Tyler Matzek had one of the most electric innings in postseason history

[@bradclifford295]

Was at the game. Lost my voice officially after mookie struck out. Was easily the loudest I heard the park all night. Even louder than the Rosario homer if you can believe that. I think everyone was just in utter shock after what happened and charged up.

[@CrashCarson14]

It was a pivotal moment and could have been the end of it all

[@codyholladay4072]

It was louder than any moment I’ve ever experienced in a stadium

[@Perfect9z]

Matzek’s 3 strike outs in this inning was the highlight of the entire playoffs for me. He ended with 6 straight fastballs which is why he’s called Tyler Nutsack cause he dropped his nuts on the Dodgers…respectfully.

[@wildspierce623]

People don’t remember that Matzek’s coming out party was last postseason. Played great ball there too

[@RamblerNation1988]

exactly

[@marcuscastillo514]

Love that he stayed a secret that is Braves fans only knew about.

[@monsterjamhighlights4752]

The first time I noticed him was in spring training that year when I’d take a look at the stats and he’d pitch an inning striking out the side…. I said I hope we keep this guy 😂

[@tylerlaird9543]

Nobody but Braves fan know how good he was before this year

[@ave0828]

I can say the most memorable moments from this postseason & World series was Freddie going yard against Hader in the NLDS, Dansby & Jorge back to back HRs in game 4 of the WS, Jorge MONSTER HR in game 6 of the WS and my favorite moment? Tyler Matzek in the NLCS striking out the 3 batters he faced after being put in a very tense moment. Unreal stuff, I went absolutely bonkers!

[@jbayone]

What's new for us Braves fans is almost every big moment, they came up huge. Freddie hitting Hader really started making it feel like something special, a d of course Tyler Nutsack striking out 3 with runners on

[@MLB_CoercedFreeman5OutOfATL]

Matzek was definitely #1 for me too. One of the biggest plays that not always, but occasionally gets overlooked, was Rosario's catch at the warning track that created an out off of Luke Jackson (who needed the confidence boost) that would have certainly been a double and then an error, a bloop/weak base hit, two wild pitches, or whatever number of ways a runner can easily score from second got erased on an insane play by Eddie Rosario when the park was literally silently in horror before erupting in joy. Hearing the fans go insta-crazy every time I watch that replay kind of gets me every time.

[@andrewcoffey6072]

Mine was the comeback and win I'm NLCS game 2. Amazing

[@ave0828]

@@MLB_CoercedFreeman5OutOfATL Absolutely I went nuts on that catch considering I reacted to the ball coming off the bat yelling "NOOO!!" then immediately yelling "YEEEES!!!" after the catch.. so much emotion in just 2-3 seconds lol!

[@ave0828]

@@andrewcoffey6072 The comeback to walk it off after a game 1 walk off.. Any walk off is amazing but in the playoffs it feels like much different.. and to do it back to back?! LOL! So many amazing moments from the postseason.

[@jonathandempsey9228]

Listening to Matzek, Minter and Smith after the World Series and them talking about there story and performances. Is what baseball and life are all about. Keep grinding and keep picking each other up. The Misfits in Atlanta got it done.

[@adamzullo3624]

Let’s not forget Jackson’s performance in the WS after having a pretty disastrous NLCS against the Dodgers.

[@MLB_CoercedFreeman5OutOfATL]

@@adamzullo3624 Yes, Luke Jackson....much like Max Fried....both** had great reg. seasons and then a couple appearances in the postseason they didn't look like themselves. They overcame some adversity and ultimately rose to the challenge in their last few appearances. Such a great full-team World Series win for the Braves.

[@parkerbragg7093]

@@MLB_CoercedFreeman5OutOfATL max fried was a fucking beast in game 6

[@Qwnntm]

The Night Shift will live in our memories forever!

[@heathbranch1823]

The crowd pop when he smoked Mookie… goosebumps 🔥🔥💪🏻⚾️

[@csiggoestoapt2f807]

Me and my older son got to go to this game by pure chance…we got off a cruise ship that morning and we’re driving home to Indiana. We got to ATL about 1 hour before game time and had bought tickets a few hours earlier. My family has been braves fans my whole life. I didn’t tell anyone we were there until Matzek was coming in in a jam. I sent out a selfie of us at the game and said “send that energy big fam 💪”. Then 3 straight k’s to get out of it and the rest is history. It’s going to be hard to top that experience with my boy.

