Full Transcript for Braves Phinally Conquer Postseason Phillies; Head To LA For NLDS

were up 3-1. A little bit of a bullpen collapse 39 00:02:11.020 --> 00:02:14.449 there towards the end in the top of the eighth inning. Phillies, 40 00:02:14.729 --> 00:02:18.150 Schwarber and Bryce Harper, they go back to back. They 41 00:02:18.270 --> 00:02:19.889 end up tying the game. And then Alec Bone with 42 00:02:19.930 --> 00:02:21.870 a big home run in the top of the 10th 43 00:02:21.949 --> 00:02:25.349 inning in game two gives the Phillies a 4-3 lead. 44 00:02:25.800 --> 00:02:26.939 That was the final score, 4-3. 45 00:02:27.180 --> 00:02:30.120 But then yesterday, Braves answer back at home. 46 00:02:30.159 --> 00:02:34.729 They end up winning the game 6-2. And They had 47 00:02:34.770 --> 00:02:35.909 an unusual starter. 48 00:02:35.930 --> 00:02:38.270 It was the lefty reliever Ray Kerr on the mound 49 00:02:38.330 --> 00:02:39.530 for the Braves, so it was going to be a 50 00:02:39.569 --> 00:02:43.800 bullpen game. That was the game plan, start with Ray 51 00:02:43.819 --> 00:02:47.620 Kerr and then have Grant Holmes come in, see how 52 00:02:47.639 --> 00:02:50.139 long he could go, and then finish it off with 53 00:02:50.159 --> 00:02:51.000 the rest of the bullpen. 54 00:02:51.659 --> 00:02:54.409 And the Braves were going up against Aaron Nola, the veteran. 55 00:02:55.629 --> 00:02:56.650 They didn't go with Zach. 56 00:02:56.449 --> 00:03:01.550 Wheeler, which he did pitch in the game, probably came 57 00:03:01.590 --> 00:03:04.020 in a little too late. And I think that's what 58 00:03:04.060 --> 00:03:09.020 Philly fans are saying. They're questioning why was Zach Wheeler 59 00:03:09.060 --> 00:03:11.219 not starting that game if he was going to be 60 00:03:11.379 --> 00:03:12.539 used eventually. 61 00:03:12.599 --> 00:03:16.860 So when I saw that Nola was starting, I was happy. Listen, 62 00:03:16.879 --> 00:03:17.300 I was happy. 63 00:03:17.360 --> 00:03:20.219 I know he had a bit of a rough year 64 00:03:20.259 --> 00:03:23.650 this year. But also, the Braves hit him pretty good. 65 00:03:23.659 --> 00:03:26.810 And that's exactly what we saw there in yesterday's ballgame. 66 00:03:27.330 --> 00:03:29.430 Let me just double check here the Instagram again. 67 00:03:29.449 --> 00:03:36.439 Okay. Let's check something here. Here we go. And why 68 00:03:36.520 --> 00:03:40.849 is there something live? Trying to record. 69 00:03:40.870 --> 00:03:43.409 I just got some food delivered. Shout out to Alipop. 70 00:03:44.370 --> 00:03:46.849 Shout out to Alipop. Shout out to somebody. 71 00:03:46.870 --> 00:03:50.879 Delete those. We in the building. Oh, we got a treat. 72 00:03:51.180 --> 00:03:51.659 We got a treat. 73 00:03:52.939 --> 00:03:54.840 We got a treat for Jax here. So, Jax, you 74 00:03:54.879 --> 00:03:58.879 got a treat too, bro? Yeah. Good boy. Jax is 75 00:03:58.930 --> 00:04:02.409 over here. If you hear him, I don't know if 76 00:04:02.430 --> 00:04:04.169 you guys hear him, but he got. 77 00:04:04.090 -->

00:04:07.710 A treat delivered too. So that's good to see. My 78 00:04:07.729 --> 00:04:13.469 boy's getting taken care of. Anyways, back to the game. Yeah, 79 00:04:13.530 --> 00:04:16.209 so it was Aaron Nola on the mound for the Phillies. 80 00:04:17.470 --> 00:04:20.439 He ends up going just an inning and two-thirds, gives 81 00:04:20.509 --> 00:04:21.800 up three earned runs. 82 00:04:22.779 --> 00:04:25.839 And Ray Kerr outdoiled him. He outdoiled him, the reliever. 83 00:04:25.860 --> 00:04:29.660 It was kind of, he wanted him to at least 84 00:04:29.699 --> 00:04:30.819 go around that lineup twice. 85 00:04:31.350 --> 00:04:34.050 That's exactly what he does. That's exactly what he did. 86 00:04:34.189 --> 00:04:36.050 Jackson's over here choking on a tree. Of course, you okay? 87 00:04:36.490 --> 00:04:40.310 He's okay. He seems to be okay. But Ray Kerr 88 00:04:40.829 --> 00:04:41.189 is able to. 89 00:04:41.189 --> 00:04:45.110 Go through the big lefties twice, which is Kyle Schwarber 90 00:04:45.310 --> 00:04:48.189 and Bryce Harper. So, again, we'll get into that. So, 91 00:04:48.610 --> 00:04:51.389 top of the first inning, Ray Kerr, again, getting the 92 00:04:51.410 --> 00:04:53.000 start on the mound. He gets straight turn at a 93 00:04:53.040 --> 00:04:55.160 pop out. That's out number one. 94 00:04:55.240 --> 00:04:58.160 Kyle Schwarber ends up lining one out to left field. 95 00:04:58.199 --> 00:05:01.189 He gets on base. But then Ray Kerr regroups. He 96 00:05:01.209 --> 00:05:03.670 gets Bryce Harper swinging with a cutter outside. 97 00:05:03.870 --> 00:05:05.569 Filthy, filthy, filthy. 98 00:05:05.949 --> 00:05:07.889 That's out number two, and then he gets Alec Bone 99 00:05:08.149 --> 00:05:09.980 to ground one of the middle. Albies to his right 100 00:05:10.000 --> 00:05:13.040 and makes the throw to first. That is the third 101 00:05:13.199 --> 00:05:15.839 out of the inning, inning over. Then in the bottom 102 00:05:15.860 --> 00:05:19.160 of the first, Drake Baldwin, he wasn't playing first base swinging, 103 00:05:19.240 --> 00:05:22.819 just misses it, flies it out to center field. That's 104 00:05:22.839 --> 00:05:26.029 the first out of the ballgame. But then Ronald Acuna Jr., 105 00:05:25.910 --> 00:05:27.569 he ends up drawing a one-out walk. 106 00:05:28.009 --> 00:05:28.649 Matt Olsen. 107 00:05:29.139 --> 00:05:31.360 Draws a walk as well. That makes it first and 108 00:05:31.420 --> 00:05:34.079 second with one out. And then it's Michael Harris to 109 00:05:34.100 --> 00:05:37.339 the plate. We know Michael Harris had an off day 110 00:05:38.579 --> 00:05:41.079 the game before. He struggled a bit, hit into two 111 00:05:41.120 --> 00:05:43.810 double plays, which he only had grounded out into three 112 00:05:43.829 --> 00:05:46.410 double plays all season. So it was just one of 113 00:05:46.430 --> 00:05:49.329 those funky games for him in game two. But he 114 00:05:49.389 --> 00:05:50.189 redeems himself.

