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Kelly gives lift on busy night for Braves’ ‘pen
- Updated: May 26, 2016
ATLANTA — As Braves manager Brian Snitker burned through his bullpen through the first nine innings of Wednesday night’s 3-2 loss in 13 innings to the Brewers at Turner Field, he got a taste of what his predecessor Fredi Gonzalez experienced when he attempted to mix and match the pieces of this ‘pen that has not taken shape through this season’s first two months.
After using six different relievers to record the 10 outs that separated starting pitcher Mike Foltynewicz’s sixth-inning exit and the end of the ninth, Snitker provided the final four innings to Casey Kelly, who had thrown a side session earlier in the day in preparation to start Saturday afternoon’s game against the Marlins.
“That’s what I’m up here for,” Kelly said. “I’m up here to pitch and get people out.”
Still while Kelly’s unselfish attitude can be appreciated, he certainly did not anticipate that he was going to pitch, let alone throw 77 pitches in this extra-inning loss, which came just three days after he had thrown 81 pitches over five innings in Philadelphia. Kelly’s entry into this game likely means Aaron Blair will be recalled to start on …
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