Ray Kerr did an outstanding job as an opener for the Braves in Game 3 of their Wild Card Series against the Phillies on Thursday, allowing just one hit and one walk over 3 1/3 innings of scoreless baseball.
The 32-year-old southpaw struck out two batters in the brilliant performance. He allowed a one-out single to Kyle Schwarber in the first inning and then walked Schwarber to open the fourth. That was the extent of the traffic against him and the Phillies never really threatened. Kerr threw a season-high 47 pitches in the game, getting five swings and misses while registering a CSW of 23 percent. He didn’t pitch deep enough to factor into the decision, but Kerr was a major part of the reason why the Braves are advancing to the NLDS.
