WATCH: Ozzie Albies gets the Braves going with a long homer
Ozzie Albies got the scoring started in the bottom of the first with a deep homer into the Chop House.
Albies absolutely ambushed this 1-0 heater, hitting it 401 feet. This homer from the Braves second baseman left the bat at 105 miles per hour.
Albies has really shown off the power this season, hitting his 31st homer of the season.
Hopefully, Albies hammers a whole bunch of homers into the Chop House during the postseason.
Let's take a look at Albies homer that gave the Braves a 1-0 lead of NL East rival the Philadelphia Phillies.
Pitching Matchup for the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies on Monday, September 18th
Atlanta's sending Kyle Wright to the mound tonight. Last season's wins leader for all of baseball, with 21, he's looking to get back into last year's form tonight. On the season he's 0-2 with a 7.48 ERA in his six starts. Returning last week from over two months on the injured list with a shoulder injury, Wright gave up six runs in three innings to Philly, striking out three but walking two. He said after the game that the game "sped up" on him in the first inning, as it's hard to properly simulate the speed and pressure of the game during a minor league rehab start.
Opposing the Braves is RHP Zack Wheeler. 11-6 with a 3.70 ERA in his 29 starts this season, Wheeler's had two diametrically opposed starts against Atlanta this season. the first, in Atlanta on May 27th, was eight scoreless innings with only three hits and one walk, with twelve strikeouts. The Braves got revenge the next time, though, tagging Wheeler for six runs on seven hits in just five innings last week in Philadelphia.
How to Watch the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies on Monday, September 18th
First pitch in Monday's series opener from Truist Park is scheduled for 7:20 PM ET. The TV broadcast is on Bally Sports South locally and MLB.tv outside of Braves Country. The radio call is available in the Atlanta metro area on 680 The Fan, across the Southeast on the Atlanta Braves Radio Network, and nationally on MLB.TV.
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