So far so good.
Along about the middle of the sixth, some among us despaired. After all, how often have the Braves ever come back from 5 runs down on Opening Day? Never, apparently, at least according to Mark Bowman.
It was a pretty good pitcher’s duel through 5. Julio Teheran, making his 5th consecutive opening day start, was no Rick Mahler, but he was pretty good. He only gave up 3 hits and 1 run to that point. The problem was that Aaron Nola looked more like Steve Carlton. The Braves offense through 5 was anemic; hard to say if it was weak at bats or excellent pitching–but Nola really is quite good.