Braves Briefing: Atlanta wins opener in style, extends lead in NL East
The home opener for the Atlanta Braves was special.
Another opportunity for the young Spencer Strider to cement his footing as a top starter paired with Orlando Aricia putting an exclamation mark down for the Braves fans as the new starting shortstop resulted in a wild night in Atlanta and kept the party going in the Battery.
Orlando Arcia Walkoff
After such controversy during spring training regarding the starting shortstop position, Aricia had won over Braves Country. Hitting .370 at the plate with two home runs in the young season, Arcia made contact and recorded. base hit in the ninth to score pinch hitter Eddie Rosario to defeat the San Diego Padres 7-6.
Here it is:
NL East Standings
The Atlanta Braves got a win over the Padres on Thursday. The Washington Nationals lost a 1-0 contest to the Colorado Rockies. And the game between the New York Mets and the Miami Marlins was postponed due to weather and will be made up tonight.
Atlanta: 6-1 (Plays San Diego today)
Miami: 3-4 - 3.0 GB (Plays NYM today)
NYM: 3-4 - 3.0 GB (Plays Miami today)
Philadelphia: 1-5 - 4.5 GB (Plays Cincinnati today)
Washington: 1-6 - 5.0 GB (Plays Colorado today)
We wrote it
Braves Today writer Matthew Jacobs captured the moment of the walk-off beautifully in his takeaways piece last night. He also pointed out that it was a milestone win for the Atlanta manager.
The Braves give Brian Snitker’s one thousandth career game as skipper a memory cherry on top. The Braves finished with 7 runs on 13 hits and one error to the Padres’ 6 runs on 7 hits. This team, through seven short games in this young season, has shown it can win in any fashion it wants to.
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