[@jamesjenkins8364]

... you managed to buy tickets for one of Atlanta's biggest games in its history just hours before game time, managed to negotiate hella bad traffic off of the spaghetti junction, on a whim? Two possibilities pop up here. 1) you're capping 2) you're capping

[@csiggoestoapt2f807]

@@jamesjenkins8364 lol standing room only cuzzo no cap

[@jamielawson9001]

Matzek shut em down, so dominant on that mound. Fired up, love to see it.

[@chaseturknett]

My grandpa who passed away in 2019 was a lifelong Braves fan and a GA native. My dad (his son) passed down that passion & support to me and seeing Matzek strike out those three dudes made me cry because I knew in my heart that the Braves sealed the deal and my grandpa was watching from above. Such an awesome game! Let’s go Bravos, it’s time!

[@jamielawson9001]

@@chaseturknett Absolutely beautiful. How can you not be romantic about baseball?

[@IAmMattLewis]

The Betts at bat is one of the best, gutsiest at bats I've ever seen. Matzek just going for it, balls to the wall.

[@bigeric1030]

It’s Vaughn vs. Heywood in “Major League”.

[@mythcrab6047]

I'm gonna be watching this breakdown on repeat for years. Thanks Trev.

[@samelder2130]

It definitely seems like Mookie had a stop sign or some kind of signal that a slider was coming. As you can see at 7:50, he immediately stared right at the third-base coach after strike 2.

[@RileyAicher1]

Good catch

[@chrisgoodbread1281]

Not only that but matzek was changing up the signs after every batter.

[@dexterhobbs6258]

Totally agree. Either he was mad for the stop sign or just mad at himself for not jumping on a pitch he could hit. Either way, Mookie was too mental in his approach and Matzek just said, "screw that, I'm throwing heat."

[@johnmcafee6140]

Trevor Plouffe: "Shout out to the Astros who are going to put up a big fight." Morgan Freeman voiceover: "The Astros actually would *not* put up a big fight."

[@rico9163]

I mean he also predicted the exact teams and amount of games that the world series would go like a year beforehand

[@lcglazer]

shutting down the Trash was so satisfying. Pretty sure if Dodgers beat Braves, they'd limp into WS and lose.

[@RightCenterBack321]

According to "The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball" (outdated, I know), a runners second and third, no-out situation has a Run Expectancy (RE) of 2.075. Compared that to a bases loaded, no out situation, where the RE is 2.437. However, in a 2B/3B, no-out scenario, the chance of two runs scoring is 30.1%, as opposed to 20.8% for a bases-loaded, no-out scenario! Furthermore, while the likelihood of escaping a bases-loaded, no-out situation without any damage is only 12.5%, it's actually more likely in a 2B/3B, no-out situation for one or two runs to score! Since the Braves were up by two runs, this means this was actually a higher leverage situation than even bases-loaded, no-out scenario. The pressure was immense, but Matzek just obliterated it. Legend.

[@sc2070]

The story of that Mookie Betts at bat is called the slider that never came LOL masterful performance by Matzek there. What a great story he has. What's up Trev!

[@allegedyhip9189]

Catcher keeping his glove in the zone even when Matzek doesn't hit the spot, is getting him at least that strike 3 on Souza. To hold 99 in the zone when the pitcher misses his spot is impressive.

[@samuel9skinner]

Travis d'arnaud, more like Travis d'aryes

[@kevinw.5149]

So true, catcher deserves a lot of love for that.

[@TheAngryPheonix]

Big man lil d is a legend within our friend group

[@RightCenterBack321]

Travis d'Arnaud's performance was so underrated. He was hot-cold at bat, but, where it really counts for catchers, he was rock-steady. Probably the most reliable catcher the Braves ever had not named Brian McCann.

[@ripk4648]

Matzek is the man. He was nothing short of money for us in this series and in the WS. Go Bravos!!!!!

[@JoobyFoo]

8:35, that's me being fat and happy in my Stripers jersey!

[@cnna12392]

Love the breakdown.

[@zw3565]

Matzek went from out of baseball for 5 years to pitching 13 of the 16 post season games for Braves in 2021 15.2 innings and had 3-0 record. Kind of sums up the entire Braves season in some ways. Losing Acuna, Ozuna, d'Arnaud for a big part of year and just hanging in there and winning it all. Oh yeah and losing Morton in the 3rd inning of game 1 of World Series.

[@MLB_CoercedFreeman5OutOfATL]

++Soroka

[@SHSscorp82]

Watching this video after the World Series makes me smile knowing how that series ended.

[@SoutheastBeast91]

I watched this game live and this inning was electric. Go Braves

[@zwwineco1]

Mookie was freakin scared bro. Matzik was on another planet this post season.

[@DarkKnightofHeaven]

Especially on the Mookie at bat Matzek was just 'fuck you let's go Mook' and Mookie was clearly not expecting or ready for that and he got straight gassed.

