{"id":50533,"date":"2025-04-24T08:49:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T08:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=50533"},"modified":"2025-04-24T08:49:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T08:49:07","slug":"breaking-news-unlikely-braves-hero-bails-them-out-against-cardinals-after-near-offensive-no-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=50533","title":{"rendered":"Breaking News: Unlikely Braves hero bails them out against Cardinals after near offensive no-show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_300,y_0,w_3821,h_2149\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/17\/01jsj0222ca46y02hxsv.jpg\" alt=\"St. Louis Cardinals v Atlanta Braves\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Against all odds, Atlanta Braves starter\u00a0Bryce Elder\u00a0was genuinely good against St. Louis on Wednesday. He went six innings and gave up just the one run which, if you have been following along, is borderline miraculous.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The problem is that the Braves&#8217; offense did precious little to back up Elder&#8217;s effort&#8230;at least until Eli White finally came along.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Locked in a 1-1 game, there was a growing sense of dread that the Braves&#8217; bullpen would falter yet again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Just hours removed from\u00a0a bullpen implosion for the ages, Aaron Bummer and Raisel Iglesias were both pre-determined to be unavailable, the remaining relievers were most of the same crew that\u00a0got beat up by the Cardinals\u00a0on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">However, the bullpen held on and that is when Eli White came to the rescue just like we all predicted.<\/p>\n<figure>1\ufe0f\u20e3st homer of the season for Eli White<br \/>\n2\ufe0f\u20e3nd-decker<br \/>\n3\ufe0f\u20e3 runs score#BravesCountry\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/16VdlNb8pc<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Atlanta Braves (@Braves)\u00a0April 23, 2025<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Eli White saves Braves from themselves against the Cardinals<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">After a strong spring training,\u00a0Atlanta certainly hoped that White could provide a spark\u00a0off the bench. However, opportunities have been few and far between for him between the Braves&#8217; early outfield platoon as well as the\u00a0recent call-up of Alex Verdugo.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Thankfully, his bat was working just fine as he absolutely destroyed a hanging slider in the bottom of the eighth inning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Not known for his power, White crushed a three run homer that was 106.9 mph off the bat and went 434 feet. That will pretty much play anywhere.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">From there, it was straightforward. 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