2021 ATL Braves: Pirates @ Braves (5/23/21)

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00:00Pretty much sums up how things have gone for Max of late.

00:04In fact, Jeff, it's been so good over the last three games,

00:07he's shaved almost six full earned runs over off of his season ERA.

00:11Now Reynolds banding with Newman at first and a one out.

00:15Here's the 1-0 pitch and a swing and a ground ball.

00:18Fair right up the third baseline past Riley's attempt.

00:21It gets past the sidewall and into the corner.

00:23Newman's waved around third.

00:25The relay will be cut off and it'll be a double

00:28and an RBI for Brian Reynolds.

00:30And the Pirates start off leading 1-0.

00:33Gregory Polanco, the pitch.

00:35Big curveball, fly ball right.

00:38Acuna's there.

00:39He's got it.

00:40And that retires the side.

00:42Three throws, 16 pitches.

00:44Pittsburgh strikes first and the red-hot Braves offense goes to work.

00:49Not too shabby.

00:50The ERA's jumped up there a little bit after that last start.

00:53Been down in the twos up till now.

00:56But if you put it on the edge to these guys, they're going to hack.

01:00There you go.

01:02Who sharply hit, takes a tough little hop.

01:06But Frazier handles it.

01:09Marcel hitting 1-0-9 on breaking balls this year.

01:12Yeah.

01:12That's not like him.

01:14Smoke the other way.

01:16And a base hit for Ozuna to right center.

01:18That's what we saw a lot from Marcel last year.

01:22That's how you hit 3-38.

01:23There you go.

01:24Well, the way that the Braves are hitting the ball right now,

01:27the last thing you want to do is extend an inning for a guy as hot as Austin Riley has been.

01:31Did you know that Austin Riley has the highest average in Major League Baseball in the last 32 games?

01:36Swing and a high fly ball.

01:38Belted left center field.

01:40That baby's deep.

01:41That baby's gone.

01:45Son hits his son.

01:48A three-run homer out of Riley.

01:51His eighth of the year and it's 3-1 Braves.

01:53They've gone deep again versus Pittsburgh.

01:56To William Contreras, the Braves' young catcher, 235 with four home runs.

02:02Swing and a miss.

02:07Strikes out Contreras.

02:08Second K.

02:09Two down.

02:10Breed executes the bunt.

02:11Now back to the top of the order.

02:12And Acuna trying to add on to this 3-1 lead here in the second.

02:151-1.

02:16Swing and a soft ground ball onto short.

02:19Newman gloves and throws onto first for the out.

02:21In the inning is through.

02:22So a one-out single.

02:24And that's it.

02:25Reynolds works a two-out walk.

02:27Stallings bounced out his only time.

02:29Nothing in one.

02:31Broken bat roller.

02:32As he was in the shift, he will make the play and flip to first.

02:36And Freed has an easy third inning.

02:39Freddie Freeman will lead it off for Atlanta.

02:41The Braves lead 3-1.

02:43He's probably the only Brave that's been frustrated in this series at the plate.

02:48There's a swing and a miss.

02:49Boy.

02:49And he struck him out.

02:50And a slider down.

02:52And he's been pitched very well in this series, I think.

02:55So Brubaker's had some two-out trouble here.

02:58Braves stay out of a 1-2-3 inning.

03:00They extend it for Austin Riley.

03:01And again, Austin comes up with two outs.

03:04That's where he's really thrived.

03:05Well, one to Riley.

03:07He hits one hard out to right center field.

03:09This one is riding back to the wall.

03:11This one is gone!

03:14Austin Riley starting a house fire here in this series.

03:19My goodness.

03:20That bounced off the top of the brick wall and sprung right off into the seats.

03:26It's a two-home-run ball game.

03:30When you're going good, you're going good.

03:32Riley 5, Pirates 1.

03:35We talked at the beginning of the broadcast how we'd like to see Max Freed get the ball on the ground a little more.

03:40I think it's safe to say he's done that.

03:42And that's going to be a big part of his success.

03:44For Eric Gonzalez.

