Atlanta Braves Morning Chop: W Palm, Pitching, Surveys

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Mar 24, 2016; Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Matt Wisler (37) and catcher A.J. Pierzynski (15) talk on the mound during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Champion Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /

Braves Pitching Hung in There, Manage a 4-4 Tie With Orioles

After a slow start, starter Matt Wisler made an adjustment after a consult with pitching coach Roger McDowell, then went on to start mowing down Oriole hitters last night in his last tune-up before the regular season begins.

As noted by David O’Brien, Wisler’s slider wasn’t sharp early on. After McDowell pointed out that he wasn’t aggressively finishing his pitches, things changed.

Before: 2 homers and 3 walks
After: 4 strikeouts in the 4th/5th innings without a base-runner

That’ll work.

After that, relief pitchers Kinman, Grilli, Winkler, (Carlos) Torres, Cervenka, and Janas combined to give up just 1 run the rest of the way.

Daniel Winkler and Jason Grilli were particularly effective: 1 hit and 5 Ks between them in the 7th and 8th innings.

Also of note: the bullpen walked nobody. That’s better than it’s been lately, for sure.

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