Just got a lot tougher. I will be very surprised if the reports in the next couple days say anything other than Acuna is done for the season. Looked like he blew his ACL...
That’s the only thing that explains the history of sports in Ga.#thecurseisreal
I think this injury forces the Braves to wave the white flag and start building for next season. Acuna will be ready to go opening day most likely. ACL surgery has come to the point that players are back on the field full strength in 6-8 months, some have come back as quickly as 5 months. Definitely stinks for this season though.
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Snitker said he didn’t get much sleep last night: “I slept like a baby. I woke up every few hours and cried.”
“He’s a young, strong guy,” Snitker said. “He’ll recover great and continue a Hall of Fame career when he’s done.”
Braves Hall of Famer Chipper Jones suffered a similar injury at the beginning of his career and made a full recovery.
“We’re going to continue to play, the same as when we lost Marcell, and the same when we lost Travis. We’ve been through this before,” Snitker said. “This isn’t new to this group of guys.”
You’re not going to replace him. This guy is arguably the best player in the game right now. So it’s going to be hard to replace him.
Marlins right-hander Pablo López set a Modern Era (since 1900) record by striking out the first nine batters in Sunday afternoon's first-half finale against the Braves at loanDepot park.
López surpassed Germán Márquez (2018), Jacob deGrom (2014) and Jim Deshaies (1986), who each fanned the first eight hitters. Mickey Welch collected nine straight in 1884 for the New York Gothams. The Marlins’ previous franchise record was five by Scott Olsen on June 28, 2007
López struck out the side -- Ehire Adrianza, Freddie Freeman and Ozzie Albies -- swinging on 13 pitches in the first.
Austin Riley, Orlando Arcia and Dansby Swanson all fanned swinging in the second on 10 pitches.
Guillermo Heredia struck out looking, Kevan Smith swinging and Ian Anderson looking to cap a 12-pitch third.
The above is not gonna happen. THEY now will realize what we all have know for a time now, the Braves got no shot at post season play this year.