03:45And another ground ball.

03:48Riley Spears.

03:49That one sets and fires.

03:51A strike to first.

03:53And one man out.

03:55Last three starts.

03:57He's only given up one run.

03:59Five innings, six innings, six innings.

04:01That's pretty fantastic.

04:02A definite difference since he changed mechanically and just stayed back a little longer.

04:07On the ground into the shift.

04:10And easy play for Ozzie.

04:12There's another ground out.

04:16And a swing and a miss.

04:17Freed has a 1-2-3 fourth inning.

04:20That, believe it or not, is his first strikeout in the game.

04:23He leads 5-1.

04:24Ildemaro Vargas, the pitcher's spot, and then Adam Frazier coming up for the Buccos.

04:29We are in the fifth inning.

04:31And this one softly hit off the end of the bat.

04:33Ozzie to his left.

04:33Tricky hop, funny spin, made the play, one out, two-two count.

04:38It's on the ground.

04:40Freddie Freeman's got it.

04:41He will lead Max perfectly to the bag.

04:44And two up, two down, nine outs on the ground for Max.

04:47And Frazier's coming up.

04:49This one on the ground towards second.

04:51The throw to first will be in plenty of time.

04:53Easy hitting for Max Freed.

04:55He's through five with a 5-1 advantage.

04:58Freddie hasn't joined the party yet today.

05:00He has struck out twice.

05:03In the air to center, coming on.

05:05Reynolds makes a great catch in shallow center field.

05:10When he dives for a ball, it's always, like, necessary.

05:17Everything.

05:17And how many times does he come up with the catches?

05:20He does it.

05:21Most times.

05:21Four often than not.

05:23Stallings, the catch of the batter.

05:250 for 2.

05:26Two in the pitch.

05:27Swung on, line toward right field.

05:29That might get down for a hit.

05:30On comes a Cuny and he makes a shoestring catch.

05:33Racing in from right field.

05:35Good defense in the inning by the Braves.

05:37Three up and three down.

05:38Go the Pirates.

05:40The good news for Ozzie is both times he's got on base, he's been able to jog home because of this guy.

05:45So, what in the world does Brubaker throw Riley now?

05:48He's hit a homer on the slider.

05:49He hit a homer on the fastball.

05:51He tried fastball down the middle and see what happens.

05:53That's my guess.

05:54Swing and a miss.

05:55And, like Rock said, Riley strikes out.

05:57So, maybe it's Dansby's turn.

05:59Here's the 0-1 to Swanson.

06:00Swung on.

06:01Hit in the air to left field and pretty deep.

06:03Back goes Vargas.

06:04He's on the track.

06:05He looks up.

06:06It's gone.

06:07It was Dansby's turn.

06:09His eighth homer.

06:10RBIs 18 and 19.

06:137-1 Atlanta.

06:15Only 78 pitches for Max Freed.

06:18He has been in complete command.

06:20In the air to right.

06:22And that's going to get down in front of Acuna.

06:24So, Polanco reached out and hooked that into right field.

06:28And that's the first Pirates hit since the first inning.

06:31And their first base runner since the third.

06:33Swing and a miss.

06:34As the bat goes flying off the netting.

06:36And Vargas is retired.

06:39Two outs, two on.

06:41In the air towards shallow center.

06:44Heredia says he's got it.

06:46And he does.

06:48Max Freed has been dazzling today.

06:50He has scattered just four hits.

06:53A couple of strikeouts.

06:54But he has a commanding 7-1 lead.

06:57Line toward right.

07:03And Acuna got there.

07:05He was on a flat out spread.

07:08And reached up at the last moment to snag that hard hit ball.

07:13What a play.

07:14We should be tipping our cap, Ronald.

07:15That was something.

07:17Wow.

07:17Is there nothing that man can't do?

07:19Here's Polanco.

07:20Final hope for the Pirates.

07:21He has a seventh inning hit.

07:26In the air to center.

07:28Aredia turned the wrong way.

07:30But has plenty of room.

07:31And the Braves have beaten the Pirates.

07:337-1 is your final.

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