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June 21-23, 2024
In a series matchups of potential World Series contenders, the Atlanta Braves took down the New York Yankees on the road in an exciting series.
Game one featured plenty of offense on both sides. Marcus Stroman took the mound for New York but probably wishes he missed his turn in the rotation. Austin Riley and Matt Olson hit back-to-back homers in the first inning as part of a four-run start for Atlanta. An Orlando Arcia homer in the second chased Marcus Stroman out of the game with five runs given up while recording just five outs. Bryce Elder had plenty of struggles himself, giving up five runs in five innings, with a three-run third being led by Juan Soto and Austin Wells homers. In a battle of the bullpens, Atlanta got the upper hand as theirs didn't give up a run, while Ozuna double and another Arcia hit led to an eventual 8-5 win.
Game two saw Cy Young favorite Spencer Strider against Carlos Rodon, who is having a really strong bounce-back campaign for New York. Both starters were really good, getting through four innings of scoreless ball for both before an Ozuna double and Arcia RBI single gave the Braves a 2-0 lead in the fifth. Strider ran into his trouble in the sixth, allowing four of his six hits allowed and three earned runs to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead. The biggest hit of the inning was a Giancarlo Stanton single that Riley dove to knock down but still scored the third run. Ron Marinaccio took the mound in the seventh for the Yankees and gave up only his second home run of the season to Ozuna to tie the game. The top of the eighth saw Michael Harris get a chance off of lefty reliever Caled Ferguson. Harris would hit a ball that would not have been a homer in many ballparks and that was almost robbed by Soto, but was just enough to give the Braves a 4-3 lead. Raisel Iglesias gave up a single and a hit batter to start the bottom of the ninth, but got a double play from Anthony Volpe and struck out Oswald Peraza to save the 4-3 win.
Game three was all Yankees, who scored 10 runs in the first three innings in a dreadful start for Max Fried (2.2 IP, six hits, eight runs, five earned). Pierce Johnson gave up six runs in three innings as well. The only positives in this game were homers for Riley and Ozuna as the Yankees cruised to a 15-3 win.
Up next, the Braves (56-21) will continue their road trip with three games against the St Louis Cardinals (43-35). The Cardinals have rebounded nicely from a down 2023 behind a strong rotation and an offense that does just enough with Paul Goldschmidt (16 homers, .831 OPS), Nolan Godman (12 homers, .813 OPS), Nolan Arenado (10 homers, .800 OPS), and Jordan Walker (10 homers, .854 OPS).
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I played the Strider-Rodon game this series instead of the opener to get a chance to see an improved Rodon with our ace, and man the whole game just felt like a playoff type matchup. Soto missing Harris's homer and Iglesias' strikeout of Cabrera had me like I had just won the series
Braves Again Find a Way to Win Series, Take Two Out of Three Against Yanks
June 21-23, 2024
In a series matchups of potential World Series contenders, the Atlanta Braves took down the New York Yankees on the road in an exciting series.
Game one featured plenty of offense on both sides. Marcus Stroman took the mound for New York but probably wishes he missed his turn in the rotation. Austin Riley and Matt Olson hit back-to-back homers in the first inning as part of a four-run start for Atlanta. An Orlando Arcia homer in the second chased Marcus Stroman out of the game with five runs given up while recording just five outs. Bryce Elder had plenty of struggles himself, giving up five runs in five innings, with a three-run third being led by Juan Soto and Austin Wells homers. In a battle of the bullpens, Atlanta got the upper hand as theirs didn't give up a run, while Ozuna double and another Arcia hit led to an eventual 8-5 win.
Game two saw Cy Young favorite Spencer Strider against Carlos Rodon, who is having a really strong bounce-back campaign for New York. Both starters were really good, getting through four innings of scoreless ball for both before an Ozuna double and Arcia RBI single gave the Braves a 2-0 lead in the fifth. Strider ran into his trouble in the sixth, allowing four of his six hits allowed and three earned runs to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead. The biggest hit of the inning was a Giancarlo Stanton single that Riley dove to knock down but still scored the third run. Ron Marinaccio took the mound in the seventh for the Yankees and gave up only his second home run of the season to Ozuna to tie the game. The top of the eighth saw Michael Harris get a chance off of lefty reliever Caled Ferguson. Harris would hit a ball that would not have been a homer in many ballparks and that was almost robbed by Soto, but was just enough to give the Braves a 4-3 lead. Raisel Iglesias gave up a single and a hit batter to start the bottom of the ninth, but got a double play from Anthony Volpe and struck out Oswald Peraza to save the 4-3 win.
Game three was all Yankees, who scored 10 runs in the first three innings in a dreadful start for Max Fried (2.2 IP, six hits, eight runs, five earned). Pierce Johnson gave up six runs in three innings as well. The only positives in this game were homers for Riley and Ozuna as the Yankees cruised to a 15-3 win.
Up next, the Braves (56-21) will continue their road trip with three games against the St Louis Cardinals (43-35). The Cardinals have rebounded nicely from a down 2023 behind a strong rotation and an offense that does just enough with Paul Goldschmidt (16 homers, .831 OPS), Nolan Godman (12 homers, .813 OPS), Nolan Arenado (10 homers, .800 OPS), and Jordan Walker (10 homers, .854 OPS).
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I played the Strider-Rodon game this series instead of the opener to get a chance to see an improved Rodon with our ace, and man the whole game just felt like a playoff type matchup. Soto missing Harris's homer and Iglesias' strikeout of Cabrera had me like I had just won the series
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