After an opening match of the extraordinarily chaotic series, the Braves of Atlanta and Cincinnati Reds on visit continue their unconventional series of three games early Friday afternoon.
During the opening Thursday evening, the brave scored eight points at the top of the eighth round, only for the Reds to open the back of the eighth with eight consecutive strokes, a sequence which included a pair of three-point home circuits, to equalize the match 11-11.
It was the third time in the history of the major league that each team scored at least eight points in the same round.
The Braves managed to get the match to additional sleeves, where Marcell Ozuna returned home Matt Olson with a sacrificial fly at the 10th for a 12-11 victory.
“I have never seen anything like it,” said Ozuna. “I said to myself:” Oh my God. “”
It was the second massive collapse of the Braves enclosure this season. On June 5, Atlanta blew an advance of 10-4 and ninth round at home and lost 11-10 against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Ozzie Albies went 4 for 6 and rolled in two points Thursday for the Braves, who erased a first 3-0 hole and opened a 3-3 match with their eighth eighth, when they sent 13 marble strikers.
It was a day from top to bottom for the third basic player of the Ke’Bryan Hayes Reds, acquired Wednesday at Pittsburgh Pirates. Hayes made a key error of two points in the sixth round which allowed the brave to link the match. He then completed a three -point circuit in the eighth to light the return of Cincinnati.
“It was a bit of everything in the game today,” said Hayes. “I missed this ball. I wanted to be able to have this one back. I have the impression that we were able to retaliate, equalize this match and I was able to raise the stroke of marble. But yes, it was a pretty crazy day. I was able to put a good swing on the ball, but finally I would like to get the victory.”
Atlanta won four of the five meetings this season with Cincinnati, winning the season series for the fourth time in five years.
The Friday’s match is scheduled for the unusual start time at 12:40 pm, the two teams will leave immediately after for Bristol, Tenn., And the MLB Speedway Classic on Saturday evening in Bristol Motor Speedway. The major league attendance record will be established because more than 85,000 tickets have been sold.
The Reds send Will Brady Singer (8-8, 4.60 ERA) to the mound on Friday. Against the Rays of Tampa Bay on Sunday, the right-hander won the 2-1 victory, granting only one point over three strokes in 7 1/3 of sleeves, his longest out of the season. He withdrew eight and walked one.
He marked his sixth beginning of the season in which he gave three strokes or less and his eighth quality begins in 21 outings.
Singer has a 0-3 file with an MPM of 7.41 in three career starts against the Braves. He lost 4-0 in Atlanta on May 5 when he authorized four points in seven strokes in six rounds.
The Braves will thwart with the right-hander Bryce Elder (4-7, 6.29 ERA). He has experienced difficulties during his last seven departures, going 2-4 with an MPM of 10.50. Sunday in Texas, he gave eight points on six strokes in 2 2/3 innings during a defeat of 8-1 against the Rangers. He attracted three and walked four.
Elder will make his second career against the Reds. He launched 6 1/3 -roundless rounds on April 10, 2023, withdrawing seven, but did not record a decision.
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