The Baby Face's Blaster had a very large spread, even for a shotgun. Only two pellets made contact with his target. After he hit the cutout, Joel might notice that he felt slightly more agile.
"The Grey Mann is smart, but not creative. We were only good fighters he had seen, so he used us as robot design. But the metal men are still no match for REAL men and our weapons. Is that not right, Sasha?" Heavy said, before revving up his minigun and shooting a hail of bullets at all of the cutouts.
If Joel happened to look to his left, he would see that one of Grey Mann's carriers was just coming over a hill in the distance, heading straight towards them and the super secret base.