Braves second baseman Dan Uggla entered play Sunday batting just .200 (4 for 20) through five games, but perhaps a small victory is that he has just four strikeouts and opened the season without striking out in his first two games.
Uggla spent the offseason focusing on keeping his front side much quieter than it had been in recent years as he looks to cut down on his strikeout rate, per MLB.com.
"I'd have rolled over that [curveball] last year," Uggla said, per MLB.com. "When you're head is moving as much as mine was moving, you speed the ball up. You think that you can hit it and it's not a strike, and you're already committed to swinging at it.
"I'm excited about the way things have been going. I just need to be more selective. When you feel good, you want to go up there and hit. But I need to remember to be selective and put the ball in play."