115 00:05:50.230 --> 00:05:52.670 He cranks one out towards the chop house. 116 00:05:53.110 --> 00:05:55.889 Goes over the wall. That makes it three to nothing. 117 00:05:56.089 --> 00:05:58.250 Braves The Braves let it fly. 118 00:05:58.629 --> 00:06:03.259 That was a big, big swing there by Michael Harris. 119 00:06:04.360 --> 00:06:05.480 So again, early lead. 120 00:06:05.519 --> 00:06:08.500 And then listen, the Braves finally threw the first punch 121 00:06:08.560 --> 00:06:10.899 in this series because in game one, Philly scored first. 122 00:06:11.560 --> 00:06:14.420 Game two, Philly scored first as well. And that puts 123 00:06:14.699 --> 00:06:17.579 pressure on you. That puts pressure on your offense. That 124 00:06:17.600 --> 00:06:20.560 puts pressure on your pitching. So that was big to 125 00:06:20.579 --> 00:06:23.040 be able to score first when you had Ray Kerr. 126 00:06:23.560 --> 00:06:26.040 starting off the ballgame for the Braves. You didn't know 127 00:06:26.079 --> 00:06:27.339 how long he was going to go. You don't know 128 00:06:27.360 --> 00:06:29.399 if he was going to give up some runs early. 129 00:06:29.459 --> 00:06:32.129 So being able to get those three runs in the 130 00:06:32.189 --> 00:06:36.129 first inning was huge. Big, big moment there for the Braves. 131 00:06:36.550 --> 00:06:38.829 Top of the second, Ray Kerr, he gets Bryson Stott 132 00:06:38.850 --> 00:06:41.029 to strike out swing as he opened up the inning. 133 00:06:41.430 --> 00:06:44.029 Then he gets De La Cruz and Edmundo Sosa to 134 00:06:44.370 --> 00:06:47.680 ground out. That's a 1-2-3 inning by Ray Kerr. We 135 00:06:47.709 --> 00:06:50.480 head to the bottom of the second, Riley and Albies 136 00:06:50.870 --> 00:06:55.980 They both cranked some really good line drives. They were 137 00:06:56.000 --> 00:06:58.879 hit right at the fielders out in the outfield. That 138 00:06:58.899 --> 00:07:00.759 makes it two outs in the inning. And Don Smith, 139 00:07:00.779 --> 00:07:03.300 who was getting the start at DH, he ends up 140 00:07:03.319 --> 00:07:06.540 getting a two-out single. And then after that, that's when 141 00:07:06.560 --> 00:07:07.560 Aaron Ola is taken out. 142 00:07:07.759 --> 00:07:11.139 He's taken out. He was off. He was just off. 143 00:07:11.319 --> 00:07:14.019 And again, I'll take it. I was happy to see 144 00:07:14.060 --> 00:07:16.850 that Aaron Ola was getting that start. So, you know, 145 00:07:16.879 --> 00:07:19.819 I wasn't bothered by it at all. So, They end 146 00:07:19.899 --> 00:07:24.490 up taking Aaron Nola out. They bring in Tim Mesa 147 00:07:25.000 --> 00:07:27.829 into face. The lefty, Drake Baldwin. Mesa is able to 148 00:07:27.870 --> 00:07:30.750 get him out. That's the end of the inning. Top 149 00:07:30.790 --> 00:07:33.149 of the third. Ray Kerr back on the mound. We're 150 00:07:33.170 --> 00:07:35.810 still seeing how far he can go. If he's able 151 00:07:35.829 --> 00:07:38.470 to not get into any trouble. And listen, he was 152 00:07:38.509 --> 00:07:41.110 still doing his thing. He gets JT Remuda to fly 153 00:07:41.170 --> 00:07:44.449 out for the first out. And then Dubon and Matt 154 00:07:44.550 --> 00:07:46.329 Olsen connect on the beauty of. 155 00:07:46.449 --> 00:07:48.889 A play on both sides of the field. 156 00:07:49.750 --> 00:07:52.129 A nice play there by Dubon and Matt Olsen with 157 00:07:52.149 --> 00:07:55.750 a nice scoop, nice pick. That makes it the second 158 00:07:55.790 --> 00:07:57.029 out of the inning. And it was a speedy run. 159 00:07:57.069 --> 00:07:59.889 It was Justin Crawford. So that was a big out 160 00:07:59.970 --> 00:08:00.430 right there. 161 00:08:01.129 --> 00:08:01.810 And then he gets. 162 00:08:03.269 --> 00:08:06.370 Trey Turner to fly out to left. So, again, he 163 00:08:06.389 --> 00:08:10.129 gets through the order with no issues. That was great 164 00:08:10.230 --> 00:08:13.990 to see there by Ray Kerr. Let me just– Jax 165 00:08:14.029 --> 00:08:17.500 is over here grilling me, bro. He's grilling me, so 166 00:08:17.569 --> 00:08:20.660 I got to stop this. Give him another treat. 167 00:08:20.540 --> 00:08:24.040 Because he look like he about to swing on me. 168 00:08:24.600 --> 00:08:28.800 Here you go, sir. There you go. Thanks for playing, Jax. 169 00:08:30.120 --> 00:08:34.000 Anyways, Ray Kerr gets out of that inning cleanly. Then 170 00:08:34.039 --> 00:08:36.440 we go into the bottom of the third inning. Tim 171 00:08:36.480 --> 00:08:40.110 Mazur just came in to face that one hitter in 172 00:08:40.139 --> 00:08:42.509 Drake Baldwin. And then that's when the Phillies bring in 173 00:08:42.909 --> 00:08:47.289 their ace, Zach Wheeler. He comes in in relief. Acuna, though, 174 00:08:47.309 --> 00:08:50.659 he greets him with an... a leadoff single to open 175 00:08:50.700 --> 00:08:51.120 up the inning. 176 00:08:51.139 --> 00:08:54.720 Then Matt Olsen hits into a fielder's choice. Cunha is retired. 