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The Atlanta Braves dropped their second straight one-run game to the New York Yankees, losing 5-4 despite a big-time Ronald Acuña home run in the eighth inning to cut the Yankees' lead to one.
Left-hander Chris Sale got the start and went six innings, allowing three earned runs, walking two and striking out eight. Sale has struck out eight or more batters in three straight starts for the first time since May.
Sale was called for a very controversial balk that led to the go-ahead run scoring in the fifth inning. Sale did not declare that he was going out of the windup as he faced Austin Wells, which is what pitchers must do when they are using the hybrid windup. Rob Friedman of PitchingNinja says pitchers are usually given leeway in that situation, saying they usually aren't held to declaring batter by batter, but it is ultimately up to the umpires' discretion.
Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss was ejected after arguing the call; he said Sale has never been called for that in his career.
The Braves got those two runs at that point off a Mauricio Dubón double down the left field line and a Mike Yastrzemski double off the left field wall that scored Dubón, giving Atlanta its first run. Austin Riley then singled, advancing Yastrzemski, before Jim Jarvis singled, bringing in the Braves' second run.
Spencer Jones tripled, scoring George Lombard to tie the game. This came after the Braves challenged a hit by pitch on Jones, who made them pay with a line shot into the right-center field gap.
Following Sale’s balk, the left-hander hunkered down for one more scoreless inning. George Lombard Jr. went yard over the right-field fence off right-handed reliever Victor Mederos to give the Yankees a 4-2 lead.
After a long at-bat that featured a lot of foul tips, Ronald Acuña hit a no-doubter after he was dealt a 94 mph fastball down the middle of the strike zone to bring the score to 4-3. However, Yankees left-handed hitter Ben Rice hit a home run to center field for a big insurance run.
Dominic Smith singled up the middle to score Mike Yastrzemski, putting the tying run on base, but the Braves couldn’t capitalize with two outs.
The Braves are now 70-47 after losing two straight, eight games up on the Philadelphia Phillies, who sit in second place in the NL East.
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Left-hander Chris Sale got the start and went six innings, allowing three earned runs, walking two and striking out eight. Sale has struck out eight or more batters in three straight starts for the first time since May.
Sale was called for a very controversial balk that led to the go-ahead run scoring in the fifth inning. Sale did not declare that he was going out of the windup as he faced Austin Wells, which is what pitchers must do when they are using the hybrid windup. Rob Friedman of PitchingNinja says pitchers are usually given leeway in that situation, saying they usually aren't held to declaring batter by batter, but it is ultimately up to the umpires' discretion.
Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss was ejected after arguing the call; he said Sale has never been called for that in his career.
The Braves got those two runs at that point off a Mauricio Dubón double down the left field line and a Mike Yastrzemski double off the left field wall that scored Dubón, giving Atlanta its first run. Austin Riley then singled, advancing Yastrzemski, before Jim Jarvis singled, bringing in the Braves' second run.
Spencer Jones tripled, scoring George Lombard to tie the game. This came after the Braves challenged a hit by pitch on Jones, who made them pay with a line shot into the right-center field gap.
Following Sale’s balk, the left-hander hunkered down for one more scoreless inning. George Lombard Jr. went yard over the right-field fence off right-handed reliever Victor Mederos to give the Yankees a 4-2 lead.
After a long at-bat that featured a lot of foul tips, Ronald Acuña hit a no-doubter after he was dealt a 94 mph fastball down the middle of the strike zone to bring the score to 4-3. However, Yankees left-handed hitter Ben Rice hit a home run to center field for a big insurance run.
Dominic Smith singled up the middle to score Mike Yastrzemski, putting the tying run on base, but the Braves couldn’t capitalize with two outs.
The Braves are now 70-47 after losing two straight, eight games up on the Philadelphia Phillies, who sit in second place in the NL East.
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