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the Braves will keep the same lineup as yesterday for their one game set against the Reds The Atlanta Braves will face the Cincinnati Reds this evening in a game that was originally scheduled in early August that was postponed due to weather.
The Braves’ rotation and bullpen have both arguably been top three in MLB, and that has been the case but their offense has struggled mightily. The rotation has a twenty-seven game streak of giving up three earned runs or fewer, yet the Braves lost ten of those games. Let’s just say, not many of those were because of the bullpen.
In this stretch, the Braves are right in the middle of the pack, scoring the fifteenth most runs in MLB. This is better than the first few months when they were in the bottom five, but it still gives your pitching a small margin for error in a tight playoff race.
Like most days, there is a question of what the lineup will look like with so many injuries that have happened. The most recent injury to shake things up is Whit Merrifield with a broken foot. This led to the Braves starting Luke Williams yesterday at 2B since Albies is still not ready. The other question mark is who will be in the outfield.
Yesterday also saw Eli White come in the game in the ninth and go 2-2 in key moments of the game. Harris seems to be a lock, but Soler is not a guarantee. The lineup has dropped and we got some answers.
Monday night baseball#BravesCountry pic.twitter.com/r59pQqBYvj— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) September 9, 2024
The Braves will being going with the same lineup as they went with yesterday. It will be interesting to see if we are going to start seeing a more constant lineup with changes just based on if it is a RHP or LHP.
It seemed like d’Arnaud was the candidate to get the start at catcher today, but the Braves announced he is now on paternity leave, and called up Tromp.
The #Braves today placed C Travis d’Arnaud on the paternity list and recalled C Chadwick Tromp to Atlanta.— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) September 9, 2024
With Nick Martinez, who is the starter for the Reds, being both a starter and reliever, it has resulted in not many at-bats for the Braves against him. Other than Olson and Ozuna, no one has more than four at-bats against him. Olson and Ozuna could be the key in this game. Olson has a .308 average, 1.207 OPS, and two HRs in thirteen at-bats against Martinez. Ozuna has a .500 average, 1.875 OPS, and two HRs in eight at-bats.
Another thing to keep an eye on is that both Ozuna and Olson have been well above league average against the changeup this season, and it is Martinez’s best pitch this season.
The Reds are a relatively young offense. This means that they have not had many chances against Charlie Morton in their careers. Jake Fraley has six at-bats against Morton, but other than him no one has over four. Two players to keep an eye on are Amed Rosario, who has a 1.250 OPS in four at-bats, and Spencer Steer who has a 1.667 OPS in three at-bats.
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Lineup 9/9/2024
Steer, who was a Braves killer in his last game against them will be batting leadoff, playing LF, followed by rising star Elly De La Cruz.
The aforementioned Amed Rosario is in the lineup and will be batting eighth as the DH.
This could be a close matchup between these two clubs if the Braves’ offense does not getting going early.
First pitch is at 6:40 ET.
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Can Kelenic come through again? | Brett Davis-Imagn Images
the Braves will keep the same lineup as yesterday for their one game set against the Reds The Atlanta Braves will face the Cincinnati Reds this evening in a game that was originally scheduled in early August that was postponed due to weather.
The Braves’ rotation and bullpen have both arguably been top three in MLB, and that has been the case but their offense has struggled mightily. The rotation has a twenty-seven game streak of giving up three earned runs or fewer, yet the Braves lost ten of those games. Let’s just say, not many of those were because of the bullpen.
In this stretch, the Braves are right in the middle of the pack, scoring the fifteenth most runs in MLB. This is better than the first few months when they were in the bottom five, but it still gives your pitching a small margin for error in a tight playoff race.
Like most days, there is a question of what the lineup will look like with so many injuries that have happened. The most recent injury to shake things up is Whit Merrifield with a broken foot. This led to the Braves starting Luke Williams yesterday at 2B since Albies is still not ready. The other question mark is who will be in the outfield.
Yesterday also saw Eli White come in the game in the ninth and go 2-2 in key moments of the game. Harris seems to be a lock, but Soler is not a guarantee. The lineup has dropped and we got some answers.
Monday night baseball#BravesCountry pic.twitter.com/r59pQqBYvj— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) September 9, 2024
The Braves will being going with the same lineup as they went with yesterday. It will be interesting to see if we are going to start seeing a more constant lineup with changes just based on if it is a RHP or LHP.
It seemed like d’Arnaud was the candidate to get the start at catcher today, but the Braves announced he is now on paternity leave, and called up Tromp.
The #Braves today placed C Travis d’Arnaud on the paternity list and recalled C Chadwick Tromp to Atlanta.— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) September 9, 2024
With Nick Martinez, who is the starter for the Reds, being both a starter and reliever, it has resulted in not many at-bats for the Braves against him. Other than Olson and Ozuna, no one has more than four at-bats against him. Olson and Ozuna could be the key in this game. Olson has a .308 average, 1.207 OPS, and two HRs in thirteen at-bats against Martinez. Ozuna has a .500 average, 1.875 OPS, and two HRs in eight at-bats.
Another thing to keep an eye on is that both Ozuna and Olson have been well above league average against the changeup this season, and it is Martinez’s best pitch this season.
The Reds are a relatively young offense. This means that they have not had many chances against Charlie Morton in their careers. Jake Fraley has six at-bats against Morton, but other than him no one has over four. Two players to keep an eye on are Amed Rosario, who has a 1.250 OPS in four at-bats, and Spencer Steer who has a 1.667 OPS in three at-bats.
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Lineup 9/9/2024
Steer, who was a Braves killer in his last game against them will be batting leadoff, playing LF, followed by rising star Elly De La Cruz.
The aforementioned Amed Rosario is in the lineup and will be batting eighth as the DH.
This could be a close matchup between these two clubs if the Braves’ offense does not getting going early.
First pitch is at 6:40 ET.
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