177 00:08:55.919 --> 00:08:58.429 He's called out on second base. 178 00:08:59.309 --> 00:09:02.909 And then Zach Wheeler is able to get the next 179 00:09:02.950 --> 00:09:07.090 two hitters. So that's inning over there for Zach Wheeler. 180 00:09:07.110 --> 00:09:09.779 No runs given up by him there. Top of the fourth, 181 00:09:10.620 --> 00:09:14.039 Ray Curry gives up a leadoff walk to Kyle Schwarber. 182 00:09:14.059 --> 00:09:17.419 And then Bryce Harper hits a sharp line drive over 183 00:09:17.440 --> 00:09:22.000 the shortstop. Mauricio Dubon, bro, he sacrificed his body, dough, body. 184 00:09:22.039 --> 00:09:23.379 I think he hit him in the chest or the 185 00:09:23.659 --> 00:09:25.870 rib cage, whatever the heck it was. But he was 186 00:09:25.899 --> 00:09:28.470 able to stop it. And, of course, Schwarber had to 187 00:09:28.509 --> 00:09:30.649 stop to wait and see if he was going to 188 00:09:30.669 --> 00:09:34.629 catch that line drive. Obviously, Mauricio

Dubon didn't. So he's 189 00:09:34.669 --> 00:09:38.169 able to recover, flip over a second, and Schwarber is 190 00:09:38.250 --> 00:09:40.309 out at second. So now you got one out and 191 00:09:40.409 --> 00:09:44.009 one on for Alec Boehm coming up. And then this 192 00:09:44.090 --> 00:09:47.929 is when Grant Holmes– So again, Ray Kerr is able 193 00:09:47.950 --> 00:09:51.549 to go through those two big power hitters in the 194 00:09:51.549 --> 00:09:53.039 Phillies lineup twice. 195 00:09:53.039 --> 00:09:55.789 It's perfect. Exactly how you had it drawn up. 196 00:09:55.789 --> 00:09:58.860 And Grant Holmes was able to come in to face 197 00:09:58.960 --> 00:10:01.879 the righty Alec Bowman. Listen, Ray Kerr, he got a 198 00:10:01.899 --> 00:10:05.379 great ovation. And he was taking it all in. 199 00:10:05.440 --> 00:10:07.159 He was over here. He even gave a chop back 200 00:10:07.179 --> 00:10:09.580 to the crowd. Well-deserved. Well-deserved. 201 00:10:09.639 --> 00:10:12.919 He had an outstanding performance and wouldn't have been able 202 00:10:12.960 --> 00:10:14.779 to win this game without him. 203 00:10:14.820 --> 00:10:17.419 So shout out to Ray Kerr. You killed it. 204 00:10:17.419 --> 00:10:20.929 That was an awesome performance by him. So then Grant 205 00:10:20.950 --> 00:10:24.080 Holmes comes in. First hitter he faces, Alec Boehm. He 206 00:10:24.100 --> 00:10:28.639 has a tapper to him, to his right. It was 207 00:10:28.679 --> 00:10:30.200 kind of like a juggling act, bro. 208 00:10:31.159 --> 00:10:32.559 Juggling act. Ball's in the air. 209 00:10:32.620 --> 00:10:35.379 Grant Holmes running, trying to get a good grip on it. 210 00:10:35.399 --> 00:10:36.440 He finally gets it. 211 00:10:36.460 --> 00:10:37.019 He recovers. 212 00:10:37.070 --> 00:10:39.950 He throws to first. He's able to get Alec Boehm 213 00:10:39.970 --> 00:10:43.690 in time. I wonder what happens if he doesn't make 214 00:10:43.730 --> 00:10:44.230 that play. 215 00:10:44.649 --> 00:10:47.350 I really do. It might have gotten a little ugly, 216 00:10:47.409 --> 00:10:49.529 but thankfully he's able to make the play. 217 00:10:50.009 --> 00:10:53.320 So then you got two outs for runners on second base, 218 00:10:53.340 --> 00:10:57.580 but a nice juggling act there by Grant Holmes. And 219 00:10:57.600 --> 00:11:01.000 then after that, he's able to get Bryson Stopp to 220 00:11:01.019 --> 00:11:01.860 strike out looking. 221 00:11:02.360 --> 00:11:05.820 That is the end of the inning. Bottom of the fourth, 222 00:11:06.460 --> 00:11:07.399 Ozzie Albies. 223 00:11:08.019 --> 00:11:12.070 He hits a two-run shot. That makes it five to nothing. 224 00:11:12.110 --> 00:11:13.230 Braves, I'm going crazy. 225 00:11:13.730 --> 00:11:17.409 Jacks is right here again looking at me, waiting for 226 00:11:17.470 --> 00:11:18.009 a treat. 227 00:11:18.970 --> 00:11:22.190 Here you go, my friend. He is going crazy as well. 228 00:11:22.289 --> 00:11:24.909 Sale was wagging all over the place. Braves take a 229 00:11:24.990 --> 00:11:29.870 big 5-0 lead. Was I still feeling confident at this point? 230 00:11:30.929 --> 00:11:31.110 No. 231 00:11:31.590 --> 00:11:34.269 I was still shook because I know what that Phillies 232 00:11:34.330 --> 00:11:36.809 offense is capable of against us. And just because of 233 00:11:36.830 --> 00:11:40.710 previous years, it's like we've been better than them. 234 00:11:41.690 --> 00:11:45.289 We've been better than them. But in the playoffs, I 235 00:11:45.309 --> 00:11:47.149 don't know, man. They just wanted it a little bit more. 236 00:11:47.200 --> 00:11:49.889 I don't know what it's been, but So even though 237 00:11:49.909 --> 00:11:52.529 we were up 5-0, I was still not feeling confident 238 00:11:53.750 --> 00:11:57.669 up to this point. So big home run there by Ozzie. Again, 239 00:11:57.710 --> 00:12:00.149 the Braves letting it fly. That's the second time they 240 00:12:00.169 --> 00:12:03.169 let it fly in this ballgame. Top of the fifth, 241 00:12:04.730 --> 00:12:06.850 Brandon LaCruz, he gets a leadoff single up the middle. 