Swept and Out of First Place

The Braves lost all three games over the weekend at Dodger Stadium and enter Monday 2.5 games behind the Phillies in the NL East. David (From LA) & Eric begin with Saturday's 11-2 blowout loss where Bryce Elder allowed seven runs in just over three innings of work.

(08:10) Pierce Johnson is headed to the IL with elbow inflammation and was replaced on the roster by Jackson Stephens.

(13:10) Shohei Ohtani hit three homers over the weekend vs. Atlanta pitching, including a pair in Sunday's 5-1 Dodger victory. One of his homers came against Max Fried in the bottom of the 1st.

(19:00) The offense only scored a combined six runs over the weekend. Matt Olson's struggles continue as he is hitting .197 this season. He went 1 for 10 in this series and has not homered since April 7th.

(25:30) Ronald Acuña Jr. had a better offensive series as he homered and collected five hits. David notes how loud the boos were from the LA crowd after the MVP went deep.

(36:40) Orlando Arcia has been playing top notch defensive at shortstop so far this season. David notes his metrics are very impressive and are higher than Dansby Swanson.