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Kemp earns first day off as a Brave
- Updated: August 11, 2016
MILWAUKEE — Matt Kemp has not provided the immediate impact the Braves might have envisioned. But Freddie Freeman believes Kemp’s presence in the middle of the lineup has influenced the success the team has had since acquiring the former All-Star outfielder from the Padres on July 30.
“We were playing good baseball, and then Matt came, and I think the excitement around this team picked up a little bit more,” Freeman said. “Our lineup is longer, and we’ve been playing great. He’s definitely a force in the middle of that lineup. It creates some fear, and everybody kind of feeds of each other’s success.”
After starting nine consecutive games since …
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