Braves Ride Home Run Barrage Past Palms

 MIAMI — It was one of those nights where the box score almost needed a launch angle column.

Eight solo home runs left the yard Friday night at Coca-Cola Palms Park, but Atlanta hit more than Miami, and the Braves powered their way to an 8–3 win over the Palms in the opener of a three-game series.

From the first inning on, the game felt less like a chess match and more like a distance competition.

Ozzie Albies opened the barrage with a solo homer in the 2nd, and Marcell Ozuna followed with two solo shots of his own — one in the third and another in the ninth — as Atlanta tagged Blake Johnston early. Austin Riley and Adam Duvall added solo homers as well, accounting for five of the Braves’ eight runs via the long ball.

“Every mistake was loud,” manager Scott Hatteberg said. “We didn’t give up many baserunners, but the ones we did, they didn’t stay in the park.”

Johnston lasted three innings, allowing six runs on nine hits, before the bullpen steadied things. Morin, Shipley and Matusz kept the Braves mostly in check late, but by then the damage was done.

The Palms weren’t quiet offensively, though their power came in smaller doses.
Chris Korb and Greg Garcia hit solo home runs in the second, and Matt Koch followed with another in the third, briefly making the contest appear closer than it was.

Bryse Wilson settled in after a rocky second inning and worked seven solid frames for the Braves, striking out four and allowing three runs. Atlanta’s bullpen finished the night without allowing a hit.

Miami stranded seven runners and went 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position, a frustrating combination on a night where contact wasn’t the problem.

“You hit three homers and still feel like you’re chasing,” Koch said. “That’s a strange game.”

Postgame Roster Moves

After the game, the Palms announced a notable rotation shuffle. Brian Kragh was optioned to AAA Jackson, and Jarod Lantz was activated from the injured list, with the right-hander scheduled to start Saturday night.

Lantz’s return comes at a key moment for a rotation looking for stability after a homer-heavy loss that served as a reminder: when the ball keeps flying, someone eventually has to bring it back down.

 Atlanta Braves 8, Miami Palms 3

 Friday, June 5, 2020

 

 

 Atlanta Braves (2-3)                                     Miami Palms (34-31)                                     

 Player          AB R  H BI BB SO  P  A  E LOB   Ave      Player          AB R  H BI BB SO  P  A  E LOB   Ave      

 ------          -- -  - -- -- --  -  -  - ---   ---      ------          -- -  - -- -- --  -  -  - ---   ---      

 Inciarte cf     5  1  4  0  0  1  1  0  0  0   .421      Munoz ss        5  0  1  0  0  1  1  4  0  0   .316

 Albies 2b       5  1  2  1  0  1  2  3  0  0   .364      Koch 2b         4  1  2  1  0  0  0  1  0  0   .288

 Freeman 1b      5  1  1  0  0  1  12 0  0  3   .316      Grant rf        4  0  1  0  0  1  2  0  0  0   .292

 Acuna, Jr. rf   5  0  0  0  0  2  4  0  0  1   .190      Encarnacion dh  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1   .261

 Ozuna lf        5  3  3  3  0  1  2  0  0  0   .273      Wieters c       3  0  1  0  1  0  9  1  0  2   .257

 Riley 3b        4  1  2  2  1  0  1  6  0  0   .250      Korb 3b         3  1  2  1  0  0  2  0  0  0   .268

 Hechavarria ss  5  0  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  1   .200      Holt lf         4  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  2   .248

 d'Arnaud c      4  0  0  0  0  2  5  0  0  2   .000      Garcia 1b       4  1  1  1  0  1  8  1  0  0   .274

 Duvall dh       4  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  1   .143      Sohn cf         4  0  1  0  0  1  4  0  0  2   .274

 

                 -- -  - -- -- -- -- -- -- ---                            -- -  - -- -- -- -- -- -- ---            

 Totals          42 8  15 8  1  8  27 10 0  8             Totals          35 3  9  3  1  5  27 7  0  7  

 

 

                        1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10     R  H  E

                        -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -      -  -  -

 Atlanta Braves         3  1  2  0  0  1  0  0  1         8  15 0  

 Miami Palms            0  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0         3  9  0  

 

 

 

 LOB- Atlanta Braves 8, Miami Palms 7; 2B- Albies(1), Hechavarria(3), Inciarte 2(2);

 3B- Hechavarria(1); HR- Albies(2), Ozuna 2(3), Duvall(1), Riley(1), Koch(7), Garcia(2),

 Korb(9); RBI- Albies(3), Ozuna 3(4), Hechavarria(1), Duvall(1), Riley 2(2), Koch(21),

 Garcia(11), Korb(34); GIDP- Koch(1); RLSP- Freeman 2, Acuna, Jr., d'Arnaud 2, Duvall,

 Encarnacion, Wieters 2, Holt, Sohn;  

 

 DP- Atlanta Braves 1;  

  

 

 

 Atlanta Braves            IP   H  R  ER BB SO    ERA

 Wilson(W 1-0)             7.0  9  3  3  0  4    4.50  

 Smith                     2.0  0  0  0  1  1    0.00  

 

 Miami Palms               IP   H  R  ER BB SO    ERA

 Johnston(L 6-6)           3.0  9  6  6  0  3    4.11  

 Morin                     2.0  1  0  0  0  2    3.65  

 Matusz                    1.0  2  1  1  0  1    4.50  

 Shipley                   2.0  2  0  0  1  2    6.12  

 Conley                    1.0  1  1  1  0  0    5.82  

 

 Pitches-strikes- Wilson 72-52, Smith 24-12, Johnston 71-43, Morin 26-19, Matusz 21-13,

 Shipley 30-18, Conley 8-5; Batters faced- Wilson 29, Smith 8, Johnston 18, Morin 7,

 Matusz 5, Shipley 9, Conley 4; 


 HBP- Korb(by Smith);  

 

  

 Temp - 84, Sky - Cloudy, Wind - ESE 10mph 

 

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