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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.