ATLANTA, Ga. — Ozzie Albies homered during Thursday night’s Wild Card win against the Philadelphia Phillies, just moments after broadcaster and former MLB star Joey Votto made a bold claim.
“I do not see the Braves scoring any more runs the rest of the way,” Votto said in the bottom of the fourth inning.
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The Braves were up 3-0 in Game 3 of the Wild Card series. Moments later, Albies hit a 2-run homer to give the Braves a 5-0 lead.
CJ Nitkowski, former Braves pitcher and current team commentator, gave Votto a piece of advice.
“Joey, I’ve had a lot of fun working with you over the last three days, man, but do not check your mentions,” he said.
Joey Votto said the Braves would not score again one batter before they scored again pic.twitter.com/dwzqrqzBvk
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The Braves went on to win the game, 6-2, and advanced to face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Division Series.
Votto played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball and was a star for the Cincinnati Reds.
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