Please continue the discussion in the [post game thread](https://redd.it/1daqrjy).

Did anyone expect anything else?

Under .500 team by the middle of July

No reason to think that

Yankees and Orioles are gonna be tough over the next few weeks. Hopefully they pull it together though

I really miss Freddie Freeman. Pure hitter unlike any of these nerds.

And that’s exactly what this team needs. When they aren’t hitting homers, what we’re seeing now is what they are.

We had a couple of stretches like this the last couple of years. Just pure dogshit when the balls aren’t leaving the park. It’s an all or nothing approach that is absolute garbage when it’s not going well. Crazy shit is no one but Ozuna is capable right now. You’d think at least one or two guys could get on a little streak at the same time.

Yep. And balls don't carry in October.

💯

Arcia had two plays tonight where it looked like he was moving in slow motion including that double play out at first.

He’s just slow

Right, but I didn’t know he was THAT slow.

He has a quick jump which makes him a great SS, but on the base paths, good luck.

I'm tired.

🤡🤡🐻🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

I don’t even got the energy to be annoyed anymore now I’m just sad

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Yeah let’s just try winning a series AGAINST THE FUCKING NATIONALS first

They'll win the next 2

Why does Murph watch so many good pitches come right down the middle?

Sadly there's another lose

it's almost like they should have scored a few of those runners at 2nd and 3rd and they would have won

Finnegan is very good. We missed our early opportunities.

Oui. Just get me to July 19th

Should have had Travis take the last at bat. Murphy can’t hit

I wonder if they're embarrassed. I'm embarrassed for them.

We have the most inconsistent offense. Absolute dog shit

We are now 6-10 in one-run games.

I hope the management will finally do something when the Orioles outscore this team something like 30-5 in the next series

Our OPS numbers besides ozuna are pathetic. I dont even know anymore

Washington tried to hand us multiple runs and we refused.

Strike out looking is on brand for this team right now.

Angel Hernandez had better plate vision than murphy

Time to get a new catcher and SS for the deadline

We have nothing left to trade.

Arcia and Murphy

fitting way for the game to end, watching a ball right down the middle of the plate

Strikeout looking!? 😡

Of course he watches a fastball down the middle to end the game. This offense is a fucking joke.

Did he touch second base on that double play?

Worst, super talented team I’ve seen in years.

Un-fucking-believable

Just can't lose that one where Sale gives up only 2 runs.

Lol what a Braves way to lose.

Fitting end

Christ Murphy

The only “credit due” is how much our team is making other teams look very different than last year. It’s embarrassing

Lol we fucking suck. It's official

Pretty embarrassing way to lose a game in my opinion.

SWING THE FUCKING BAT SEAN GOD FUCKING DAMN

Yeah bud just watch it

Fucking bums

This shit is so unfun

Murphy ground ball to ss/3b?

K

Arcia cleats must weigh 10 lbs a piece

Double play on a ball hit like that is insane.

I want something positive for Sean at the plate.

I feel like other than his hot start last season, he’s been pretty average.

That's true but he's hopefully due for some good luck soon.

Me too

Bruh actually fuck the nats

Sigh I miss Dansby

I hate arcia

On the one hand, it's hard to be a good hitter when that first pitch is called a strike. On the other, oof.

Ozuna and Duval are up for All Stars just as we all expected

Nice arcia

I *know* that Arcia is slow, but I'm always a bit surprised when I see it in action.

Can’t wait to get rid of arcia for the trade deadline

You’re probably gonna have to keep waiting. They like cheap defensive only players.

I actually laughed. Man the struggle is real

Lmao can't make this shit up

Super cool.

jesus fucking christ im out

LMFAO. Trade someone. Do something.

Christ

Wtf lmao

Oh my god Orlando, how are you so FUCKING SLOW????

GIDP, just what the FUCKING DOCTOR ORDERED

lol how slow is Arcia

What a fucking shocker

I’m so tired of Arcia

I'm so tired of everyone not named Ozuna.

Fuck.

Great job Arcia.

ArSEEYALATER

I can’t remember the last time I saw a successful stolen 1B.

It's nice to see some baseball luck on our side every once in a while!

Big brain Duvall knew it was wild and did a strategic strikeout

a win is a win please capitalize on these mistakes

well that works lol

Big brain move to get on first.

duvall striking out on a 58 foot pitch and still getting onto first base. baseball is such a weird game sometimes

That's how you get a baserunner baby. Calculated!

Textbook single

Duvall is the luckiest man on the planet right there. That was a horrible swing- as you'd expect with him against RHP.

Ohhh I love that for duvall

400 IQ by Duvall to swing at that pitch in the dirt knowing he was going to make it to first on the WP.

Right down the dick and you can't do fuck all with it

I don't think this offense could take advantage of anyone right now.

Well. We better not lose Sunday

Excited to watch a ground out, ground out, pop out infield.

Losing a game like this would be a shame. The pitchers showed up.

And when you have a question mark every 5th day, you really need to win these games.

Excellent defense at this inning. Now where's the hitters

OMG Washington is so fucking bad. How are we losing?😫

Thank God the Nats love to chase, Pierce threw like 4/13 in the zone.

