The Braves have scored twenty runs across the last two games and rank among MLB leaders since the All-Star break. The team is fourth in fWAR (6.0), sixth in wRC+, third in total runs scored, and seventh in hits in that timeframe. Marcell Ozuna is serving as the everyday DH while the starting catcher spot remains a daily question. Sean Murphy will start tonight, Ozuna hits cleanup, and Ozzie Albies bats sixth. Albies has strong numbers against Martín Pérez, Matt Olson has struggled against Pérez, and no White Sox player has faced Hurston Waldrep, who has posted a 1.02 ERA and 0.792 WHIP in 17.2 innings since his call-up.
The Braves have scored twenty runs in their last two games, and it does not seem to be a fluke that the Braves are suddenly proficient at runners crossing the plate. The Braves have been one of the hottest position player groups in MLB since the All-Star break. The Braves are fourth among all MLB teams in terms of fWAR with 6.0. Of course, fWAR factors in defense as well so how about wRC+? Since the break, the Braves are sixth in MLB.
It appears that Marcell Ozuna has earned his spot back as the everyday DH, so the daily question has turned to who the starting catcher will be. The other question would be where Ozzie Albies will be hitting in the lineup against a lefty SP. Sean Murphy will be getting the start tonight and Ozuna will stay at DH and hit cleanup. Ozzie Albies will be in the sixth spot tonight, which is good since he has had success against Martín Pérez.
No Braves player has a large sample of at-bats against Martín Pérez. Matt Olson leads the team with thirteen at-bats but has struggled. He only has a .385 OPS. Ozzie Albies has crushed him. Albies has a .778 average and 2.445 OPS. Albies only has nine at-bats, but even in a down year for him, it would be a safe assumption that Pérez is aware that Albies has been his Achilles when he faces him.
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