TalkingChop 23 hours ago
Game Thread 5/24/22: Braves vs. Phillies
Photo by Matthew Grimes/MLB Photos via Let’s see something better than last night, okay? Last night got away from the Braves in an ugly manner. Tonight should be better with Max Fried on the mound, and the new-look lineup is going to get a second chance to show what they can do. The big change is that William Contreras will be the DH while Marcell Ozuna moves to the outfield, so let’s see how that goes. Hopefully the Braves can get on the board in this series so they don’t have to spend the next two days trying to salvage a split of a four-game home series. ...
TalkingChop May 21, 2022
May 21: Braves vs Marlins
Photo by Eric Espada/ The Atlanta Braves will try to make it two straight wins Saturday night when they continue their series against the Miami Marlins. The Braves took the opener Friday night 5-3 thanks in large part to home runs by Marcell Ozuna, Dansby Swanson and Travis d’Arnaud. Ronald Acuna Jr. started at DH and reached base three times in the win. Kyle Wright will get the start for the Braves Saturday while the Marlins will counter with right-hander Elieser Hernandez. Saturday’s game is scheduled to begin at 6:10 p.m. ET and can be seen on Bally Sports...
TalkingChop May 21, 2022
Braves News: Marcell Ozuna continues home run streak, season highs and lows, and more
Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports A solid night for the Braves bats. Three homers helped the Atlanta Braves outlast the Miami Marlins 5-3 on Friday night. The bats were hot from the first inning, as Ronald Acuña Jr. led off with a ringing double in his first appearance in Miami since his injury. He later scored after a single off the bat of Ozzie Albies. Marcell Ozuna collected his eighth homer of the 2022 campaign. Last night’s two-run shot was his third round-tripper in three consecutive games. Another day, another Marcell homer!#ForTheA pic.twitter.com/hjDHvuJxpv—...
TalkingChop May 20, 2022
Braves hold on for 5-3 win over Marlins
Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports Marcell Ozuna, Dansby Swanson and Travis d’Arnaud all homered in the win The Atlanta Braves homered three times in support of Charlie Morton in a 5-3 win over the Miami Marlins. The Braves didn’t waste anytime getting to work against Marlins lefty Trevor Rogers. Ronald Acuña Jr. led off the game with a rocket double to the left field corner. He moved over to third on a ground out by Matt Olson and then came in to score on a single by Ozzie Albies. .@ozzie gets the series started!@SUBWAY | #ForTheA pic.twitter.com/hY4DF1wCed—...
TalkingChop May 18, 2022
Braves News: Tucker Davidson, Marcell Ozuna push Braves past Brewers
Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports A productive night to put the Braves back in the win column. A productive night to put the Braves back in the win column. The Braves pitching staff continued to stay solid as they evened the series with a 3-0 final on Tuesday night. Tucker Davidson tossed 5 innings of 3-hit ball and picked up his first major league win. Marcell Ozuna provided some insurance to give the Braves their 17th win of the 2022 season. Ozuna scorched a ball to left field that gave Atlanta a 3-run advantage. Goodbye, baseball! ✌️#HyundaiHighlight | #ForTheA...
TalkingChop May 17, 2022
Tucker Davidson sets the tone as Braves blank Brewers, 3-0
Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports We’re two games deep into this series and the Braves have only given up one run. The pitching staff is feeling it here in Milwaukee. Tucker Davidson started things off for Atlanta with five scoreless innings, and his good outing set the tone for the rest of the pitching staff this evening. A two-run home run from Marcell Ozuna eventually put the Braves out of reach as they got payback for Monday’s shutout loss with a 3-0 shutout win over the Brewers tonight. There were two main stories for the Braves going into this game: Could...
TalkingChop May 16, 2022
Ian Anderson quiets Brewers, but Braves offense silent in another dumb loss, 1-0
Photo by Stacy Revere/ ...sigh After (another) annoying loss on Sunday and apparently a rough night at the hotel, the Braves began their road trip with a series in Milwaukee and they would certainly have liked to get off to a good start with a win in the first game. The Braves had a bit of a weird top of the first, as they had two baserunners from a .350 xBA single for Austin Riley and a Marcell Ozuna walk, but recorded outs on .760 and .680 xBA line drives from Matt Olson and Travis d’Arnaud, respectively. Ultimately, they failed to score. Ian Anderson looked decent...
TalkingChop May 13, 2022
Braves News: Braves to appear on Apple TV, Marcell Ozuna’s impact, and more
Photo by Denis Poroy/ Wrapping up the homestand before heading to Milwaukee. The Braves prepare to square off with the Padres for a three-game set starting tonight at 7:20 ET. Max Fried takes the mound as he goes for his fifth win of the 2022 campaign. Game one will air exclusively on Apple TV’s “Friday Night Baseball.” Here’s everything you need to know to stream tonight’s matchup. Braves News: The 2022 Braves are off to nearly the same start as the 2021 Braves, and here’s how Marcell Ozuna is contributing… Was Orlando Arcia’s walk-off a...
TalkingChop May 12, 2022
The many tailspins of the Braves and Marcell Ozuna
Photo by Jim McIsaac/ The start of 2022 feels a lot like the start of 2021, with Marcell Ozuna playing an unfortunately-familiar role The extent to which the start of the Atlanta Braves’ 2022 season has mirrored the start of their 2021 season has been somewhat uncanny, and also very unpleasant. Thirty-one games in, the 2021 Braves were 15-16. Their subpar performance to date had resulted in them shedding about four wins off their preseason expectation, and about 20 percent in playoff odds. 31 games in, the 2022 Braves are 14-17. Their subpart performance to date has...
TalkingChop May 11, 2022
Braves Mailbag: Marcell Ozuna’s struggles, Drew Waters and more
Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Will the Braves drop Marcell Ozuna out of the cleanup spot, could Drew Waters fit in the 2022 outfield and more in this week’s mailbag. Thanks to everyone that sent in questions for this week’s mailbag. It was a quick turnaround this week, but we will do it again soon. Let’s get to it! Will there be any changes to the baseball going forward, maybe a change to the positive? Maybe? Possibly? Major League Baseball hasn’t admitted that they intentionally deadened the ball this season. They simply confirmed the use of a humidor...
TalkingChop May 8, 2022
Brewers vs Braves game thread
Photo by Casey Sykes/ The Atlanta Braves will wrap up a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers Sunday afternoon at Truist Park. Atlanta suffered a 6-3 loss in Friday’s opener, but took Saturday’s game 3-2 behind another great performance by Max Fried on the mound. Charlie Morton will get the start Sunday for Atlanta while Milwaukee will go with left-hander Aaron Ashby. Ronald Acuña Jr. is back in the lineup Sunday as the DH. Marcell Ozuna gets the start in left field while Travis Demeritte shifts over to right. William Contreras gets the start behind the...
