Prior to the start of the NLDS, Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker announced a rotation including Kevin Gausman as the starter for game three. Since then the Braves lost two games to the Dodgers without putting up much of a fight.
Through the first two games of the NLDS, the Braves managed ten base runners off nine hits – eight singles and a double – and one hit batsman; Dodger pitching has yet to yield a walk.
Many feared the Atlanta Braves bullpen might collapse and lead to defeat. In fact, the bullpen – bolstered by Touki Toussaint, Sean Newcomb and Max Fried – allowed just two runs on two hits in 7-1/3 IP.