Atlanta Braves ace Spencer Strider is refusing to blame a five-day layoff for the team’s poor showing in the National League Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies.
The break between the end of the regular season and the start of the division series has been blamed by some for the Braves’ early exit, as well as the Los Angeles Dodgers and Baltimore Orioles both getting swept. Strider, however, is not buying that narrative at all.