242 00:12:07.610 --> 00:12:10.029 Brandon Marsh comes in to pinch hit. He draws a walk, 243 00:12:10.049 --> 00:12:12.029 and that makes it first and second with no outs. 244 00:12:12.649 --> 00:12:12.850 J.T. 245 00:12:12.990 --> 00:12:16.110 Ramuto, he ends up flying out. That makes it first 246 00:12:16.149 --> 00:12:19.899 and second with one out, and then– Grant Holmes, he 247 00:12:19.940 --> 00:12:25.039 gets Justin Crawford to ground out into a 4-6-3 double 248 00:12:25.080 --> 00:12:28.059 play inning over. Big double play there by Grant Holmes 249 00:12:28.539 --> 00:12:31.389 to get out of that jam. Top of the sixth inning, 250 00:12:31.429 --> 00:12:35.230 Kyle Schwarber, he sends a one-out single out to right field. 251 00:12:36.649 --> 00:12:40.129 Bryce Harper comes up next. This is when Walt Weiss 252 00:12:40.210 --> 00:12:45.220 brings in Robert Suarez. Suarez, he's greeted by a Bryce 253 00:12:45.240 --> 00:12:48.169 Harper double. That makes it second and third. For the 254 00:12:48.250 --> 00:12:51.750 Philadelphia Phillies with one out. And then Alec Boehm, he 255 00:12:51.769 --> 00:12:55.440 ends up grounding out to short. Schrober scores on that play. 256 00:12:55.460 --> 00:12:59.559 So that's 5-1. Braves lead cut down a little bit. 257 00:13:00.600 --> 00:13:02.600 But then Suarez is able to get Bryson Stott out 258 00:13:02.659 --> 00:13:04.100 to fly out. 259 00:13:04.159 --> 00:13:09.320 And that makes it an ending fly out. So that's 260 00:13:09.379 --> 00:13:12.429 a big spot right there. Could have been uglier. Robert 261 00:13:12.450 --> 00:13:13.710 Suarez only allowing one run. 262 00:13:14.840 --> 00:13:17.100 He puts out the fire, which is a big performance 263 00:13:17.120 --> 00:13:20.000 by him, especially him coming back from the I.L. just 264 00:13:20.039 --> 00:13:24.000 a week before the

regular season ended. So it was 265 00:13:24.039 --> 00:13:26.120 good to see him have that sort of outing there 266 00:13:26.279 --> 00:13:29.889 in that ballgame. Bottom of the sixth, Austin Riley, Ozzie Alves, 267 00:13:29.909 --> 00:13:33.129 they draw back-to-back two out walks, but Zach Wheeler ends 268 00:13:33.190 --> 00:13:34.429 up striking out Dom Smith. 269 00:13:35.509 --> 00:13:37.870 ABS system confirmed that it was a close one, but the. 270 00:13:37.870 --> 00:13:40.860 ABS system, they confirmed that it was indeed a strike. 271 00:13:40.879 --> 00:13:44.379 So that is an ending strike out there. Top of 272 00:13:44.399 --> 00:13:46.759 the seven. Walt Weiss going to another arm that he's 273 00:13:46.799 --> 00:13:48.539 trusted the entire season. 274 00:13:48.570 --> 00:13:49.000 The rookie. 275 00:13:49.070 --> 00:13:51.330 Diddy Irv. When does he come in? He got to 276 00:13:51.350 --> 00:13:54.889 say one, two, three, inning. Inning over. Clean inning. We're 277 00:13:54.909 --> 00:13:55.889 going to the bottom of the seven. 278 00:13:55.909 --> 00:13:59.070 We're getting closer and closer to getting this victory against 279 00:13:59.490 --> 00:14:03.549 the Philadelphia Phillies. And here's Jax again grilling me. This 280 00:14:03.570 --> 00:14:05.970 dude wants his treats, bro. He ain't even playing around today. 281 00:14:06.870 --> 00:14:09.250 Here you go, sir. Thanks for playing. 282 00:14:09.269 --> 00:14:09.610 There he goes. 283 00:14:10.529 --> 00:14:14.500 He knows I got the treats, so he's going crazy. But, um, Anyways, 284 00:14:14.620 --> 00:14:15.409 where were we? 285 00:14:16.350 --> 00:14:18.570 Bottom of the seventh. Bottom of the seventh after the 286 00:14:18.610 --> 00:14:23.669 Didier Fuentes clean inning. Matt Olsen sends one out to 287 00:14:23.990 --> 00:14:28.750 left center field. He's looking at it all disgusted like 288 00:14:28.769 --> 00:14:32.549 he's been doing every single home run this year. Sends 289 00:14:32.600 --> 00:14:35.919 it out towards the chop house. Six to two, excuse me, 290 00:14:35.960 --> 00:14:38.039 six to one Braves up to this point. 291 00:14:38.399 --> 00:14:39.059 Top of the eighth. 292 00:14:39.120 --> 00:14:41.440 And it's great to get some insurance because I'm telling you, 293 00:14:41.500 --> 00:14:45.820 I was never confident in this ballgame. Until Chris Sill 294 00:14:45.840 --> 00:14:47.200 came in. We're going to talk about that in a 295 00:14:47.220 --> 00:14:50.039 little bit. Top of the eighth, Dylan Dodd is now 296 00:14:50.080 --> 00:14:53.100 brought in. 297 00:14:53.610 --> 00:14:56.629 To relieve Didier Fuentes. 298 00:14:57.370 --> 00:14:59.190 Derrick Hill greets him with a pinch hit triple. 299 00:14:59.690 --> 00:15:01.649 He had a shot out to his right field. Acuna 300 00:15:01.669 --> 00:15:04.169 tries to make a leaping catch. Goes over him. 301 00:15:04.210 --> 00:15:06.710 Bounces off the wall. Derrick Hill was in great speed. 302 00:15:06.769 --> 00:15:09.549 He's able to make it into third safely after that. 303 00:15:09.610 --> 00:15:11.970 Trey Turner hits a deep fly out to center field. 