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David O'Brien

@DOBrienATL

Ink-stained wretch and music snob. Chronicling major league baseball for 30 years. #Braves beat writer for @TheAthletic. Co-host of @755ForeverPod

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Randy Newman is blasting over the stadium P.A., and the have been swept in a three-game series at Dodger Stadium, losing 5-1 today to cap a 1-5 trip to Seattle and L.A. Not good. Not good at all.

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' Fried: 7 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 7 K, 2 HR, 108/67

Olson's fielding error allows T. Hernandez not just to reach, but get to second base. Minter out after three batters, Chavez in.

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Marcell Ozuna gets the on the board with just their third homer on this trip, a solo shot in the 7th that trims Dodgers' lead to 4-1.

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What a play by Arcia, went to left, fielded ball on his knees, then while turning flicked it with glove to second for the force.

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Thought that Olson fly to right had a chance, but it only made it to the front of the warning track. He's still not homered since April 7. The MLB home-run leader a year ago. Right now he's 12-for-81 (.148) with no homers in the past 24 games.

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' Tyler Matzek has a 9.90 ERA in 11 appearances, and here are his stats in the past eight of those appearances: 6 2/3 IP, 14 H, 11 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 3 HR, 14.85 ERA, .412 opp. avg, 1.193 opp. OPS

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IL’d catcher Sean Murphy felt great in his second session hitting balls off a tee Saturday, and is going out now for another one, the back-to-back days being the next step in his rehab. He’ll ramp things up some this week assuming no setbacks.

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“Obviously not the way I wanted it to go. I feel bad that I kind of strung D. Lee out to dry there, and then also Jackson — he flew across the country today and got here at 6 o’clock.” — starter Bryce Elder, after lasting 3 1/3 innings in 11-2 loss theathletic.com/5472277/2024/0…

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Pierce Johnson goes on IL, ’ bullpen depth immediately tested in 11-2 loss to Dodgers
*Johnson says it’s not significant injury, team hopes he’s back in 15 days
*Elder rocked for 3 HRs and 7 runs in 3 1/3 IP; Acuña has 3 of sputtering ATL’s 6 hits theathletic.com/5472277/2024/0…

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