Battery Power - August 14: Marlins 8, Braves 2Your one stop shop for everything Atlanta Braveshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52890/favicon-32x32..png2020-08-14T22:09:42-04:00http://www.batterypower.com/rss/stream/211337882020-08-14T22:09:42-04:002020-08-14T22:09:42-04:00Braves’ woes continue with 8-2 loss to Marlins
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<p>Atlanta has now lost four straight. </p> <p id="fLOymf">Kyle Wright couldn’t escape the fourth inning and the Miami Marlins small balled their way to an 8-2 win over the Atlanta Braves. </p>
<p id="32fYnK">The game got off to a good enough start for the Braves as Travis d’Arnaud jumped on the first pitch he saw from Pablo Lopez and drove it out to left center for his third home run of the season. Kyle Wright needed just four pitches to get through the bottom half of the first and pitched around a single and walk in a scoreless second. </p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Good evening, everybody!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ForTheA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ForTheA</a> <a href="https://t.co/h8Y4W87fUU">pic.twitter.com/h8Y4W87fUU</a></p>— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) <a href="https://twitter.com/Braves/status/1294412065248022528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 14, 2020</a>
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<p id="AUOpOp">However, things came apart for Wright in the third as he once again seemed to lose command. The inning started well enough as Wright struck out Jon Berti. The then walked the No. 9 hitter Magneuris Sierra who would steal second and come around to score on an excuse me double by Jonathan Villar. Wright then got Jesus Aguilar to fly out for the second out. </p>
<p id="j3p1Ll">Things went sideways from there as Wright issued three straight walks to Corey Dickerson, Matt Joyce and Brian Anderson to force in a run and put Miami in front 2-1. He would escape further damage as Francisco Cervelli lined out to Swanson at third for the final out. </p>
<p id="99mP6Q">Atlanta would tie the game again in the fourth thanks to back-to-back doubles by Nick Markakis and Adam Duvall. </p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Duvall-to-wall <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ForTheA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ForTheA</a> <a href="https://t.co/1VpwkuFnc4">pic.twitter.com/1VpwkuFnc4</a></p>— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) <a href="https://twitter.com/Braves/status/1294428830472470533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 15, 2020</a>
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<p id="POfcvH">Wright would come back out for the fourth inning but would be pulled after walking Eddy Alvarez on four pitches. He would exit having thrown 3+ innings while allowing two hits and three runs. He walked six and finished with just one strikeout. Wright threw 65 pitches with only 29 landing in the strike zone. </p>
<p id="BiMeAK">Grant Dayton replaced Wright and immediately ran into to trouble as Berti singled with Alvarez moving all the way to third. Sierra would bring Alvarez home with a safety squeeze play to make it 3-2. Villar followed with an infield single to third. Dayton then got Aguilar to fly out for the second out with Berti tagging and moving over to third on the play. With Corey Dickerson at the plate, the Marlins pulled off a double steal with Berti scoring on the throw down to second to extend the lead to 4-2. </p>
<p id="vQKmA8">Miami tacked on two more runs in the sixth against Luke Jackson on a sac fly by Aguilar and a run-scoring single by Dickerson. Aguilar struck again in the seventh plating two more runs against Jackson on a rocket ground ball that was deflected off the glove of Dansby Swanson to increase the lead to 8-2. </p>
<p id="hkEQLm">Atlanta has gotten a lot of mileage out of its bullpen this season but Dayton and Jackson combined to allow nine hits, two walks and five runs in four innings of relief. </p>
<p id="BAWh4i">Pablo Lopez pitched well for the Marlins holding the Braves to just two runs on seven hits in six innings of work. Lopez struck out eight batters and didn’t walk anyone. </p>
<p id="TMBG9L">Atlanta’s losing streak extends to four straight games and they drop to 11-10 on the season. Max Fried will try to stop the bleeding on Saturday while Miami will counter with left-hander Daniel Castano. </p>
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https://www.batterypower.com/2020/8/14/21369723/braves-vs-marlins-final-score-kyle-wright-strugglesKris Willis2020-08-14T18:30:00-04:002020-08-14T18:30:00-04:00Braves vs Marlins game thread
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<p id="x1tYnJ">The Atlanta Braves will make the final stop on their nine-game road trip Friday night when they open up a three-game series against the Miami Marlins. Kyle Wright will make his fourth start of the season for the Braves while Miami will counter with right-hander Pablo Lopez. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET and the game can be seen on Fox Sports South. </p>
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https://www.batterypower.com/2020/8/14/21368989/braves-vs-marlins-game-threadKris Willis2020-08-14T16:36:51-04:002020-08-14T16:36:51-04:00Acuña may be back Monday, Albies progressing
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<p>Positive news for the top two in the regular lineup today</p> <p id="SF3XRU">Some great injury news for Ronald Acuña and <span>Ozzie Albies</span> today.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Encouraging updates on Acuna Jr & Albies from Anthopolous. Acuna is in Atlanta & will be examined today/Sat & team is hopeful he'll be ready to play Mon. No timetable, but they haven't placed him on the IL bc they thought he had a chance to be back soon. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Braves?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Braves</a> 1/2</p>— Kelly Crull (@Kelly_Crull) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kelly_Crull/status/1294362426289336320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 14, 2020</a>
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<p id="pAN9DY">Ronald had his wrist examined his week and will be examined again in Atlanta today or tomorrow. Acuña was never placed on the Injured List. He has been out of the lineup since Tuesday. The fact that Ronald remained with the team and is being examined today or tomorrow in Atlanta is clearly better than visiting Dr. Andrews. But he remains ruled out for Miami this weekend.</p>
