Back to the Atlanta Braves Newsfeed

Markakis drops to sixth for opener in Philadelphia

Those “Markakis batting fifth” jokes apparently have a terminal date, as last night’s walkoff hero has dropped to sixth for the opener in Philadelphia:

It looks like Ender Inciarte’s benching is at least semi-permanent at this point, as he can’t grab a start despite his small-sample success against Vince Velasquez. That wouldn’t normally be notable, but the Braves have definitely made various gameday lineup decisions based on those small-sample matchup stats, so consider Inciarte marginalized for the time being.

Riley gets the start at third after Camargo manning the hot corner for the last few days.