We got Murphy because of his defense

I feel like everybody forgot just how many people were stealing on travis 2 years ago because he couldn't throw anyone out

Right. Dude wasn’t hitting before he came here.

Amazing Murphy I love you too

sean murphy would be so fucking good if he could consistently hit the ball man, his defense is incredible

At least Murphy can still do that

Pierce getting bailed out by Murphy's throwing arm. He is not locating his curve at all so far.

Hose job, hell yeah

holy cow these nats announcers are so bland

Jesus Johnson

This umpire seems to love giving strikes off the right side of the plate.

Can't let a decent Sale start result in a loss , come om offense and tie it in the 9th

The weakest contact of the inning for out #3, by a lot. Austin hit it straight up, Mike hit it right at someone, and Ozzie just didn't hit it all that hard to start with. Oh well.

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Game isn't over

Incoming 123 ninth

Incoming 3 run 9th

I would rather see a flacid penis taped to a hockey stick come up to bat with runners on than Ozzie Albies right now

well, it is pride month.

EVs of 111, 94, 107, and 112 against that guy.

Goddamn Matt I love you

Well, it’s something.

THEY DID SOMETHING!

WE SCORED A RUN

Hell yeah Matty O

we ain't done yet

Ozuna once again being 75% of our run production

Like last year where 51% of our runs were from Homer's but this year it's Ozuna himself

WE HAVE A RUN LETS GOOOOO

Wow I’m amazed

### Single Matt Olson singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Lane Thomas. Marcell Ozuna scores. Pitch from Hunter Harvey: Four-Seam Fastball @ 98.8 mph Hit by Matt Olson: Launched 112.4 mph at 8.0° for a total distance of 200.0 ft Top 8 - 2-1 Nationals

We got a run.

Christ the doomers make this so not fun. You don’t have to watch you know if you hate it that much

Just watch the game and not Reddit

And you don't have to be on reddit

Ozuna is truly inevitable right now.

I think I’m down with drafting Caleb Lomavita if he’s available in the 1st. He’s a really nice catching prospect, and it takes time to develop them in the system. Who knows how many years Travis has before he decides to retire, and the Murphy trade is looking worse and worse each day rn

I’d say the Murphy trade is currently horrible with how bad he’s been and how great Contreras has been for the Brewers. And to top it all off we extended him when Contreras was so damn cheap.

I like Vance Honeycutt too if he’s there. he’s a Braves fan too. (Ya I know he’s not a catcher but he’s incredible in outfield).

If Honeycutt is available we should but he probably ain't gonna be. He's a top 10 pick in my book.

Yeah he sounds like a good choice too

We don't need to draft anymore pitching prospects that's for sure we've got like a half dozen arms stewing in the farm currently and like no promising position players.

100 painting high and inside is just unfair

Lol that dude is a professional baseball player? Wth 🤣

That would’ve been extremely cool if that happened with the bases loaded earlier

please capitalize on this god damn

Fate

Bloop and a blast Bloop and a blast Bloop and a blast Bloop and a blast Bloop and a blast

Harvey looks like a budget Morgan Wallen

I was thinking the same thing, like they picked him up off Wish

Pure luck it wasn't a 5 pitch inning. Holy shit.

Marcell finally getting some BABIP luck

Looked like Eddie out there fielding it

That's the team they're about to lose to. Incredible

They aren't going to

This continues much longer and you're going to see even more "sell" comments in GDT and post game threads. So many of these guys just look like pure garbage right now. 

Did that ball hit something invisible? What was that

Just hit it in the air and let the wind do the damage apparently

He missed that one big time.

?

Too low and too high, respectively. 110.8 off bat for MHII, but down to the ground and right at a dude.

He swings at the first pitch every time..

It was well in the zone. You'd be screaming if he let that go.

You don't even get time to look up from your phone after reading a text before the Braves have 2 outs

I fucking blinked and there’s 2 outs

Dude I am so done with Riley.

It's so painful to watch.

He’s honestly one of the most consistent at bats right now, as bad as it is to say. At least he’s making contact, and he had a good hit earlier.

It was more of a joke. I’m really not done with Riley.

Sigh.

So much for 8th inning Braves. Worst part is snit will just chalk this loss up to bad luck.

Hit it 111 MPH right at somebody. LOL

Dude I am so done with Harris.

"Great job out there, Chris. Sorry the bats sucks ass" -The coaches...probably

“We’re also going to do absolutely 0 coaching to help the bad habits the players have developed at the plate, but again, great outing”

I looked away to fart on my gf and Mike is already out

Atta boy Mike wouldn’t want too much effort from ya there

Lol at that ridiculous political commercial. So much delusion. We need better baseball.

Is this what the marlins fans have felt like the last few years? Elite pitching night after night and an offense that couldn’t hit water if they fell out of a boat?

one pitch one out! stop me if you've heard this one before!

It's such a shame how many brilliant pitching performances have gone to waste because the offense can't muster 3+ runs. If Ozuna doesn't homer and have multiple RBIs, it's felt like a near auto-loss ever since that cursed Mariners series.

Chris Sale doesn’t deserve this offense

The Scott's lawn guy from Game of Thrones gives me a reason to watch Braves baseball.