In the opener of a crucial three-game series, the six-time reigning division champs pulled to six games behind Philadelphia.
Atlanta Braves' Ramón Laureano and Marcell Ozuna celebrate a win after a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies , Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in Atlanta.
It was just the latest in an unrelenting string of injuries that have put the division-winning streak in jeopardy and left the Braves clinging to the NL’s final wild-card slot. After connecting on a 95 mph fastball, Ozuna dropped his bat and stood frozen at home plate, admiring his mammoth shot as it disappeared into the bushes beyond the wall.
“I don’t worry about it because, on the other side, everybody knows there is a robot,” Ozuna said with a smile. “Ohtani is a robot.” “I didn’t expect things to go as well as they did,” López said through an interpreter. “The most important thing is that the team won and at the end of the day, I feel good.”
The Phillies tied it in the fourth, stringing together three hits against López that included J.T. Realmuto’s RBI single.
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