ATLANTA -- Left for dead by some earlier this summer,
“It's pretty cool to see from a guy that went through what he went through this year and where he's come back from,” manager Brian Snitker said. “To see him step up like that is something really special.”\n\n• [Box score](https://www.mlb.com/gameday/cardinals-vs-braves/2019/10/04/599353#game_state=final,game_tab=box,game=599353)\n\nThough Snitker was speaking about Foltynewicz, he could have said the same about Duvall, as both former All-Stars were stuck together at Triple-A Gwinnett just a few months ago. But their willingness to persevere and get back to the Major League level allowed them to share the spotlight in the Braves’ biggest win to date.\n\n“Games like today, that's what you play for,” Duvall said. “It was a big win for us, and this is what you work for. [This is what you dream about.”](https://www.mlb.com/braves/news/adam-duvall-two-run-home-run-nlds-game-2-braves-cardinals)\n\nAfter blowing a two-run lead in Thursday’s Game 1 loss, the Braves faced the unenviable challenge of having to bounce back against Flaherty, who was the game’s most dominant pitcher over the final three months of the regular season. Their ability to do so evened this best-of-five series, which will resume when rookie
\n\n \n\nThis was not a moment Duvall could have envisioned as he spent most of this season at Triple-A. The moment was made possible by Foltynewicz, who set the tone for the night by scattering three hits and recording seven strikeouts over seven innings.\n\nFoltynewicz became the first Braves pitcher to throw seven or more scoreless innings in a postseason game since Tom Glavine blanked the Astros over eight innings in Game 2 of the 2001 NLDS.\n\n“Pretty special,” Foltynewicz said. “\\[We\\] keep talking about it, the kind of year I had, just for the Braves to have trust in me. I kind of proved what I went down to work on, that I'm still the pitcher that I was last year.”
Foltynewicz is now better than the pitcher he was at this time last year, when after an impressive All-Star season, he was quickly humbled in two NLDS starts against the Dodgers. He had the tools to be an elite pitcher, but he lacked the experience needed to handle big situations.\n\nSafe to say he is now capable of handling both big situations and his emotions, slowing down the game when necessary and maximizing his tremendous skills. He leaned heavily on his slider through the first few innings, showed the value of his two-seamer as the game progressed, and retired 15 of the final 17 batters faced.
\n\n“I give him so much credit,” catcher