The Atlanta Braves got great contributions from youngster AJ Smith-Shawver and the back-end of the bullpen
The Atlanta Braves shut down the Chicago Cubs offense en route to a 3-0 series-sealing victory on Thursday afternoon in Wrigley Field.made his 2024 debut today, aiming to show that he was better than the ERA he’s put up so far for Triple-A Gwinnett .The 21-year-old struck out two of the first three batters he faced and finished after 4.1 innings of scoreless baseball.
The first Braves run came on a leadoff homer from Jarred Kelenic in the 5th inning and then they added to it in the 8th with a single and a sac fly. That single, coming from Ozzie Albies, was Atlanta’s only hit of the day with a runner in scoring position, with the team finishing 1-for-10 on the day and 3-for-21 in the series.
It almost didn’t. The righty started lightly tossing when Charlie Morton was in early trouble on Tuesday, but Morton was able to right the ship and ultimately get through five innings, allowing the team to spare Vines. With Max Fried’s complete game last night and the Braves using their preferred late-inning mix in this one, going Pierce Johnson/Joe Jiménez/A.J.
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