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00:02 >> On your thoughts on Atlanta being able to snap their little losing streak.
00:07 >> Yeah, I'll tell you a couple good things here.
00:09 If you take a look at pitching well, talking about power pitching,
00:12 Strider had I believe 13 strikeouts yesterday in that game.
00:15 But this is what the Braves needed.
00:16 Very rare on this season to watch the Atlanta Braves go through a losing streak,
00:19 which looks like it was headed for yet another game.
00:22 But as we said, that power surge turns up four runs late in that game to turn
00:26 the tide, which include Olsen's 31st and 32nd home runs and also Austin Riley,
00:31 waking up at the plate here game after game after game,
00:34 just launching balls into the seats, multiple RBI.
00:37 That's what they do for the Braves.
00:38 That was a massive win.
00:39 But by the way, shout out the Diamondbacks here,
00:41 almost taking care of the Braves in a series.
00:43 That was pretty close to a sweep.
00:44 >> Too quickly though, no, I don't wanna skip over that Matt Olsen point, Donnie.
00:50 He's three back of Shohei, four up on the next closest guy,
00:55 in terms of Major League Baseball's home run crown.
00:59 Tani's the favorite of the fan of the sports book at a minus 190 price
01:02 to be the regular season home run leader.
01:05 It is also the plus 260.
01:07 You then get Pete Alonzo 16 to 1, Schwarber and Mookie Betts at 25 to 1.
01:14 We're still, relatively speaking, early enough in the season that
01:19 I wouldn't wanna call this a two man race.
01:21 But it is being priced, Donnie,
01:23 like there are two guys in a complete tier of their own.
01:27 What I will say, and this is a point that you made a couple of weeks back, but
01:31 I think it's an important one to kind of reaffirm here.
01:35 If Ohtani is not dealt, you cannot rule out a world
01:40 where he is sitting some of the final weeks of the season,
01:45 unless he's chasing 62 home runs and the AL record for
01:50 most home runs in a regular season, Donnie.
01:53 Because we saw that with Ohtani the first time he won MVP.
01:57 Whereas look, the MVP is locked up, we're out of it.
02:00 Just take it easy and stay healthy,
02:02 which could then make Matt Olsen even more viable in this race.
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