The Hometown Take with Dylan Mathews

It's a critical Game 3 for the Braves


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It’s a critical night: Dylan opens up with some Braves talk and shares his thoughts on Game 3 of the NLDS against the Phillies is a must win. And while he his confident that the Braves can pull off the win, Dylan ask the question about who will be the starting pitcher for Atlanta. While there has been some chatter that the Braves may look to make it a bullpen game, Dylan is not in agreeance with that approach should the Braves go that route and believes that Bryce Elder is “good enough” when his location is on, to give Atlanta five to six innings.

Dylan jumps into a brief preview of the Falcons matchup with the Commanders this Sunday and shares his thoughts on how Atlanta can have success on offense against a ”stout” defensive front of Washington. Dylan does believe that the Falcons can find success through the air against the Commanders as long as pass protection can hold up. Dylan then shares his thoughts on the Falcons trading for Van Jefferson, which he says he likes the move because of Jefferson’s ability to “take the top off the defense” and stretch the defense.

In his final segment, Dylan takes it to the court as the Atlanta Hawks hosted the Cavaliers on Tuesday in the first pre-season game of the year and ultimately, Dylan says that he liked what he saw from the Hawks in the win over Cleveland. And while the Hawks did not make any type of major roster change after trading John Collins, Dylan believes that the Hawks have the talent to still be a top four team in the Eastern Conference.

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