Mets vs. Braves Showdown: Chris Sale Takes the Mound
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00:00What a matchup we have between the Mets and the Braves.
00:06The Braves were rolling in the ATL last night, 5-1 at Atreus Park.
00:10Take a look at the starting arms, a couple of superstars in the mix.
00:14David Peterson gets the nod for the Mets and it's big bad Chris Sale on the hill for the
00:19Braves.
00:20And the Braves heavily favored in this spot, Donnie.
00:22Minus 188.
00:23Is the juice worth the squeeze?
00:25Look, the 188 is a high price.
00:28But you're paying a high price for maybe the best pitcher in baseball, and that's argument.
00:32But you say, hey, best left-handed pitcher, still an argument again.
00:34Scooble's been that good in the American League.
00:36But the guy that's going to win the Cy Young in the National League, it's Chris Sale.
00:39And in a big game, who do you want on the mound?
00:41Your best pitcher pitching well, and that's Chris Sale tonight.
00:44Here's the interesting part of it, too, because Peterson is no slouch on the other side.
00:48These two teams jockeying for that final wildcard spot, and a huge game is going to take place
00:52tonight in Atlanta.
00:53Some rain could be in the factor.
00:55But if I'm being honest about this game, I'm not taking a side.
00:58How do we get eight runs in this game, honestly?
01:00You've got two good pitchers here, playoff atmosphere.
01:03This screams 3-1, 3-2, which I do give the nod to Atlanta.
01:07They played well last night and won.
01:09They're at home again with their ace on the mound.
01:11They should win this game.
01:12But I'll tell you what's interesting about this Mets lineup over the past month, hitting
01:15left-handed pitching.
01:16Marte, Dientos, Alonzo, and Martinez all have not hit left-handed pitching all that well.
01:21But Inglisius, Taylor, Alvarez, Bader, and Acuna have all destroyed left-handed pitching.
01:26Now granted, this isn't just any left-handed pitcher on the mound.
01:30It's the best left-handed pitcher in the National League.
01:32So for me, I'm not going to lay the minus 188.
01:35I do think the Braves win this game.
01:36But give me the under seven and a half.
01:38I don't think we're getting eight runs tonight, Dubs.
01:40I don't.