re: ATL Thread 7/6: Cardinals (Mikolas) @ Braves (Fried) - Braves Win!

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and since we started our run of division titles, we've fared pretty well against Scherzer compared to the rest of the league. For the last few years he has typically had around a 3 ERA against us which is one of the better offensive outputs against him as a team.

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Yep, they have, indeed. We tend to take him deep fairly often, which is how you gotta beat someone like him. I certainly like our chances of continuing that trend, and we'll have Fried on the mound in that game.

I wonder if that's why Snit took Fried out after only 82 pitches last night. Maybe he wanted to make sure he'd be nice and fresh to take that game deep. Considering our 'pen had to cover nine innings over the previous two games, I was rather surprised at the move.