304 00:15:12.870 --> 00:15:14.350 Hill was able to score on that one, so that 305 00:15:14.929 --> 00:15:18.870 Makes it 6-2 Phillies. Schwarber hits a deep fly to 306 00:15:18.909 --> 00:15:20.409 right field. I got scared when he hit this one 307 00:15:20.450 --> 00:15:21.090 out to right field. 308 00:15:21.129 --> 00:15:22.169 I'm not going to lie. I got shook. 309 00:15:22.669 --> 00:15:25.649 He kind of one-armed it. Acuna is able to make 310 00:15:25.690 --> 00:15:29.340 the catch. So, still, you got a 6-2 lead with 311 00:15:29.360 --> 00:15:32.700 two outs. And this is where you have Bryce Harper 312 00:15:32.720 --> 00:15:36.299 coming up. This is when Walt Weiss comes out the dugout. 313 00:15:37.059 --> 00:15:41.700 He brings in Chris Sale. Chris Sale, game one starter, 314 00:15:41.720 --> 00:15:44.350 the ace. He brings them in. This would have been 315 00:15:44.389 --> 00:15:47.309 his bullpen session. And we saw this with the Miami Marlins. 316 00:15:47.330 --> 00:15:49.370 They were doing that towards the end of the year. 317 00:15:49.889 --> 00:15:56.029 They had their starters, their aces, Tender Gandara, pitching in 318 00:15:56.070 --> 00:16:00.730 relief on the days that it was scheduled bullpen session. 319 00:16:00.769 --> 00:16:03.720 So the Braves doing that a little bit. They didn't 320 00:16:03.740 --> 00:16:05.379 want to take no risk. We can't take no risk, bro. 321 00:16:05.389 --> 00:16:07.440 It's the Phillies. Phillies have owned us in the playoffs. 322 00:16:07.940 --> 00:16:09.080 It is what it is. You got to call it 323 00:16:09.100 --> 00:16:13.029 what it is. So we weren't taking any chances. Chris 324 00:16:13.049 --> 00:16:13.690 Sale comes in. 325 00:16:13.710 --> 00:16:15.809 He ends up striking out Bryce Harper on a slider 326 00:16:15.830 --> 00:16:19.350 that actually got away from Dre Baldwin. And I guess 327 00:16:19.389 --> 00:16:21.730 with the noise, as soon as he swung, Bryce Harper 328 00:16:21.750 --> 00:16:22.809 starts taking off his gear. 329 00:16:22.830 --> 00:16:26.210 Ball gets away. Baldwin didn't even know where the ball 330 00:16:26.230 --> 00:16:26.909 was at at first. 331 00:16:27.909 --> 00:16:32.730 But thankfully for the crowd going crazy, making noise, Harper 332 00:16:32.769 --> 00:16:36.029 never noticed. Baldwin's able to recover, get the ball, make 333 00:16:36.049 --> 00:16:39.080 the throw to first. And that is how they complete 334 00:16:39.100 --> 00:16:43.509 the strikeout inning over there. And then top of the ninth, 335 00:16:44.250 --> 00:16:46.389 this is when I started feeling a little bit more confident. 336 00:16:46.409 --> 00:16:48.600 You know what I'm saying? When Chris Hill came in, 337 00:16:49.100 --> 00:16:50.659 that's when I was like, all right, we got this one. 338 00:16:51.399 -->

00:16:51.860 It's over. 339 00:16:51.879 --> 00:16:54.480 It's GG's. Top of the ninth, of course, Chris Hill 340 00:16:54.519 --> 00:16:56.919 comes back in. He gives up a leadoff single to 341 00:16:56.960 --> 00:16:57.840 Alec Bone, but then he. 342 00:16:57.759 --> 00:17:00.279 Gets Bryce to stop, to pop out. 343 00:17:01.440 --> 00:17:03.960 He gets Brian De La Cruz striking out, and then 344 00:17:03.980 --> 00:17:06.890 he gets a pinch hitter, Kemp, to strike out as well. 345 00:17:06.930 --> 00:17:09.269 That's out number three. Braves win. 346 00:17:09.559 --> 00:17:13.670 Finally beat the postseason Phillies, and they are heading to 347 00:17:13.710 --> 00:17:18.970 Los Angeles to face the defending champions, the back-to-back champions 348 00:17:19.150 --> 00:17:24.190 in the LA Dodgers. So, a great series, and I'm 349 00:17:24.230 --> 00:17:26.380 glad that our Braves were able to come out on 350 00:17:26.430 --> 00:17:31.279 top finally for once. Remember, we were 0-3 in playoff 351 00:17:31.559 --> 00:17:35.579 series against the Philadelphia Phillies, and the latest ones were 352 00:17:36.000 --> 00:17:39.019 in 22 and 23 when they eliminated us. So, This 353 00:17:39.059 --> 00:17:42.279 was finally great to see the Braves get over that 354 00:17:42.319 --> 00:17:46.019 hump that were the Philadelphia Phillies. Now the next matchup, 355 00:17:46.119 --> 00:17:49.740 like I said, the National League Division Series is going 356 00:17:49.759 --> 00:17:52.299 to be out in L.A. facing the NL West champion 357 00:17:52.839 --> 00:17:56.819 Los Angeles Dodgers. They have the second seed in the playoffs. 