“There’s gonna be times where it’s not a perfect science and they’re not gonna be perfect. “They’re doing a great job,” Snitker said before Saturday’s game. It might be important to remember that Atlanta’s relievers had still combined to post baseball’s fifth-best bullpen ERA (3.61) before Saturday. Then Yates and Tonkin gave up six more – four were charged to Yates.īullpen struggles will always create panic around postseason time. No one has been immune.Įntering Saturday, the Braves’ bullpen had allowed 30 earned runs since Sept. It’s not simply the low-leverage relievers. The Braves then battled back and won both of those games. On Monday and Tuesday in Philadelphia, Raisel Iglesias gave up game-tying home runs. We’ve just made a few hiccups – at bad times.” Explore The AJC's complete coverage on the BravesĢ. I love the way our guys are fighting back. “You’re never immune to anything like that. “You go through that,” Snitker said of the bullpen’s recent struggles. Tonkin walked the first batter he faced, then gave up a grand slam to Jazz Chisholm Jr. “He was breezing right along there and then the walk and the homer, and all heck broke loose,” Snitker said.Īfter the homer, Yates gave up a single and walked another batter. It started when Kirby Yates issued a two-out walk, then served up a go-ahead, two-run homer. ![]() On Saturday, Miami hung six in the eighth. The Braves on Friday allowed five runs in the seventh. ![]() ![]() “We had a rough (seventh) inning yesterday, too,” manager Brian Snitker said.
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