2019 Braves Game Thread....

[Nemesis21]

Opening day in Philly as the Braves start 2019 on the road.


Nola vs Teheran 3:05 PM ET

[HMFFL]

Big game and series to start the season.

Braves are a big underdog.

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[Nemesis21]

After nearly 30 HRs allowed last season, Julio Teheran picks up where he left off. McCutchen solo HR. 3rd pitch of the game, Teheran throws a grapefruit right down the middle of the plate. 1-0 Philly


I'm so glad we kept this fool and didn't trade for Kluber/Bauer or sign Keuchel.

[Nemesis21]

6-3 Phillies in the 7th. Teheran and Carle both allowed 3 runs. Matt Joyce first AB as a Brave, a 2 run PH HR.

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10-3 Phillies

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Liberty Media and McGuirk regarding the Braves pitching, our starting pitching is fine, our bullpen is fine.

[Nemesis21]

Phillies win 10-4. Pretty disgusting pitching performance all around for the Braves.

[ATL Boy]

Unless Folty can reach Cy Young levels and Newcomb can improve from last season (highly doubtful looking at Spring Training), I don't see this team making the playoffs this year. The pitching is too inexperienced (we'll miss Anibal more than most think) and our bullpen is garbage. The payroll is about $20 million less this year than it was last season, so it'll be really easy to pinpoint the reason for any serious failures this year.

[Jamaaliver]

2019 MLB Opening Day Snap Judgments

Just because we can’t draw full conclusions from small sample sizes doesn’t mean we can’t draw any at all. So here’s a key takeaway from every team’s performance after one day of games

Phillies 10, Braves 4

Philadelphia: Who needs Bryce Harper (0-3, two strikeouts)? Not Philadelphia, when Andrew McCutchen, Maikel Franco, and Rhys Hoskins are all parking hangers from a division rival and delighting the Phillies crowd.

Atlanta: Preseason concerns about Atlanta’s pitching staff were far from assuaged as Philadelphia’s offense erupted. Julio Teheran is a better midrotation man than ace, and the bullpen’s underbelly looks mighty soft.

The Ringer

[Nemesis21]

Julio Teheran is better, not on the team. Should have traded him to Boston years back when they called.

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Pivetta vs Wilson 4:05 PM ET

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Wilson had a 3-0 lead and blew it in the 3rd and 4th innings. 4-3 Phillies end of the 4th.

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Walks continue to hurt the Braves pitching. Wilson with 4 in 3.2 innings.

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Luckily for us, Pivetta wasn't having a good day either. Freeman with an RBI single ground ball to LCF ties the game. 4-4

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Wes Parsons serves up a 2 out grapefruit right down the middle, Realmuto doesn't miss with a 2 run HR, his first as a Phillie. 6-4 Phillies in the 5th.

[Nemesis21]

As I said before, walks continue to kill us. Parsons walked the batter before Realmuto HR.

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HRs continue to kill. Biddle allows a 2 out solo HR to Harper, his first as a Phillie. 7-4 Phillies in the 7th.

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[ATL Boy]

Offense did its job once again. I honestly don't believe this is a playoff team as presently constructed with the current pitching.