358 00:17:57.319 --> 00:18:00.140 As for the regular season, Braves have had their number 359 00:18:00.380 --> 00:18:04.059 in this season. Five wins to one loss. So they 360 00:18:04.099 --> 00:18:06.200 won five out of six games the Atlanta Braves did. 361 00:18:06.480 --> 00:18:10.640 They outscored the Dodgers 26 runs. So that's something good 362 00:18:10.660 --> 00:18:15.069 to be able to bring into this series. All time wise, 363 00:18:15.509 --> 00:18:19.789 this is a six postseason series against both teams. Dodgers 364 00:18:19.829 --> 00:18:22.089 have the edge in that one. They are three and 365 00:18:22.150 --> 00:18:26.710 two against the Braves. The last one, the three that 366 00:18:26.730 --> 00:18:31.009 they won were in 20. The first one was in 2013, 2018, 367 00:18:31.009 --> 00:18:34.130 and then in 2020 when they ended up winning the 368 00:18:34.190 --> 00:18:37.009 World Series after that. For the Braves, they only won 369 00:18:37.049 --> 00:18:41.029 two in 96. the first matchup they had between them, 370 00:18:41.069 --> 00:18:43.529 and they won the last one that they had between them, 371 00:18:43.549 --> 00:18:46.359 which is in 2021 when we went on to win 372 00:18:46.779 --> 00:18:50.059 the World Series ourselves. So it's going to be a 373 00:18:50.079 --> 00:18:54.980 great matchup, but you've got a tough

task ahead. The Dodgers, 374 00:18:55.599 --> 00:18:59.339 to become the first three-time defending champions, is the 98-2000 375 00:18:59.920 --> 00:19:02.640 New York Yankees. So it's not going to be easy. 376 00:19:03.180 --> 00:19:06.160 You're already kind of starting at a disadvantage because, We 377 00:19:06.200 --> 00:19:07.769 don't know who's going to be starting game one for 378 00:19:07.789 --> 00:19:10.569 the Braves. I really don't know who they're going to 379 00:19:10.609 --> 00:19:13.490 have starting that first game. It's definitely not going to 380 00:19:13.509 --> 00:19:17.299 be Chris Sale. Tyler Malley, I don't think it'll be him. 381 00:19:19.279 --> 00:19:22.220 Martin Perez, obviously, he's still on the IL. I don't 382 00:19:22.240 --> 00:19:25.319 think he's going to be back. Bryce Elder, he's still 383 00:19:25.339 --> 00:19:27.180 on the IL. I don't think he's coming back either. 384 00:19:27.259 --> 00:19:31.289 So it's going to be an interesting decision that the 385 00:19:31.309 --> 00:19:33.569 Braves will be making when it comes to Who's going 386 00:19:33.589 --> 00:19:34.970 to be starting game one for the Braves? 387 00:19:34.990 --> 00:19:36.990 We know who's starting for the Dodgers. It's Tarek Skubal. 388 00:19:37.549 --> 00:19:41.779 He's 12-7 this season with a 2.72 ERA. 389 00:19:42.660 --> 00:19:47.720 Interestingly enough, a guy that does well against, or. 390 00:19:47.640 --> 00:19:50.920 Has done well against Tarek Skubal is Lane Thomas, who 391 00:19:50.940 --> 00:19:53.420 the Braves acquired in the tread deadline. He was out 392 00:19:53.539 --> 00:19:57.000 for the first round. He seems to be looking good. 393 00:19:57.059 --> 00:19:59.839 He might be able to be back for this series. 394 00:19:59.880 --> 00:20:02.140 Hopefully he is. That'll give the Braves a different look 395 00:20:02.700 --> 00:20:04.950 and a little bit of an advantage there when it 396 00:20:04.970 --> 00:20:06.269 comes to facing Tarek Skubal. 397 00:20:07.150 --> 00:20:10.019 But going back to the Braves' I'm wondering if they're 398 00:20:10.039 --> 00:20:12.299 going to have to do another bullpen game. But again, 399 00:20:12.880 --> 00:20:15.299 that's going to put you at a disadvantage. Dodgers are 400 00:20:15.339 --> 00:20:15.720 all set. 401 00:20:15.740 --> 00:20:17.680 They're all ready. They got the rotation all set. 402 00:20:18.400 --> 00:20:22.640 And you're going in there just having done a bullpen 403 00:20:22.660 --> 00:20:24.200 game yourself. And now you're going to have to do 404 00:20:24.880 --> 00:20:29.950 most likely a second bullpen game in a row to 405 00:20:29.970 --> 00:20:33.529 start the series against them. So I'm wondering, they only 406 00:20:33.589 --> 00:20:38.410 carried 11 pitchers. In this first series, it was a 407 00:20:38.430 --> 00:20:41.170 shorter series, so they only carried 11 pitchers and not 408 00:20:41.190 --> 00:20:44.940 all of them were utilized either. So, you know, I 409

00:20:45.000 --> 00:20:47.500 wonder if it's a longer series now, it's five games 410 00:20:47.660 --> 00:20:50.299 if necessary. So I'm wondering if they're going to at 411 00:20:50.339 --> 00:20:53.819 least drop one position player and bring up another arm. 412 00:20:53.859 --> 00:20:56.029 I'm assuming at minimum they are going to do that 413 00:20:56.309 --> 00:20:58.130 and might be bringing up two arms and they might 414 00:20:58.150 --> 00:21:00.630 have to switch, drop another position player. 