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My name is Sean Coleman.

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SB and across all forms of social media. When it comes to the Braves, here's the latest

from Atlanta. And I don't know, I don't want to be too, you know, fantastical, too hyperbolic

or what may have you. But I would say that yesterday, Tuesday, April 19th,

yesterday may have been the best day of the 2022 season so far for the Atlanta Braves. Let's set

the scene a bit. The Braves came into LA where we all know they've struggled over the years,

though they did have success last year on the road to their World Series title.

But in general, over the years, the Braves, especially during the regular season, have had a lot of lack of success, actually, when it comes to visiting Dodger Stadium.

That continued on Monday night.

Freddie Freeman hit his first homer of the year against

his former team. Wascar, you know, unfortunately, ran into trouble for a second straight start.

And the Braves in general, just though they tried to fight back, there just was not enough room

for them to be able to fight back, and they wound up losing 7 to 4. Well, thankfully, Max Fried was on the mound on Tuesday night, but opposing him was Walker

Bueller, and it felt like once again a playoff type scenario set up with two pitchers who

over the past few years, two of the pitchers who certainly have looked the best,

certainly have looked like they belong the most in the postseason among any pitchers in the

National League.

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