[@claydouglas2526]

98% of the time, that 0-2 pitch to the Mookman is a ball. Not surprising he was somewhat thrown by middle-middle heat.

[@sportsjefe]

@@claydouglas2526 Mookie acted like somebody who was told he was going to be walked. "Oh he ain't gonna challenge you, take the free base." And then here come 99 - 99 - 99.

[@dougstory2285]

Good stuff man, thank you!

[@bayoustate9481]

Matzey Boy you are now a legend in Braves' Country! CHOP ON

[@LetsPlayBojangles]

Mookies AB looked like a mix of shock, bad info from his coaches and he finally gears up FB and STILL misses for strike 3.

[@10toeken87]

Championship defining moment

[@Qwnntm]

This, Freddie's shot off Hader, and the Back-to-back homers in game 4 of the World Series are the top 3 moments of our playoff run that will be remembered for a long time.

[@shibbychingching4845]

@@Qwnntm I was at the brewers game..it was insane. The most electric crowd I have ever felt. When freddie hit that bomb the eruption of cheers was unreal. It's the greatest baseball moment I have seen live. RIP atlanta freddie

[@reid171717]

This is as good as baseball gets

[@dawgsnbraves]

I'm not sure the 1-2 to Souza was actually a mistake in location. The Dodgers were thought to be stealing signs or at least locations with a runner on 2nd earlier in the series. As I watched the last 2-3 games of the NLCS, I saw numerous times where d'Arnaud telegraphed a location with his glove and the pitcher "missed" by 2-3 feet but then d'Arnaud had no problem getting to the ball.

[@Bloodreign1]

I gave Matzek shit all year, as well as Smith, because I knew they could do better, and sure enough, they showed me they could.

[@anthonygriffin1936]

Sick stuff!!

[@trevortatham349]

Burnin line right there. World “Siri”

[@david5094]

Great breakdown

[@Eltee127]

Tyler "Big Ballz" Matzek. 3 Fast Balls right down the pipe... and uhhhhh....oh yeah, that was Mookie Betts.

[@evansiggson]

Matzek was unbelievable, but Roberts messed up by having Pujols and Souza here in such a critical spot.

[@davidmattox5049]

Pujols can still hit lefties. Souza is ded though

[@Plowboy42]

Mookie thought he was good. Morning, Afternoon, and Night buddy!

[@Orangefan77]

*electric inning* I see what you did there, even if no one else did yet

[@piggy8761]

This man struck out pujols fooled Souza and fathered betts in 3 pitches with nobody out never let ‘em put the ball in play

[@asdfaeou]

It felt like Mookie so didn’t expect middle/middle that, when it occurred, the shock threw him off for the remainder of the at bat.

[@WilliamtheWorst]

Nutsack don’t play.

[@jamieanderson6222]

Give a shout out to his pitching coach in the independent league who fixed him

[@jacobtune3256]

Never been so fast

[@yarpyepiddy]

THE MOST

[@justinperalta3570]

trev, the blue on the savant page is actually supposed to be bad

[@btb2019]

the color gradient is left to right, blue to red regardless of the category, but you would not want a high exit velocity or BB% for a pitcher

[@striker045]

Love seeing the term “dot” make it from competitive madden in the mid 2000’s all the way to professional baseball in 2021.

[@poop75018]

huh?

[@striker045]

Exactly what i said lol People would yell dot when they threw to an open receiver It branched into mlb the show community a few years back for good pitches Now it is an every day baseball term lol

[@techboy95]

Wait so what does he mean about Pujols and Souza "cheating" to the top corner? So there hips begin to move like a swing would but what part is cheating?

[@DPAFLESHER]

I think he means "cheating" by the batter is trying to anticipate the pitch, and therefore starts rotating his hips earlier than he would otherwise. Because Pujlos doesn't have the bat speed he used too, he needs to "guess" fastball and start the swing earlier. So if the pitcher sees the batter is doing this, the pitcher would throw a slider because the batter's swing is going to be so far ahead of the slowed down pitch. So Trevor isn't accusing him of doing something unsportsmanlike, just saying he's having to sacrifice his ability to hit any pitch and only focus on one.

[@bobbydyne]

@@DPAFLESHER Yep

[@chrisdeering1120]

I’ve known Tyler since he was 6. Kid had a cannon since the beginning. His little brother Kyle was probably a better athlete than Tyler. Kyle would launch home runs in tee ball. What kid does that?

[@williamstalvey6920]

Everyone trying to be on you tube

[@koolaidsalad]

1.25x speed recommended

[@jeffreygorden9603]

First