2021 ATL Braves: Pirates @ Braves (5/20/21)

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00:01There are a lot of unfamiliar names on this Toyota starting lineup.

00:05Pittsburgh is rebuilding. They're restocking their farm system.

00:08And hopefully it's an opportunity, Jeff, for Drew Smiley to continue what's been a very good role.

00:13It's pretty easy to me. You look at that two kind of different seasons,

00:16a little bit like Max Fried in the fact first four starts.

00:18Drew could not keep the ball in the ballpark.

00:20You see the last two starts, 12 innings. He has been efficient.

00:24Expect him to try to pound the zone tonight against his Pirates team.

00:27So now Adam Frazier will start it off.

00:30And that one smacked out to right.

00:33Fair ball and headed toward the corner.

00:35Frazier around first will dig in for two.

00:38And he's got his 14th double of the year to start the ballgame.

00:42Look at that.

00:43He likes hitting in this ballpark.

00:45Well, this guy's a doubles machine.

00:47He is a hitting machine. That's already his 14th double.

00:51He's had all kinds of records at Mississippi State.

00:5527 home runs for Pittsburgh.

00:57Seven of them this month.

00:59And this one hammered toward center.

01:01Heredia has to retreat.

01:03And still backpedaling.

01:04Makes the catch.

01:05Tagging at second is Frazier.

01:06He will head to third.

01:08And it's a productive out for Kevin Newman.

01:10Frazier 90 feet away for Brian Reynolds in one out.

01:14Three balls, two strikes.

01:17And a floater in for strike three.

01:19Couldn't pull the trigger on a curveball.

01:21Smiley picks up the second out.

01:24Depth on that curveball.

01:25Obviously, he thought that pitch was going to be up and out of the zone.

01:28Two outs and a runner in third base.

01:30Drew Smiley trying to get around a leadoff double.

01:32And the pitch.

01:33Curveball blasted out to left and deep.

01:36Ozuna back.

01:37Warning track.

01:38And gone.

01:40Jacob Stallings homers with two outs and two strikes.

01:45Bringing home two runs.

01:47Welcome back, Jacob Stallings.

01:51Such a big hit right there early in the ball game.

01:54You get that runner on third with one out.

01:56And you open the cash in.

01:58And it was a curveball and a hanger.

02:01And they will face Will Crowe, the former South Carolina Gamecock

02:05and Washington National who's looking for his first victory.

02:08Yeah, came over in the Josh Bell trade from Washington.

02:11It's going to be his eighth career start.

02:13Mid-90s fastball.

02:15The slider curve.

02:16Change.

02:17Pretty good change.

02:18So these hitters will have to keep an eye on that.

02:201-2 pitch.

02:22Strike.

02:23Three called inside corner at 96.

02:26Smiles an hour.

02:28And Acuna's retired for the first out.

02:30Here's Freddie Freeman.

02:31Freddie hitting .227.

02:32Second to Acuna and homers in the league with 12.

02:36He paints the outside corner.

02:39Boy, he's dotting early.

02:41Back to back looking strikeouts for Will Crowe.

02:44Two up, two down.

02:45It's pretty much the same pitching through to Acuna.

02:47Obviously Acuna was batting right handed.

02:49And it did catch the plate.

02:51Stayed on the plate.

02:52That one just a touch off.

02:53Smoke tore deep short.

02:55Nice pick up Newman.

02:56Sets.

02:57Fires.

02:58Throw a first.

02:59And it's going to be late.

03:00Riley runs well for a big man.

03:01He beats the rap.

03:02And there goes the no hit bid.

03:04And there's the first Braves base runner of the ball game.

03:07An infield hit for Austin Riley.

03:09That's a heck of a throw for a man that lost his footing from that far away from first base.

03:13Well, more important the fact that he could put it on line.

03:16That's one of those you think you either pull or air mail.

03:19So, Dansby the batter.

03:212.09 average for him.

03:23And a ground ball.

03:24He goes the other way.

03:25Riley's going to make the turn at second.

03:27There he goes to third.

03:29And Dansby Swanson with a great at bat.

03:31Uses the big side of the field.

03:33He didn't hit that ball hard.

03:34It was a slider.

03:35He had it covered on the other third of the plate.

03:38He didn't try to overswing.

03:39First and third one down for William Contreras.

03:42Currently a 2-0 Pittsburgh lead.

03:44It's the 1-2 pitch to Contreras.

03:46Here it is.

03:47Swing and a fly ball.

03:49Bell to deep left.

03:50At the track.

03:51At the wall.

03:52It's out of here.

03:53A three run homer out of William Contreras.

03:56And the Braves take a 3-2 lead on his fourth home run of the season.

04:00Another homer on a two strike pitch.

