NL DIVISION SERIES: PHILLIES VS BRAVES

October 15, 2022

Brian Snitker

Citizens Bank Park

Atlanta Braves

Pregame 4 Press Conference

Q. Again with the lineup today, just a hunch going back with William and Orlando?

BRIAN SNITKER: Yes.

Q. How is Spencer feeling the day after?

BRIAN SNITKER: Good. After the game, he said everything felt great, which was good -- after exerting himself like that and everything was good.

Q. Now that you've played through it to this point, what's your take on how topsy-turvy this playoff format has been?

BRIAN SNITKER: I think playoffs are always crazy, in my experiences with it. You just want to get in because you never know what might happen and give yourself a chance.

But it's been -- I would think for fans and all, the entire thing has been pretty good.

Q. I know you'd like to get some of the guys at the top going, but how quickly can that change -- a hit here, inning here and the whole thing turns?

BRIAN SNITKER: It can. It's baseball. And we've been through these things before. You just hope guys relax and just let their talents go, not try and force things.

Anytime you go through the offensive things, I think guys try to do too much, and they want to be the guy. And it doesn't work that way. And one hit, keep the line moving, and you just never know in this game. And hopefully we come out today and put it all behind us and get on one of those runs.

Q. I'm sure you're planning for a Game 5. Are you committed to Max or could Kyle Wright come back?

BRIAN SNITKER: We've have discussions. And Max is definitely in the mix. And he's ready to go. So we'll discuss that after the game.

Q. Do you get the sense Max just feels that much stronger four days later?

BRIAN SNITKER: Yeah, and according to -- talking to George and Max, he kind of feels like he's turned the corner. So hopefully he has.

Q. Are there any other factors that will determine between Fried or Wright for Game 5?

BRIAN SNITKER: Well, mainly I think it's going to be Max. If he's feeling really good, then that's, I'm sure, who we'll lean towards. But we still need to -- we'll have discussions after the game and hopefully we're talking about that.

Q. Maybe I'm making too much of this but when you consider the advantages to winning your division, looking at the next two days, knowing that you've gone through their horses and you won't have to see them again, how big of a positive, I suppose, is that to what you can kind of do here in the next couple? You get what I'm saying?

BRIAN SNITKER: Not really.

Q. You won't have to see their 1 and 2 guys again in this series, with the way it's set up and winning the division and them having to play the wild card?

BRIAN SNITKER: I don't know that I would rule out not seeing their 1, quite honestly.