415 00:21:00.650 --> 00:21:03.750 I'm not sure. what they'll be thinking there, but I'm 416 00:21:03.849 --> 00:21:07.009 thinking maybe they're going to bring up A.J. Smith-Shobber, drop 417 00:21:07.049 --> 00:21:10.779 Luke Williams. That's just me. I'm not an insider, so 418 00:21:10.819 --> 00:21:11.130 I don't know. 419 00:21:11.740 --> 00:21:13.180 I don't know if that's what they're thinking, and then 420 00:21:13.220 --> 00:21:15.759 I'm wondering if they're going to have Brett Suter start 421 00:21:15.779 --> 00:21:18.220 game one as an opener and then piggyback A.J. 422 00:21:18.240 --> 00:21:23.299 Smith-Shobber after him, so something to keep an eye on. Again, 423 00:21:23.319 --> 00:21:23.809 I'm not sure. 424 00:21:23.849 --> 00:21:26.730 That's what I would do if I was running the show, 425 00:21:27.410 --> 00:21:29.869 but I'm not running the show. All I want is 426 00:21:29.890 --> 00:21:32.910 the chopstick, so I can't really tell you what's going 427 00:21:32.930 --> 00:21:36.069 to happen. But tomorrow the rosters would be announced. The 428 00:21:36.170 --> 00:21:39.549 official National League Division Series rosters will be announced. So 429 00:21:39.809 --> 00:21:41.849 that's one move that I would have made. I would 430 00:21:41.890 --> 00:21:45.170 probably just go and bring up H.E. Smith-Schaber and maybe 431 00:21:45.190 --> 00:21:47.710 drop someone down like Luke Williams or Deshaun Kersey. But 432 00:21:47.750 --> 00:21:50.890 Deshaun Kersey has good speed, and it may come in 433 00:21:50.930 --> 00:21:54.549 handy in this series. So probably Luke Williams and then 434 00:21:54.589 --> 00:21:57.829 maybe Roddy Tellez and bring up another arm as well. 435 00:21:58.470 --> 00:21:59.690 But, again, that's just me. 436 00:22:01.680 --> 00:22:04.000 Or if you got Lane Thomas being able to be 437 00:22:04.039 --> 00:22:07.660 brought back, then that's another guy that you're going to 438 00:22:07.680 --> 00:22:09.569 have to drop someone else also. 439 00:22:09.619 --> 00:22:11.450 So, I mean, we'll see. 440 00:22:11.460 --> 00:22:14.390 It's something to keep an eye out for. But again, 441 00:22:14.410 --> 00:22:17.529 the rosters will be announced tomorrow morning. And then we'll 442 00:22:17.549 --> 00:22:20.470 see from there who the Braves will be going with 443 00:22:21.230 --> 00:22:23.750 in terms of the entire roster and in terms of 444 00:22:23.809 --> 00:22:27.529 who's starting the game tomorrow. So the schedule is as follows. 445 00:22:27.549 --> 00:22:31.200 Tomorrow is game one. It's going to be at 4 p.m. 446 00:22:31.299 --> 00:22:34.039 This is going to be shown on Fox and Fox One, 447 00:22:34.180 --> 00:22:36.240 the app. I got to figure out how to get 448 00:22:36.980 --> 00:22:39.519 these games on. I don't have any Fox subscriptions, so 449 00:22:39.579 --> 00:22:41.410 I'm going to have to figure something out. 450 00:22:41.480 --> 00:22:42.869 They got a free trial. I think that's what I 451 00:22:42.900 --> 00:22:44.420 did last year. I think I had a free trial 452 00:22:44.440 --> 00:22:46.309 or something, and I was able to watch the games 453 00:22:46.349 --> 00:22:47.119 on my phone and stuff. 454 00:22:47.160 --> 00:22:49.190 I'm going to see if I'm able to do that 455 00:22:49.410 --> 00:22:52.789 this year. If anybody has a Fox subscription, send it over. 456 00:22:52.809 --> 00:22:53.930 Holler at your boy. 457 00:22:53.950 --> 00:22:55.119 Send it over. Hook me up. 458 00:22:56.170 --> 00:22:58.490 But anyways, Game 1, again, that's going to be tomorrow 459 00:22:58.509 --> 00:23:00.569 on Saturday, October 3rd, 4 p.m. 460 00:23:00.589 --> 00:23:01.049 Start time. 461 00:23:01.089 --> 00:23:04.130 That's an early bird special out there in L.A. That's 462 00:23:04.170 --> 00:23:06.670 a 1 o'clock local time, right? So it's an early 463 00:23:06.690 --> 00:23:09.609 game out there. Heart is supposed to be super hot, 464 00:23:09.609 --> 00:23:13.029 100 degrees. So that'll be interesting, a different factor there 465 00:23:13.670 --> 00:23:15.490 in the ballgame. Game 2 is going to be on Sunday. 466 00:23:15.519 --> 00:23:17.720 It's going to be at 8 p.m. That's going to 467 00:23:17.759 --> 00:23:20.480 be on FS1 and Fox 1. Game 3 is going 468 00:23:20.500 --> 00:23:22.980 to be back at Truist. This is the Braves' first 469 00:23:23.000 --> 00:23:26.119 home game in the Division Series. It's going to be 470 00:23:26.180 --> 00:23:29.180 at 6 p.m., same thing, FS1 and Fox 1. Every 471 00:23:29.220 --> 00:23:30.980 other game is going to be on FS1 and Fox 1, 472 00:23:30.960 --> 00:23:32.789 so I don't repeat that. 473 00:23:33.849 --> 00:23:36.119 Game four, if necessary, of course, that's going to be 474 00:23:36.180 --> 00:23:36.769 on Wednesday. 475 00:23:36.789 --> 00:23:39.269 It's going to be at 6 p.m., and then game 476 00:23:39.329 --> 00:23:43.309 five is going to be on Friday. Again, game five, 477 00:23:43.470 --> 00:23:46.509 if necessary, that's going to be on Friday, 8 p.m., 478 00:23:47.230 --> 00:23:52.049 the late-night special, primetime. Hopefully, we do get to game five. Now, 479 00:23:52.089 --> 00:23:54.269 this is what you're probably waiting for. Who is the 480 00:23:54.309 --> 00:23:57.230 chop seed going with? I've got to go with my Braves. 481 00:23:57.309 --> 00:24:00.579 Braves in five. Yes, we're at a disadvantage, but I 482 00:24:00.660 --> 00:24:03.940 still think we match up well against these

