Grant Holmes and the Braves on broom watch in Philly series finale
Select people in the Battery Power neighborhood (in our feedback and Feed) and the FOX broadcast final night time gave the impression to be of an identical mindset – underestimating the boys from Cobb County. Pitching matchups favoring PHI, the stars in their lineup on the verge of breaking out, and the house turf benefit / home of horrors drawback of Citizens Bank… some people posited it will be comprehensible and okay if we left Pennsylvania with one win.
Yes, it is an April series. Yes, we’ll see them once more in lower than every week after they come to city. But if we’re to wholeheartedly consider in these 2026 vibes and this league-leading run differential, it felt essential to care for enterprise, significantly when it is of the NL East selection.
And right here we’re: one run given up in 18 innings and poised to brush the Philadelphia Phillies at their very own ballpark. Let’s get grasping!
Following final night time’s marquee matchup, Grant Holmes and Andrew Painter will face off tonight on Peacock.
It looks like we’re at all times saying this about our starters, however Holmes (1-1, 3.32 ERA) will actually be searching for a bounceback outing after his final one. He was fairly vocal about his extremely brief leash towards the Marlins (59 pitches in 4 innings, 24 for strikes). And to his level, issues have been wanting good after three excellent innings… however a BABIP one from hell would finish his day. Weiss, after smoothing issues over together with his pitcher, attributed a few of it to the righty’s workload in his final begin in Anaheim, the place he threw 99 pitches.
Holmes final began towards Philadelphia on April 5, 2025, the place he went 4, walked 4, and fanned six in an eventual Braves loss. No one has greater than 4 ABs towards him, however the ones with a single hit so far are Adolis García, Bryson Stott, and Brandon Marsh. Harper has walked twice.
Phillies #2 prospect and rookie Andrew Painter (1-1, 3.77 ERA) will toe the rubber for the different facet, making his third profession begin. His final outing was 5 innings of 1 run ball, limiting Arizona to 3 hits, one stroll and putting out seven. The kicker? It was all in reduction – he did all of that after waking up with a gnarly migraine and throwing up a number of occasions earlier than the matinee recreation. Despite the late scratch, he recovered sufficient to enter in the third and do his half, even when the Phillies would go on to lose 4-3.
Painter’s fastball can contact 97 mph whereas he mixes in sliders, sinkers, and curveballs. Don’t be shocked if he sprinkles in the occasional sweeper.
We’re hoping to see the Braves employees pitch out of their minds like they’ve up to now. Should one thing occur to Holmes early, a well-rested bullpen awaits the name (possible minus Suarez, and Iggy’s standing dependent on how I slept last night).
But a dominant offensive efficiency like Friday night time’s would even be very welcome. Fresh in my thoughts is the Braves doing little or no towards a distinct stellar rookie in Cleveland’s Parker Messick. However, the Braves dinked and doinked three unearned runs on their approach into delivering Cristopher Sanchez his first lack of the season, so actually something feels doable.
Game Date/Time: Sunday, April 19, 7:20 pm EDT
Location: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
Radio: 680 AM / 93.7 FM The Fan
