Tyler Flowers heating up as Atlanta Braves extend home winning streak
By Steven Teal
3. Tyler Flowers offense is heating up
Atlanta Braves catcher, Tyler Flowers, has been a punching bag for most of the season. He hasn’t had the most luck at the plate or behind it for that matter.
However, he’s quietly been putting together some offensive output the past couple of weeks.
In his last 15 games played, Flowers is carrying a respectable slash line of .302/.412/.465 for Atlanta. He’s notched 13 hits including 1 homer and 9 RBI with 9 runs scored in that span as well.
He continued that nice work at the dish on Tuesday night. Flowers was responsible for 3 of the 7 runs scored by the Braves. Those runs coming courtesy of a bases-loaded double in the bottom of the 8th inning with no outs.
Tyler Flowers 3-run double to CF warning track, Dansby Swanson nearly caught Matt Joyce and slid across home plate only inches behind him. #Braves up 7-2 in the 8th.
— David O'Brien (@DOBrienATL) September 4, 2019
This is definitely a performance we would like to see Tyler continue through the month of September and into the playoffs.
I know 2018 and most of 2019 has been rough for Flowers, his first two years in Atlanta were great from an offensive standpoint.
He finished 2016 with a .270 batting average and batted .281 in 2017 which were two of the best seasons he has ever experienced offensively in Major League Baseball. So, we know Tyler is capable of much more that he’s shown us last year and this year.
I’m hoping that this is a sign of things to come from the Braves backstop.