Then, in the seventh, when the Dodgers had the tying run in scoring position with no one out in a two-run game, Matzek came out of the bullpen and struck out three straight batters to strand the runners.
Responding to a freshly tied game in the bottom of the fourth inning, Rosario continued his hot hitting with a go-ahead three-run homer off Dodgers hurler Walker Buehler to put the Braves up for good. “He’s feeling stronger.Two names who have become synonymous with the Braves this postseason played hero on Saturday: Eddie Rosario and Tyler Matzek. “He’s feeling more confident,” Black added. There remains no timetable for his return, Rockies manager Bud Black said. He’s been performing medicine-ball tosses to mirror his swing, playing catch and doing some running. Rockies outfielder Kris Bryant is steadily mending from a back issue that landed him on the injured list for a second time. OF Eddie Rosario (blurred vision, swollen right retina) has been hitting in the cage. “I mean, until he gets up there and starts turning it loose, we won’t know.”. “Everything so far has been really good,” manager Brian Snitker said. McMahon slammed his helmet in frustration.īraves: LHP Tyler Matzek (shoulder inflammation) has started his throwing progression. He knocked it down, picked it up and threw out McMahon at first to end the threat. Ryan McMahon sent a hard grounder that was tailing away from Swanson. The biggest was turned in by shortstop Dansby Swanson with two outs and the bases loaded in the third. It showed as the Braves made several sensational plays in the field. Strider set the tone with four solid innings, allowing two hits and striking out five.Ĭolorado got on the board in the fourth when Strider’s pitch got by Contreras and allowed Brendan Rodgers to score from third.īefore the game, several of the Braves players were taking close-range grounders from assistant coach Ron Washington.
ATLANTA BRAVES SCORE PATCH
The look was complete with green pants, white belt and a yellow ’5280′ patch on the right sleeve in honor of the city’s Mile-High nickname. Usually decked out in purple, the Rockies wore green-and-white tops that featured a silhouette of the state’s snow-covered mountains. It was perhaps fitting Freeland was the starter for the unveiling of the team’s new jerseys, given he’s a Denver native. It’s a spot that we need to get to if we want to get back to.
You want your offense to be putting up runs, you want your pitchers to be going out there and getting deep in games and throwing up goose eggs. Once again, they struggled to sync up timely hitting with quality pitching. Kyle Freeland scattered five hits over seven innings and struck out three in a no-decision. Riley hit his 14th homer of the season, a solo shot in the sixth that tied the game. on a sacrifice fly and Colorado’s Elias Díaz with a single. “That was a good game - all the way through,” Riley said.īoth teams scored a run in the 10th - Atlanta’s Ronald Acuña Jr. This was only the fifth time a game at Coors has gone into extra innings tied at 1-1, according to Elias Sports Bureau. “You’ve got to give credit to this bullpen for just going out there and staying within themselves and not doing anything special.” “Everyone kind of builds it up to what it is,” Minter said of Coors Field. Rodríguez leaves with back tightness, Mariners beat A’s 9-5
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