Tuesday's Braves Report: Folty gets the ball; rotation talk; Dansby talk; the newbies and pressure? and more
Swanson unlikely to be on NLDS roster
How will newbies handle this pressure?
Is September going to be a springboard?
NLDS Schedule
Thursday, 8:37 p.m., at LA Dodgers, MLB
Friday, 9:37 p.m., at LA Dodgers, FS1
Sunday, 8:07 p.m., vs. LA Dodgers, FS1
Monday, TBD, vs. LA Dodgers, FS1
Wednesday, TBD, at LA Dodgers, FS1
From beat writers Gabe Burns/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Mark Bowman/MLB.com, and David O’Brien/The Athletic on Twitter (and others when notable)
Dansby Swanson did not take any swings (Monday). It seems highly unlikely the Braves will place him on the NLDS roster./MB
Braves went an NL-best 23-12 in one-run games this season after going 19-24 in 2017./DOB
The Braves ranked second in the NL with a .780 OPS vs. LHPs. Acuna (.992 OPS), Freeman (.923) and Albies (.905) ranked 7th, 14th and 15th respectively in the NL vs. LHP Albies had a .492 OPS vs. RHP and a .921 OPS vs. LHP after the All-Star break/MB
Braves led the NL and were 2nd in MLB in http://Baseball-Reference.com ’s defensive efficiency at .709 (Oakland, .717). In 2017, Braves were 18th in MLB at .683./DOB