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Today’s game between the Braves and Phillies features a rubber match of two young right handers who are trying to figure things out at the Major League level.
A few players on the Braves active roster have faced Pivetta before and have had decent success against him. This includes:
Ender Inciarte who is 4-for-7 with 2 walks.
Dansby Swanson who is 1-for-2.
Kurt Suzuki who is 1-for-4.
Nick Markakis who is 1-for-7 with a walk and 2 strikeouts.
Freddie Freeman has also faced Pivetta and is 0-for-6 in his career against him.
⚡️@Folty25⚡️ makes his 2018 debut tonight at @SunTrustPark!#ChopOn https://t.co/az0KyO5XwZ pic.twitter.com/bLjh5vpf7g
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) March 30, 2018
Phillies batters have wracked up quite the number of at-bats against Mr. Foltynewicz over the last three seasons. Active players who have faced Folty include:
Maikel Franco who is 4-for-12 with a walk.
Odubel Herrera who is 5-for-16 with a walk, but also with 7 strikeouts.
Aaron Altherr is 2-for-7 with 4 strikeouts.
Cesar Hernandez who is 3-for-13 also has 4 strikeouts to go along with 4 walks.
Carlos Santana has only faced Foltynewicz once and walked.
Andrew Knapp has had the least success going 0-for-8 with 3 strikeouts.
It's a new day. Here's our lineup for game two in Atlanta.#BeBold pic.twitter.com/y0D03GLWdh
— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) March 30, 2018
It would seem Ender Inciarte is the man with the plan against Pivetta and for the Phillies Maikel Franco and Odubel Herrera pose a strong challenge for Foltynewicz to try and solve.