The Atlanta Braves defeated the Phillies 7-2 Monday night and in the process lowered the team’s magic number to 10. Let’s take a look at the takeaway’s from Monday’s game.
3. Facing these “Ace” Pitchers is a good thing
Over the course of the last two or three weeks, the Braves have had to face a pretty tough stretch of starting pitchers. Stephen Strasburg, Max Scherzer, Patrick Corbin, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Lucas Giolito, Jacob deGrom and the latest being Aaron Nola.