Atlanta Braves take on San Francisco Giants after losing series to Washington Nationals-MLB Update
The San Francisco Giants are all set to face one of the most accomplished offences present in any team in the season as they begin the series against the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, their pitchers will have special job to perform in order to win.
Restricting the likes of Chipper Jones and Jason Heyward will not be easy. However, they can take heart from the fact that the Braves were beaten by the Nationals in their recent series and therefore by capitalising on the psychological advantage, they can
keep them from winning.
On the other hand, the Braves will have an opportunity to make up for the recent defeats against the Nationals.
Their bullpen is near perfect in every respect. The relievers that they possess are capable of defending runs late in the innings. Even in case the starter struggles in the initial few innings, their relievers can block the flow of runs and restrict the
opposition for posting a substantial total.
In light of the fact that Kris Medlen completed a scoreless spell of seven innings against the Nationals in the last match, they can be confident of their starters’ ability to help them embrace victories. Furthermore, the fact the Braves maintain six-man
rotation allows more time to their hurlers for resting and therefore it is more likely that they can deliver better performances.
Tommy Hanson is now available in Atlanta’s rotation and is scheduled to start on Thursday against the Giants. After throwing the first game following the recovery from the injury, he is upbeat to improve his win-loss record.
"I was happy with how I threw, but I know I can throw better," Hanson said. "I felt like I had overall good command."
Both the Braves and the Giants are in contention for making it into the play-offs. While the Braves hold second position on the National League East table, the Giants lead their Division. The battle between them is going to be fascinating for the fans. It
will be interesting to see which team dominates and ends up winning the series.
Regardless of the outcome, the Braves are certainly not going to offer any freebie to the Giants and the latter will play exceptionally well to defeat them.
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