The urgency had set in by the time manager Brian Snitker faced reporters in the aftermath of his team’s 3-0 loss to the Dodgers on Friday night. He sat behind a microphone in the bowels of Dodger Stadium with his arms crossed, his tone betraying little if any optimism as he dissected the problem that ruined the start to the Braves’ first postseason run since 2013: Overaggressiveness.
The Braves, one of the National League’s most productive offenses, were shut out for the second straight night. They mustered just three hits. They hacked at first pitches, barely got balls out of the infield and stranded three precious runners as they became the first team to open a postseason run by being shut out in two straight games since the 1921 Giants, according to ESPN.