Braves Opt Out Sale for Game Two Amid Injury Concerns

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00:00All right, so here's the situation for game number two.

00:06We expected because the Braves lost the first game, that playoff life on the line, they're

00:10going to go with Chris Sale to make sure they get in the playoffs.

00:13That's not happening, Scottie.

00:14Sale is not going to pitch game number two for the Braves.

00:17Now they're calling it back spasms.

00:19I guess they're calling it that.

00:22They're saying that he has back spasms.

00:25He's pitched with much worse.

00:26Braves didn't want him to risk further injury today.

00:29That it's bothering him for some while, but it felt more last night.

00:32They made the decision earlier today.

00:35And then Anthopolis said they're not ruling out Sale starting tomorrow if they win the

00:41wild card series.

00:42So they'll see how it feels tomorrow.

00:45So they're playing a game here, Scottie.

00:46They obviously have to put a label on it.

00:49They don't want everybody to think that they roll the dice and lose.

00:52They can say, why the hell didn't you start Sale?

00:55They're going to put this back thing, say that's why Sale didn't start, hope they win

00:59the game anyway, and then they can magically start Sale game one in San Diego tomorrow

01:04night if they win.

01:06I don't mind it, Scottie, because look, if you do win with Sale today, how are they going

01:13to beat San Diego in a three game series with no Sale in any of the three games?

01:17I'd say it's going to be pretty tough.

01:18So they're rolling the dice and saying we can win without him and he'll hopefully pitch

01:24game one tomorrow.

01:25I don't believe the back spasm thing for a second.

01:27I don't believe it.

01:28So what are the numbers?

01:29Is it minus 490?

01:30What's it at now that they know he's not pitching?

01:33Minus 310 it's gone down to.

01:36So minus 310.

01:38Mets go to plus 250.

01:40They were in the plus 350 range, obviously, 10 minutes ago when we first discussed this.

01:46Grant Holmes will start the game.

01:49Grant Holmes will start game two for the Braves.

01:52I have not seen yet.

01:54It's possible, but there you go.

01:59So when we get the Mets situation with who they're going to pitch, we'll let you know.