At a certain point, you just have to try something different. The answer can’t be this, because this clearly isn’t the answer.
Will Smith blew another save tonight. The Braves were one strike away from their best win of the season, and he gave up a game-tying home run to Donovan Solano. That’s his fourth blown save in a little over a month. He has surrendered six home runs in his last 18 appearances, and just blew his fourth save in that time period as the Braves fell 6-5 in 11 innings.
No, the Braves don’t have Mariano Rivera or Trevor Hoffman, and yes I acknowledge there is no obvious closer.