guys. 483 00:24:04.019 --> 00:24:04.740 We match up well. 484 00:24:04.880 --> 00:24:07.160 We saw it in the regular season going five and 485 00:24:07.259 --> 00:24:11.789 one against them. I'll score them 26 to 15. The 486 00:24:11.809 --> 00:24:14.410 Braves got to put this one on ice. This is 487 00:24:14.430 --> 00:24:18.269 something they're going to work on. They're going to work 488 00:24:18.329 --> 00:24:21.230 on that this series. They're going to need all the 489 00:24:21.250 --> 00:24:21.990 help they can get. 490 00:24:23.869 --> 00:24:26.779 But, yeah, so we'll see. How the Braves do, but again, 491 00:24:26.819 --> 00:24:29.700 that is my prediction. Braves in five. It's going to 492 00:24:29.720 --> 00:24:30.359 go all the way. 493 00:24:30.940 --> 00:24:34.900 Braves in five, and then we'll be facing the Milwaukee Brewers. 494 00:24:35.619 --> 00:24:39.130 We'll be facing the Brewers out in Milwaukee in the 495 00:24:39.150 --> 00:24:40.130 National League Championship Series. 496 00:24:40.170 --> 00:24:43.329 That's how I got it. Other series, my other predictions. 497 00:24:43.369 --> 00:24:45.769 We got the White Sox at the Cleveland Guardians. 498 00:24:46.569 --> 00:24:48.990 I'm going White Sox. I'm going White Sox in four. 499 00:24:49.490 --> 00:24:52.579 We got the Yankees at the Tampa Bay Rays. I 500 00:24:52.599 --> 00:24:54.660 think this is where it ends for the Yankees. I 501 00:24:54.680 --> 00:24:58.420 got raised in five. And then San Diego at Milwaukee. 502 00:24:58.440 --> 00:25:00.000 You heard me say we're going to face Milwaukee. 503 00:25:00.440 --> 00:25:01.220 That's my prediction. 504 00:25:01.240 --> 00:25:03.279 So I think the Brewers will be coming out of 505 00:25:03.319 --> 00:25:06.109 this series in five games. 506 00:25:08.190 --> 00:25:08.750 That's all I got. 507 00:25:09.089 --> 00:25:12.950 And then the previous, my boy Shino. So shout out 508 00:25:12.970 --> 00:25:16.390 to Shino. He's a big Yankee fan. Yo, Shino, I 509 00:25:16.430 --> 00:25:19.039 think it's over for you, bro. Next round, I think 510 00:25:19.079 --> 00:25:22.750 it's over. Starting tomorrow, Shino. I think it's, like I said, 511 00:25:22.789 --> 00:25:25.890 raising five. It's going to be raising five. Chopsy went 512 00:25:25.910 --> 00:25:27.289 three for four in the previous round. 513 00:25:28.049 --> 00:25:30.809 We went three for four. I had the Yankees. I 514 00:25:32.690 --> 00:25:33.569 had the Yankees. 515 00:25:33.589 --> 00:25:36.390 The only team I went wrong with, I slept on 516 00:25:36.430 --> 00:25:39.329 the Padres. I slept on the Red Hot Padres. I 517 00:25:39.349 --> 00:25:42.170 thought the Cubs were going to take that series in three, 518 00:25:43.130 --> 00:25:45.829 but we saw what the Padres did. They absolutely obliterated 519 00:25:46.430 --> 00:25:50.539 the– Sorry, I just got a notification. 520 00:25:50.579 --> 00:25:51.359 I was over here looking. 521 00:25:51.380 --> 00:25:55.140 They obliterated the Chicago Cubs. Yankees did their thing, too. Yankees, 522 00:25:55.500 --> 00:26:00.420 they destroyed the Boston Red Sox. I wasn't even close. So, yeah, 523 00:26:00.440 --> 00:26:02.210 so Chopsy went three for four last round. 524 00:26:02.690 --> 00:26:05.309 Let's see how we do in this round. But, again, 525 00:26:05.690 --> 00:26:08.509 Braves in five. You heard it here first. We're going 526 00:26:08.529 --> 00:26:11.130 to the National League Championship Series, just like the Knicks, Yanks, 527 00:26:11.190 --> 00:26:18.119 and five, Sheena. Ooh-wee. Ooh-wee. Hey, that Knicks run was epic, man. 528 00:26:18.650 --> 00:26:23.700 What an epic Knicks run. Absolutely epic. But anyway, this 529 00:26:23.880 --> 00:26:27.140 is the Chopsy. This ain't no talk for Knicks. She know. 530 00:26:28.420 --> 00:26:31.259 Thank you for tuning in. Appreciate everyone that tuned in. 531 00:26:32.109 --> 00:26:37.170 We're just doing a quick recap of yesterday's game. Once 532 00:26:37.190 --> 00:26:39.609 we get the rosters out for tomorrow and everything, we'll 533 00:26:39.630 --> 00:26:44.210 do another preview of the NODS. We'll see, again, who's 534 00:26:44.230 --> 00:26:46.519 going to be starting for the Braves. I'm assuming it's 535 00:26:46.539 --> 00:26:48.529 going to be a bullpen game. Maybe they're going to 536 00:26:48.549 --> 00:26:50.230 go with Brett Suter, the lefty, and then. 537 00:26:50.130 --> 00:26:54.849 Piggyback with A.J. Smith-Shower. We'll see if that's what they 538 00:26:54.890 --> 00:26:55.690 decide to do. 539 00:26:55.730 --> 00:26:58.829 So, anyways, thank you guys for tuning in. And one 540 00:26:58.869 --> 00:27:01.190 last message before I leave. 541 00:27:01.210 --> 00:27:02.559 I'm going to leave you guys with this. 542 00:27:03.420 --> 00:27:07.779 Use code CHOPSY20 to save $ 20 off your first purchase 543 00:27:08.000 --> 00:27:08.579 on Seagate. 544 00:27:08.599 --> 00:27:11.220 You want to go watch a playoff game? NFL is 545 00:27:11.240 --> 00:27:14.049 already underway. You want to go watch a concert? Who 546 00:27:14.109 --> 00:27:16.289 is it? Usher, Chris Brown going crazy right now? 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