04:02This time from Will Crow.

04:03Ball a little bit on the outer half.

04:05But you see.

04:06Stays through it.

04:07Drops a bat head on it.

04:08Nice.

04:09That's what I'm talking about.

04:10All of a sudden you know you need a fly ball.

04:12He tries to get the job done.

04:13What happens.

04:14So a couple of soft hits and a walk.

04:17Have the bases loaded for the Pirates.

04:19And Ben Gamble's coming up.

04:21Lefty versus lefty.

04:22Pitch to Gamble.

04:23Got him swinging.

04:24Strike three.

04:25Got him with a curve ball.

04:27Skipped away from Contreras.

04:28About a foot.

04:29He picks it up.

04:30Puts his foot on the plate.

04:31The bases loaded.

04:32That secures the strikeout.

04:34So they're loaded now for Freddie Freeman.

04:36Acuna.

04:37Smiley and Swanson.

04:38The Braves base runners.

04:393-2 from Crow.

04:40Freeman swings and misses.

04:42He struck him out.

04:44He went with a slider again.

04:45That time in the zone.

04:47And Will Crow gets out of trouble.

04:50The Braves strand three.

04:52He's had good numbers against lefties.

04:54Reynolds nine for 23 coming in.

04:58This one towards center field.

05:00Sending Heredia back.

05:01And a line drive.

05:03Splash down.

05:04An anchor down for Reynolds to tie the game.

05:08That's his fourth.

05:09It is three all.

05:10He had to get it all to hit it out over there.

05:12And he hit that off the end of the bat.

05:14And that sound made me think that he had cracked his bat.

05:17It wasn't all that solidly struck I thought.

05:19But he definitely got all of it.

05:21420 feet on stack.

05:22Yeah.

05:23I was going to say it's 420 out there.

05:24So.

05:25Dansby Swanson will lead it off.

05:26He's two for two tonight.

05:27He's single to right.

05:28He double to left.

05:29It was a hustle double.

05:30Payoff pitch.

05:31Here it is.

05:32Swung on.

05:33Hit deep to left.

05:34Headed for the Pirate bullpen.

05:36Gone.

05:37Dansby Swanson have yourself a night.

05:40Here he comes.

05:41Home run.

05:42Number six.

05:43Graves lead.

05:44Four to three.

05:45He's hit the ball to all fields.

05:47He's making contact.

05:48He's making the opponent work.

05:50And now he's making great strides at the plate.

05:53A three for three night.

05:54And that breaks the tie.

05:56That's his eighth pitch of the AB.

05:58He saw six fastballs.

05:59So now all of a sudden you've got yourself in that bat.

06:02Don't hug him too hard.

06:03Pablo.

06:04He's on a roll.

06:05He had a double in the first inning.

06:07He had a single in the third inning.

06:08They got him to pop out to short in the fifth inning.

06:11And a line drive.

06:12Base hit for Frazier.

06:15Here comes the play at the plate.

06:17Will never be in time.

06:19Adam Frazier.

06:20His third hit.

06:22The hit machine.

06:24Ties the game at four.

06:26We say it all the time.

06:27It doesn't matter.

06:28It doesn't matter if it's a righty or a lefty.

06:30Or if it's hard or soft.

06:32This guy just goes and competes.

06:34And he just flat out hits.

06:36Brown trying to urge Chris on here as he readies for his 21st pitch of the inning.

06:41Here it is.

06:42On the ground into the shift.

06:44Ansby's got it.

06:45Makes the perfect throw.

06:46And Chris Martin strands a pirate runner.

06:49And the Braves bats go to work trying to win it at home.

06:52Now Pittsburgh's in business.

06:54First and third.

06:55Nobody out.

06:56And a swing and a liner.

06:57That's through a base hit.

06:58Newman drives in the goal.

06:59Newman drives in the go-ahead run.

07:01Frazier up at second.

07:02RBI single for Kevin Newman.

07:05The Pirates lead five to four in the tenth.

07:08Here's the 0-1.

07:09Got a swing and a ball hit to left at Ozuna.

07:12He'll make the catch.

07:14Here comes Newman to the plate.

07:16He will score on the sack fly by Polanco.

07:18And the Pirates double their lead.

07:20It's six to four.

07:21Two outs.

07:22Braves down to their last out.

07:23And it's up to Ozzy Olbys.

07:25He's 0 for three.

07:26Popped it up.

07:27And Stallings.

07:28Does he have an opportunity?

07:31Raise the Jolly Roger.

07:33He makes the catch in foul ground.

07:35And the Pirates win in ten.

07:37The Pirates win.

07:38The Pirates win.

07:40And the Pirates win.

07:41And he's 0 for four in ten.

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