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Atlanta Braves Face Familiar Foe in Philadelphia Phillies

By John Buhler

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After getting swept by the Baltimore Orioles in Camden Yards last night 2-0 in a gem by O’s Ace RHP Chris Tillman, the Atlanta Braves will try their luck against the lowly Philadelphia Phillies in a four-game series at Citizens Bank Park.  I feel like Shelby Miller balancing a baseball on my forehead after a toothless series against the O’s.

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Atlanta is a season-worst 9 games below-.500 heading into the MLB Trade Deadline (46-55).  The Atlanta Braves have already moved UT Kelly Johnson and 3B Juan Uribe to the arch rival New York Mets for two pitching prospects.  With many rumors circulating about a 3-team, 9-player dealing involving the Atlanta Braves, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Miami Marlins, we could have a completely different team by the time the weekend series with the Philadelphia Phillies is over and done.

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    • Philadelphia made a blockbuster trade last night, sending arguably their best player LHP Cole Hamels to the Texas Rangers for often injured SP Matt Harrison and some Minor League prospects.  The always entertaining Closer Jonathan Papelbon in now a member of the Washington Nationals (terrific!).  And while I doubt Philly ships Ryan Howard or Chase Utley‘s albatross contracts, who knows what a 38-64 does in the next day or so.

    But we do know a few things about this series besides that it’s at Citizens Bank Park, our opponent is the Philadelphia Phillies, it’s four games and neither team is any good.  Tonight the Atlanta Braves send their lone All-Star Shelby Miller (5-7, 2.27 ERA) to face off with former Brave Aaron Harang (4-11, 4.08 ERA).  Though I like both pitchers tonight, I want Shelby Miller to win a game for the Atlanta Braves so unbelievably bad.  It’s been two and a half months!!! (May 17th).  Score the man some runs, Bravos!

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    We also know that the young, promising RHP Matt Wisler (5-1, 3.43 ERA) takes the mound Friday night for the Atlanta Braves.  Outside of one bad outing on the road against the National League East Division leading Washington Nationals, Matt Wisler has been very impressive in the Atlanta Braves rotation as a 22-year old rookie.

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    He is getting Big Leaguer hitters out with regularity when most of his peers are trying to get their first job as a college graduate.  I see Matt Wisler as a Top 2 pitcher in the Atlanta Braves rotation for a very long time.  Atlanta went 3-6 against the Dodgers, Cardinals, and Orioles in their last 9 games.

    I know it’s on the road but the Atlanta Braves’ pitchers have to not give up meatballs to 1B Ryan Howard if Atlanta wants to worse case scenario split the four-game set with the Phightin’ Phils.  Though John Hart will likely sell off some of our favorite players before Friday afternoon, we do get the Philadelphia Phillies so the glass is half full, right?  Okay maybe not half full, but we do have something in the glass I think.  Go Braves!

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