<p id="d75Exq">Also, <span>Ozzie Albies</span>’s wrist is coming along as well.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Albies took dry swings & "did not feel any pain." He will come in today/Sat & <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Braves?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Braves</a> feel like he's moving in the right direction. Since they've taken the time to put him on the IL, want to make sure the issues with his wrist are resolved. "Pain free is a really nice step." 2/2</p>— Kelly Crull (@Kelly_Crull) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kelly_Crull/status/1294363018315341825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 14, 2020</a>
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<p id="r0IS7h">Ozzie took part in a practice session today and is apparently feeling no pain. <span>Albies</span> has been on the Injured List since August 5th and is eligible to return tomorrow. However, he is expected back with the <a href="https://www.talkingchop.com/">Braves</a> no earlier than next week.</p>
<p id="tnXTEh">This is excellent news for a team on a three-game losing streak. <span>Ender Inciarte</span> has two singles in nine plate appearances and Braves’ second basemen have slashed .200/.220/.400 in their stead.</p>
https://www.batterypower.com/2020/8/14/21369398/acuna-may-be-back-monday-albies-progressing-brave-injury-news-mlbABsinceWayBack2020-08-14T15:12:24-04:002020-08-14T15:12:24-04:00Travis d’Arnaud starts behind the plate for Braves against Marlins
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<p id="qRRFKR">The Atlanta Braves will try to snap a three-game losing skid Friday night when they open a series against the Miami Marlins. Kyle Wright will be on the mound for the Braves while Miami will counter with Pablo Lopez. </p>
<p id="8wOReE">Travis d’Arnaud is off to a good start at the plate and will hot second and catch Wright. Marcell Ozuna will DH while Ender Inciarte will be in center. </p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here's how the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Braves?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Braves</a> will line up for tonight's series opener in Miami.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ForTheA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ForTheA</a> <a href="https://t.co/aQSFTKh4B0">pic.twitter.com/aQSFTKh4B0</a></p>— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) <a href="https://twitter.com/Braves/status/1294350248517808130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 14, 2020</a>
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<p id="4zKcV3">Former Braves Matt Joyce and Francisco Cervelli are in the lineup for Miami. Joyce will hit cleanup and play left field while Cervelli will be behind the plate and is hitting sixth. </p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Marlins?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Marlins</a> home opener lineup vs <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Braves?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Braves</a> <a href="https://t.co/YCQSOa7RA5">pic.twitter.com/YCQSOa7RA5</a></p>— Joe Frisaro (@JoeFrisaro) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeFrisaro/status/1294336486251397123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 14, 2020</a>
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<p id="ItTP3w">First pitch from Marlins Park is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET and can be seen on Fox Sports South. </p>
https://www.batterypower.com/2020/8/14/21368988/braves-vs-marlins-lineups-travis-darnaud-kyle-wrightKris Willis2020-08-14T14:00:00-04:002020-08-14T14:00:00-04:00Kyle Wright, Braves look to snap skid against Marlins
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<p>Kyle Wright will make his fourth start of the season in Friday’s opener in Miami. </p> <p id="iJBnMJ">The Atlanta Braves will make their final stop on their nine-game road trip when they open up a three-game set with the Miami Marlins on Friday. Atlanta has lost three straight and are just 2-4 on their trip after suffering a two-game sweep at the hands of the New York Yankees. The Braves enjoyed their first scheduled off day of the season on Thursday and will enter this weekend’s series with an 11-9 record. </p>
<p id="x1N9BV">Kyle Wright will be making his fourth start of the season for Atlanta and is looking to put it all together. Wright has shown flashes over his first three starts but with varying degrees of success. He allowed six hits and four runs over six innings in his last start against the Phillies. All four of those runs came in the fourth inning on a pair of home runs. He issued three more walks giving him a total of 10 over his first 12 innings. Fastball command has been Wright’s biggest issue and the Braves need him to be aggressive and pound the strikezone. </p>
<p id="YCfFPE">The Marlins will counter with right-hander Pablo Lopez who is off to a good start this season. Lopez will be making his third start of the season. He allowed five hits and two earned runs in five innings in his last start against the Mets. Lopez has never beaten Atlanta despite posting a 3.54 ERA in five career starts. </p>
<p id="2rSUjy">The injury bug continues to bite the Braves as Ronald Acuña Jr. will sit out the entire series in Miami due to a wrist injury. Acuña had his wrist examined while the team was in New York and tests revealed just inflammation. Atlanta is hoping that he will be able to return after three more days of rest. The team is also without second baseman Ozzie Albies and DH Matt Adams who are both on the injured list. Albies is dealing with a sore wrist of his own while Adams has a hamstring strain. </p>
<p id="iQHwj7">Atlanta went 15-4 against the Marlins in 2019 and are 29-9 over the last two seasons. </p>
<h3 id="B2ca8B"><strong>Game Info</strong></h3>
<p id="Iq4RLm"><strong>Game Date/Time:</strong> Friday, August 14, 7:10 p.m. ET</p>
<p id="PWosw7"><strong>Location:</strong> Marlins Park, Miami, Florida</p>
<p id="VqdDMJ"><strong>TV:</strong> Fox Sports South</p>
<p id="rfYFlq"><strong>Streaming:</strong> MLB.tv</p>
<p id="dbcxaG"><strong>Radio:</strong> 680 AM / 93.7 FM The Fan, WNNX 100.5, Braves Radio Network</p>
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