The Atlanta Braves have the best record in Major League Baseball and they also have one of the best pitchers in the game in Spencer Strider.
The right-hander leads the league in strikeouts with 245 and picked up his 16th win (with just four losses) Thursday night in a showdown with the National League’s second best team - the Los Angeles Dodgers.
During the game we were finally able to figure out what makes Strider so good - he’s able to put a spell on baseballs. OK, he’s not really able to do that but this funny moment with the home plate umpire made it look that way:
Spencer Strider casting a spell on baseballs. pic.twitter.com/BnBGZasYM3
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) September 1, 2023
MLB fans had jokes:
Me going up to the counter at the pizza joint https://t.co/1kxfPcyvR3
— Dan Keegan (@keegsdotcom) September 1, 2023
Me when someone shows up with a box of Krispy Kremes. https://t.co/GvMUju4sFu
— Hill Scott (@hill_scott) September 1, 2023
Great mustache *and* he's a wizard
— Trea Turner is a gamer (@baseballromulus) September 1, 2023
I'm supposed to not like this guy - I hate his team - but he makes it very difficult. https://t.co/L9aMjzEiNk
Braves cheating scandal in 4k lol https://t.co/aMWIm1J6o7
— Jared Thiele (@JustJared92) September 1, 2023
I do this when I cut the deck in Spades https://t.co/merLwrhYFK
— TheeJerseyMike (@JerseyMikeback) September 1, 2023
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe https://t.co/0viBg7I4EC
— Jason Brinkmeier (@JBrink90) September 1, 2023
The Dodgers should protest the game for this! https://t.co/EJaeN6YGK5
— #bluecheckmark-ish (@oohcooper) September 1, 2023
@powelljolie He's a witch! 😜 https://t.co/V08rcza1oD
— Jimmy C (@JConstantinides) September 1, 2023