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Game Thread 9/2 Braves vs Phillies

By harris.nye @HarrisNye on Sep 2 2014, 6:12p 661

Kevin Liles-USA TODAY Sports

In which the Braves face a much more favorable pitching matchup

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Happy Mike Minor Day Braves fans! I like that I can type that without it necessarily being irony.

In case you are the type of person who visits Talking Chop game threads but missed this news, the Braves were no hit yesterday. The good news is today the Braves will face Kyle Kendrick who unlike Cole Hamels is not an elite starting pitcher. In fact Kendrick is very bad. He has a 4.97 ERA, mediocre stuff, and an inability to command the ball. He is very prone to throwing fat pitches over the heart of the plate. Not saying the Braves will score any runs tonight cause this is the 2014 Atlanta Braves we are talking about. I will fully guarantee you though that he will not throw a no hitter today. If I am wrong I will post an article tomorrow of nothing but puppy gifs as pennance.

Today's Lineups

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES ATLANTA BRAVES
Ben Revere - CFJason Heyward - RF
Jimmy Rollins - SSAndrelton Simmons - SS
Marlon Byrd - RFFreddie Freeman - 1B
Ryan Howard - 1BJustin Upton - LF
Darin Ruf - LFEvan Gattis - C
Carlos Ruiz - CChris Johnson - 3B
Maikel Franco - 3BTommy La Stella - 2B
Freddy Galvis - 2BB.J. Upton - CF
Kyle Kendrick - RHPMike Minor - LHP



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