Friday's Braves Report: Wow, that was easy, and Gausman was good; Chipper happy; Touki on Monday? and more
Pitching aaaand hitting come together for Atlanta
The bats showed up, the starting pitcher didn’t get hit early on, and Atlanta hammered Milwaukee 10-1 behind a stunning eight innings from Kevin Gausman.
Gausman improved to 6-9 with eight strikeouts and no walks, Chad Sobotka – all 6-7, 225 pounds worth - finishing things easily.
Johan Camargo went off with a 4-for-5 night with two runs and two RBI. Ronald Acuna was 3-for-5 with two runs, and Nick Markakis scored three and drove in three iwht two hits. And Ender Inciarte had two hits and four RBI.
Moves with Bell, Sobotka, Parsons, and McCreery
Atlanta’s playoff odds with 50 games left
Next 5
Saturday, 7:10 p.m., vs. Milwaukee, FS1
Sunday, 1:35 p.m., vs. Milwaukee, FSSO
Monday, 1:35 p.m./7:35 p.m., vs. Miami, MLB, then FSSE
Tuesday, 7:35 p.m., vs. Miami, FSSE
From beat writers Gabe Burns/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Mark Bowman/MLB.com, and David O’Brien/The Athletic on Twitter (and others when notable)
The Braves haven't made an official decision, but it looks like Toussaint will make a start in Monday's doubleheader Sanchez (bruised left calf) improved is having far less trouble walking around the clubhouse. The Braves remain hopeful he'll make Tuesday's start./MB
Gausman has now walked in consecutive plate appearances and drawn three through 15 career PA./MB
Albies went 5 weeks without a walk before drawing not one, not two, but three walks tonight. Baseball./DOB
Through his two-run double in the third, Inciarte has hit .409 (18-for-44) against RHP dating back to July 22. He hit .212 (29-for-137) vs. RHP from May 20-July 20./MB
Gausman said he decided to go exclusively from the stretch during his last bullpen session. After he said he felt more comfortable from the stretch, Hernandez said, "Well, you don't have to use the windup."/MB
Markakis is the first player in Braves franchise history to notch at least 35 doubles in four straight seasons. With five, Chipper Jones and Hank Aaron are the only Braves with more 35-double seasons than Markakis./MB
That was cool seeing Camargo’s entire family in from Panama, Including grandma, come on the field for postgame interview with @PaulByrd36 ./DOB