755 Forever David O'Brien & Eric O'Flaherty

The Braves authored a two game sweep this week over the Red Sox after a rough trip in Seattle and Los Angeles. David & Eric begin with Chris Sale, who earned the win on Wednesday night against his old team. Sale struck out ten batters in six innings in the 5-0 victory.
(05:00) Marcell Ozuna homered twice on Wednesday night and David lays out just how incredible his numbers at the plate have been since May of 2023. Ozuna currently leads baseball with 12 home runs, just ahead of Shohei Ohtani and Kyle Tucker.
(13:00) More on Sale's numbers for this season. He is tied for 3rd in the National League in wins with five and leads the team with the lowest WHIP (0.98).
(17:15) Tyler Matzek was placed on the IL and it was listed as elbow inflammation. Taking his roster spot is Ray Kerr, he is a left handed pitcher who Atlanta acquired in a trade with the Padres in December.
(20:00) The Braves trail Philadelphia by two games in the division as the Phillies recently had a seven game win streak snapped.
(23:00) Matt Olson had a pair of hits in the series and his currently hitting just at .200. He has had a lot of hard hit balls lately that have died at the warning track. Olson has gone 26 consecutive games without a homer.
(29:00) Explanation of the recent trades where the Braves sent Luis Guillorme to the Angels and acquired Zack Short from Boston. Short is not a hitter, but provides a better option to backup Orlando Arcia when needed. Arcia homered on Wednesday and went back-to-back with Ozuna, the first time this season the offense has pulled off that feat.
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The Braves lost all three games over the weekend at Dodger Stadium and enter Monday 2.5 games behind the Phillies in the NL East. David (From LA) & Eric begin with Saturday's 11-2 blowout loss where Bryce Elder allowed seven runs in just over three innings of work.
(08:10) Pierce Johnson is headed to the IL with elbow inflammation and was replaced on the roster by Jackson Stephens.
(13:10) Shohei Ohtani hit three homers over the weekend vs. Atlanta pitching, including a pair in Sunday's 5-1 Dodger victory. One of his homers came against Max Fried in the bottom of the 1st.
(19:00) The offense only scored a combined six runs over the weekend. Matt Olson's struggles continue as he is hitting .197 this season. He went 1 for 10 in this series and has not homered since April 7th.
(25:30) Ronald Acuña Jr. had a better offensive series as he homered and collected five hits. David notes how loud the boos were from the LA crowd after the MVP went deep.
(36:40) Orlando Arcia has been playing top notch defensive at shortstop so far this season. David notes his metrics are very impressive and are higher than Dansby Swanson.
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The Braves lost the first two games in Seattle and won 5-2 on Wednesday afternoon on the series finale. David & Eric begin though with the local TV situation in Atlanta as the standoff between Bally Sports and Comcast/Xfinity meant on Wednesday that many local fans were unable to watch the game on cable or on MLB.TV due to blackout rules. The only current solution is to stream the games through DirecTV Stream or Fubo.
(15:45) As April has come to a close, Marcell Ozuna is prime contender to win Player of the Month. It will likely either be him or Mookie Betts of the Dodgers. They will play against each other this weekend in Los Angeles.
(20:45) Ronald Acuña Jr. played in all three games this series and struck out a combined eight times. He has struck out 38 times so far this season and the team has only played 29 games.
(28:00) Matt Olson is also struggling as his batting average is currently at .206. He only had one hit in Seattle and has not had a multi hit game since April 14th.
(31:30) Chris Sale earned the win on Wednesday as he struck out nine Mariners in five frames of work.
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The Braves took two out of three over the weekend vs. the AL Central leading Guardians. Eric & David discuss the final leg of a 7-2 homestand. Austin Riley closed it out with a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 10th for a 4-3 victory in the rubber match.
(05:00) Atlanta had their hands full in their 4-2 loss on Saturday as Cleveland's starter Tanner Bibee struck out nine while lasting seven innings.
(09:00) Chris Sale and Charlie Morton each threw really good outings in the first two games of the series. They both struck out six batters their appearances Bryce Elder had a decent outing on Sunday as he gave up two runs, but not as effective as his previous start vs. last place Miami.
(17:30) Ronald Acuña Jr.'s slow start continued as he went 1 for 13 over the weekend with six Ks. He is hitting .255 on the season thus far.
(24:30) Matt Olson and Riley each had big hits on Sunday, but neither have been stellar at the plate recently. Olson is hitting just .212 so for on the year.
(30:00) David came away impressed with some of the tags that the Braves made over the weekend to catch Cleveland stealing multiple times. He notes that Walt Weiss made this a point of emphasis in Spring Training this year.
(42:00) The Braves hit the road as they play three games each in Seattle at the Dodgers. It will be Jarred Kelenic's first time facing the Mariners since being traded after last season.
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The Braves took all three games in Atlanta against the last place Marlins as they have the best record in baseball. David & Eric begin by joking about the spoiled fans who were aggravated at the bullpen faltering in the top of the 9th in a game that ultimately ended in a 4-3 victory in extras on Wednesday evening.
(04:30) Max Fried threw a complete game shutout in the 5-0 triumph on Tuesday night. It was a "Maddux" as it took him less than 100 pitches to go the distance in a contest took less than two hours.
(09:00) Reynaldo Lopez had another superb outing as he only allowed one run in 7 IP in the series finale. His ERA this season is 0.72 in four starts thus far.
(12:00) The series opener was a 3-0 victory where Bryce Elder was unscathed in his first MLB start of the season.
(19:00) The Braves are 5-1 on the home stand and they have won nine of their past 10 games. The 'pen has returned to the high level it was pitching at prior to the Mets series loss a few weeks ago. A.J. Minter had a very clutch outing as he threw a scoreless top of the 10th despite giving up a hit and inheriting a ghost runner. Michael Harris II capped off the sweep with a walk-off double that brought in Ronald Acuña Jr. Harris was moved up in the order after the injury to Ozzie Albies.
(29:00) Next up is a three game series at Truist Park vs. Cleveland who surprisingly has best record in the American League. The hosts note though that the bulk of their victories so far have come against the Athletics and the White Sox.
(42:00) David shares a pair quotation from veterans this home stand that encapsulate the excellent and fun culture that surrounds the winning club.
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The Braves took two out of three games over the weekend vs. the visiting Rangers to finish a solid week against both teams from Texas. David & Eric begin with Sunday night's loss where Darius Vines allowed four runs in five frames. Speaking of the rotation, Bryce Elder has been called up from Gwinett and will start on Monday vs. the Marlins.
(05:45) Atlanta leads the NL East, but there are more contenders than expected as the Mets are over .500.
(10:00) Reynaldo Lopez will face Miami on Wednesday as he is starting just once a week. He is getting extra rest after transitioning from the bullpen, where he pitched the past few years.
(14:10) Travis d'Arnaud on Friday night hit a trio of homers in three straight at bats. He is the first Brave to pull off the feat since Adam Duvall did it twice in September of 2020.
(26:00) Matt Olson is slumping in the first month of the season as he only has collected one it in the past six games. He is hitting .231 so far this year. David notes that the offense is so loaded, that his slump is flying under the radar.
(32:30) Marcell Ozuna slugged his ninth homer on Sunday and leads MLB in multiple offensive categories. These includes homers, OPS, Slugging percentage, and RBIs.
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