Hammers Nail Little Orange Birds by a 5-1 Score

I don’t need to tell you how bad the Braves’ starting rotation has been. Varsity Fried, the one consistently excellent starter over the course of this short season, is on the Injured List (they say he is healthy and ready to return—we will find out Friday-Shonah Tovah!). Young Ian Anderson has looked terrific in 3 of 4 starts, but he’s only made 4 big league starts, and he barely had any time in AAA. They are counting on the ghost of Cole Hamels to revivify in time for October, but that’s only a couple of weeks away. He’ll come out of the shadows to make his first appearance of the season tonight against the O’s.