Fresh off the heels of leaving San Francisco with two wins out of three, the Atlanta Braves are now heading to the lands of purple mountain majesty as they’ll be kicking off a three-game series with the Colorado Rockies tonight.
Bryce Elder is starting for the Braves this evening and while Elder has been getting things back on track lately, tonight’s game could serve as a major test for the young hurler. You see, Bryce Elder pitches to contact and even though Colorado doesn’t have the most imposing offense in the world no matter where they play (they have the worst home team wRC+ in baseball with 80), you’re definitely going to be walking a fine line trying to rely on ground balls in this particular environment.