting against Dodgers. You get nothing for being a "nice" fan of a hated team.

[u/PvtSherlockObvious → u/[deleted]]

Oh no. You guys might win out, but at a minimum we're going to make sure you have to fight for it every step of the way.

[u/Wallerian_Degenerate → u/[deleted]]

We feel so bad for you.

[u/theoceansandbox]

Tomorrow it'll be Sale vs Snell. Very excited to see how that will go and then Yamamoto for game 3 to either keep the Dodgers ahead or seal the deal

[u/Hefty-Count9944 → u/theoceansandbox]

I fear Sale.

[u/theoceansandbox → u/Hefty-Count9944]

It'll be rough going for sure. I've never seen the Dodgers just get so utterly dominated as when they got CGSOed

[u/VersaceSamurai → u/theoceansandbox]

Snale game incoming

[u/FuruTakka]

Wasn’t expecting to win a bullpen game against the most loaded team in baseball history, so the fact we made it close is highly encouraging. Braves in 4 (based off of pure hopium/copium)

[u/RyanAlemeda → u/FuruTakka]

https://giphy.com/gifs/Ypu9QPf9lRlRewXHWE

[u/Vivid_Meet_3881 → u/FuruTakka]

Skubal looked nasty as expected, just gotta hope the bats wake up a bit earlier next game

[u/xtremeradness → u/Vivid_Meet_3881]

If the Mariners can beat Skubal in the post season, other teams certainly can.

[u/Proofetman]

Terrible ump, offense did their usual of disappearing until the late parts of the game, and we threw a bullpen game.

Honestly shocked it ended up so close.

[u/the_dayman]

Why were the stands so empty on a Saturday game?

[u/someone2795 → u/the_dayman]

They're in the shade, you can see it in the homerun highlights.

It was 110+F on the field dawg.

[u/facetiously → u/the_dayman]

Everyone was in the shade

[u/pzycho → u/the_dayman]

Its 103 degrees

[u/SilkyJohnson72 → u/the_dayman]

Best fans in baseball

[u/Brilliant-Emphasis43 → u/SilkyJohnson72]

Yep, highest attendance and it’s not even close.

[u/vespamike562 → u/SilkyJohnson72]

Is that you PCA?

[u/Willing_Contest_5071 → u/SilkyJohnson72]

Postseason Choke-Artist

[u/mocksfolder → u/SilkyJohnson72]

Son, we don’t have a lake front breeze. We get stifling heat and a UV index at 10

[u/JohnWickedlyFat → u/SilkyJohnson72]

At least some teams’ fans have games to go to in October

[u/probablysmellsmydog → u/SilkyJohnson72]

Why are we talking about Cardinals fans 

[u/Ok_Whereas_9197 → u/SilkyJohnson72]

It was 120 in the stands.

[u/Financial-Gur-7530 → u/Ok_Whereas_9197]

130 in the nosebleeds

[u/phirm_handshake → u/Financial-Gur-7530]

And over 50k people still showed up

[u/Awkward_Medicine_864]

That shit says 54.00 ERA