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Atlanta Braves Morning Chop/Box: The Blair Pitch Project – Scary Good

By Alan Carpenter

Mar 12, 2016; Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves pitcher Aaron Blair throws during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game at Champion Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 12, 2016; Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves pitcher Aaron Blair throws during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game at Champion Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 19, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Film actor Kevin Costner watches a game between the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning at Turner Field. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 19, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Film actor Kevin Costner watches a game between the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning at Turner Field. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports /

Dodgers suffer letdown in Atlanta, lose 8-1 to Atlanta Braves

JP HOORNSTRA / INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN (via the LA DAILY NEWS)

ATLANTA >> The circumstances were suspiciously rife for a major letdown Tuesday, and Dave Roberts knew it. It bothered the Dodgers manager enough that he told his players to be careful.

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“When you’re playing coming off a series against the Giants — a big series at home, 50,000 people — you have an off-day and travel east, there’s a little potential for a let down,” Roberts said.

The Atlanta Braves then beat the Dodgers, 8-1, before an announced crowd of 14,160 at Turner Field.

By margin of defeat, it was the Dodgers’ worst loss in 14 games this season and that’s without regard to the quality of their opponent. When the day began, no team in baseball had won fewer games than the Braves (three). Only two teams had won more games than the Dodgers (eight).

Between starting pitcher Alex Wood and a slippery-handed defense — three errors, one wild pitch and one passed ball — the Dodgers looked more like the rebuilding team than the Braves.

Atlanta catcher Tyler Flowers, a career .223 hitter, tied his career high with four hits. Jeff Francoeur, a .083 hitter when the day began, raised his average to .200 with a pair of hits. A two-run double by rookie Mallex Smith (career batting average .130) compounded J.P. Howell’s season-long misery and drove in the game’s final runs.

Ed. Note:  Interesting angle from Los Angeles:  so it was just a ‘letdown’ last night?  Not really:  it was the combination of Alex Wood not being able to command his pitches while much of the lineup remained patient enough to pound those appearing in the strike zone.  Here’s Fred’s recap of the festivities last night.

Meanwhile, here’s the happy box score… if the links work (and if not, click here):

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