Braves score tonight12/10/2023 ![]() The collective ERA of the team’s starters’ was 3.77 before the All-Star break (seventh in the majors). Since the start of August, they’ve allowed between six and 11 runs 15 times. They also allowed eight runs to the Pirates and 10 and 11 to the Cardinals. In the first three games of a series against the Phillies, the Braves won by scores of 10-8 and 7-6 (both in extra innings) and lost one 7-5. Like Warren Buffett’s “I don’t like my tax bill” worry.Ĭonsider very recent history. “Maybe we won games 6-2 or something but the common thread was that we pitched.” “Everybody remembers the big home runs, but those numbers in the wins are telling,” Anthopoulos said. Those were the run totals of the Brewers, Dodgers and Astros in Atlanta’s victories. For as much as we remember the implausible postseason hitting exploits of Eddie Rosario and Jorge Soler and “Joctober,” this is why they won: 0, 0, 4, 2, 4, 2, 2, 2, 0, 2, 0. That’s how many runs they allowed in their 11 playoff wins. You’re not thinking about 27 outs tonight - you’re protecting players, thinking about the next 10 days or two weeks.”īut there is a number that screams why the Braves won the World Series two years ago: 18. ![]() “During the season you’re playing just to win enough games to get to the postseason. “In playoff games, you’re thinking about getting 27 outs tonight,” Anthopoulos said. Games are played and managed differently. The reality of postseasons is there aren’t many high-scoring games. “If there is, I wouldn’t tell you,” he said. Is there one area of the team he’s more concerned about than others? But once the playoffs start, we start over.” From a regular-season standpoint, there’s been a lot of great stories. We have a chance for the all-time wins record. Matt Olson is going for the franchise home run record. “But I also understand that unless you have an entire team of players with 0.00 ERAs or batting 1.000, you can’t be completely confident. “I like our team, and I believe in them,” he said. But now that a postseason berth is clinched and the math will be over soon in the National League East, he’ll share some thoughts.Ī win tonight wins the East. Until recently, Anthopoulos didn’t even want to talk about October, even though the playoffs were inevitable in May. That tells you all you need to know about the randomness,” he said. ![]() “The guys who are NLCS MVPs and World Series MVPs are not always the best players. The 2021 team benefitted from that randomness and won the World Series when it looked like it wouldn’t even make the playoffs. Atlanta mostly suffered through that randomness in the 1990s. The Braves are having a great regular season but we know the reality of sports: They ultimately will be defined by what happens in October, and therein lies the reason why Anthopoulos can never feel completely comfortable. Unless you have 26 guys performing at MVP or Cy Young level, you worry.” Because there’s no guarantees, there’s injuries and dips in performance. “You never feel comfortable with your team. “You know me, I’m always worried about stuff,” he said.
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