{"id":290259,"date":"2025-09-03T18:17:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T18:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/290259\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T18:17:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T18:17:11","slug":"elder-takes-the-mound-to-help-braves-avoid-a-chicago-sweep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/290259\/","title":{"rendered":"Elder takes the mound to help Braves avoid a Chicago sweep"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">Yes, it has come down to this once again. After nearly avoiding a four-game sweep from the Phillies last week, the <a href=\"http:\/\/mlb.com\/braves\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Atlanta Braves;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Atlanta Braves <\/a>are down by two against the <a href=\"http:\/\/mlb.com\/cubs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chicago Cubs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Chicago Cubs <\/a>at Wrigley Field.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Can Bryce Elder help them overcome this fate?<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Let\u2019s take a look at these pitching matchups.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Elder\u2019s last outing was just last Friday against the Phillies. Pitching a deep seven innings and only giving up one run and three hits. A pretty solid performance for Elder that unfortunately didn\u2019t result in a win (1-2)\u2026maybe this game will make up for it if the Braves get the same Elder that showed up last week, and if the bats are awake and ready.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">And for our opponent?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Cade Hornton boasts a 2.92 ERA and a whip of 1.19 for this season with a 9-4 win-loss record in his mound appearances. His four-seamer and sweeper are the main stars of the show in his five-pitch arsenal, and just as a rookie, he is already making noise with talks of Rookie of the Year surrounding his name.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">He arrived in the big leagues in May and was a reliable asset for the team when they needed him. He is also now 6-1 with a 0.86 ERA post All-Star Game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Will he be seeing the postseason? Many seem to think so.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">But, as for tonight, the question is, will the Braves\u2019 offense be ready for him on the Cubs\u2019 home turf?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">We will find out soon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">First pitch is set for 7:40 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Game Info<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Game Date\/Time:\u00a0Wednesday, September 3, 7:40 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Location:\u00a0Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">TV:\u00a0FanDuel Sports Network South \/ Southeast<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Radio:\u00a0680 AM \/ 93.7 FM The Fan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Yes, it has come down to this once again. After nearly avoiding a four-game sweep from the Phillies&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290260,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2399],"tags":[145,46,5,4720,735,138,24,4245,161,4,40,26157,18343,738],"class_list":{"0":"post-290259","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago-cubs","8":"tag-arsenal","9":"tag-atlanta-braves","10":"tag-baseball","11":"tag-bryce-elder","12":"tag-cade-horton","13":"tag-chicago","14":"tag-chicago-cubs","15":"tag-chicagocubs","16":"tag-cubs","17":"tag-mlb","18":"tag-phillies","19":"tag-pitching-matchups","20":"tag-solid-performance","21":"tag-wrigley-field"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/115141741455956661","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290259"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290259\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/290260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=290259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=290259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}