WATCH: Austin Riley homers to get the Braves on the board
Austin Riley got the Braves on the board with a 369-foot homer off Clarke Schmidt.
The Braves third baseman has been playing good ball of late and started the series with the Yankees with a bang.
Max Fried has had a rough outing thus far but will look to get things going in the third inning.
The Yankees currently lead the Braves 2-1.
Let's take a look at Riley's homer that cleared the right-field wall.
Pitching Matchup for the Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees on Monday, August 14th
Monday's starter is RHP Clarke Schmidt. 8-6 with a 4.23 ERA in his 24 appearances this season (23 starts), Schmidt has been the only other pitcher other than Cole to start more than 20 games this season. The 2017 1st rounder out of South Carolina has never faced the Braves, and only two members of the roster (backup infielder Nicky Lopez and platoon outfielder Kevin Pillar) have seen him before - they're a combined 0-3 against Schmidt in their careers.
Max Fried is 3-1 with a 2.50 ERA in his seven starts on the season, striking out 37 in 36 innings of work. He's now made two starts after being activated from the 60-day IL, and they're a contrast in extremes: The first was six scoreless innings against the Pirates with three hits and eight strikeouts (no walks). The second was four inning with four runs and six hits against the Mets, striking out only four. But Fried's historically been successful against the Yankees, with his only other start (back in 2020) being six innings of four hit, one run baseball with five strikeouts in a 2-1 Braves win. Only three Yankees have hits off of him in the past, with Giancarlo Stanton (3-5, HR, 2 RBIs) being the most successful.
How to Watch the Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees on Monday, August 14th
Tonight's first pitch is scheduled for 7:20 PM ET from Truist Park. The game broadcast is available within Braves Country on Bally Sports South and on MLB.tv out of area. The radio call with Ben Ingram is available on 680 The Fan inside the Atlanta metro area, on the Atlanta Braves radio network across the southeast, and on MLB.tv nationwide.
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