00:00Charlie Morton is eight and three on the year three sixty four ERA could easily have made the all star team especially the way he's pitched in recent days so a full count for Brandon Lau and a check swing he went around and Charlie Morton's night is off to a good start oh two on the way swing and a miss two strikeouts for Charlie Morton and a perfect one two three top of the first Michael Walker on the mound
00:29tonight for the race coming off a really good outing against the Cleveland Indians one and two to count the pitch on its way to Albies and he swings in groundswell off of the glove of Walker to Walls who makes the catch glove flips the second and they force out Freeman but that's the only out they're going to be able to get Albies hustling up the line so it's a fielder's choice that goes one to six to five the man at first base here's all star Joey Wendell hitting 275 with seven homers 33 knocked in to their history the one
00:59two pitches grounded sharply by the dive of Freeman and down the right field line for a base hit around second on his way to third is Meadows to throw to second is going to be cut off and sliding in safely is Joey Wendell and the Rays have runners at second and third with nobody out as Wendell picks up double number 22. Kevin Kiermaier obviously the Rays in a really good situation man on second and third I wonder if they're even discussing a possible bunt situation.
01:29Kiermaier will only be able to advance to third as he had to make sure that ball got through so Kiermaier with a little tapper through the left side the Rays are on the board first it's one nothing the Braves defense team as a pull guy all the way ground ball third a look to the plate but the play is going to be at first as Wendell scores Riley had that play in front of him took a glance at the plate early in the game decided to go to first to get the shore
01:59run the 3-2 pitch with the runners going a check swing and it's outside ball four close pitch went Brandon Lowsway and stopping at third Kiermaier at second base walls and the Rays of the base is full for G. Mon Choi and we'll see if Rick Granitz wants to come out and have a chat.
02:16Morton about to make his 33rd pitch of the inning and it was a beauty he needed that he strikes out Choi with the bases loaded but Tampa Bay strikes for two in the top of the second inning.
02:27Taylor Walls will be the hitter he had a good at bat drew a walk in the second inning.
02:33On the 3-2 to Walls slice to the gap left center field giving chase his heredia he's a good fielder reaches out can't get it he knocks it down Zanino rounding second on his way to third and up to second is Walls with a double and the Rays get second
02:46and third with only one away looking into Kevin Smith they settle up on what they want to throw one two got him looking strike three curveball ran off the table and into the middle of Kevin Smith and he freezes Waka chatted briefly with Austin before the games and how was your All-Star break he said man I'm dead tired is it what happened went back home to Mississippi said my house was a mess he said I spent two days pressure washing he's going
03:11and a high fly ball hit a mile high straight away center care by it back to the wall we are tied maybe pressure washing is just what the doctor ordered he hit that ball high and deep to straightaway center to tie it up at two as a beautiful swing beautiful result
03:29hammered the ball fouled down the down the third baseline earlier in the count got another pitch to handle and didn't miss it
03:38so 2-2 here's Dansby as this ball is hammered to deep left that ball's got a shot
03:45that ball is gone
03:47bombs away in Atlanta GA the Braves enjoy their first lead
03:52Dansby continues his hot hitting
03:55got a pitch he could handle and
03:57got just enough of it to get it over the left field wall
04:01hit it over Sunday a homer here and all of a sudden Swanson now with 16 long balls
04:10Morton made 33 pitches in the second this one is shot the other way in the left toward the corner that ball's going to get out
04:18Homer on the opposite way for G Man Choi his fourth of the year and on the first pitch in the fifth inning
04:26G Man Choi has hit it out to tie this game what a job of answering from the Tampa Bay Rays right here
04:35G Man Choi doing an unbelievable job going the opposite way with what was a pretty good offering here by Charlie Morton
04:42watch where this pitch ends up I mean that's down and you really don't see that ball elevated very often
04:48G Man Choi able to stay on that pitch keeps his head on the swing top of the order for Atlanta
04:54now Monte Freeman and Albies do up and the first pitch whacked into right field by Almonte
05:01there's a good start
05:02he's one for three Freeman's average at 275 boy it's been a long climb for Freddie after a slow start
05:09and stepped right in and it's been great for him three balls two strikes for Freddie
05:14the Braves have hit three homers tonight they lead it five to three well we talked about Freddie's career numbers in the second half we talked about everybody having to pick up the slack with Ronald being hurt and it starts with that guy yeah fastball in her third
05:21thigh high
05:28he wants to when it's a net spot
05:30but he wants to when it's a net spot
05:31but he's going to get it in the third
05:32he's going to get it in the third
05:33that takes care of the scoreless strike
05:34that takes care of the scoreless strike and the Braves are back in front
05:36the Braves have hit three homers tonight they lead it five to three
05:38well we talked about Freddie's career numbers in the second half we talked about
05:40yeah fastball in her third thigh high
05:49where he wants to when it's a net spot
05:51now here's one to Franco's had a rough night left handed we'll see what he can do right handed
05:5697 and it's sky deep toward the right field corner
06:00that's going to be over the head of Almonte
06:03extra bases for Franco
06:05digging for three and he is going to make it easily
06:09Franco a three base hit into the right field corner and boy he turned it on
06:16he had that play in front of him and he hit another gear
06:20well you talk about his speed and you talk about all the tools that this kid has
06:23you know the power and the skill set
06:25that's the first time I've seen that speed on display
06:27Franco now at third Meadows trying to get him home
06:34this one skied to left
06:36he will make the catch the tag
06:39Franco heads to the plate and he will make it easily
06:43standing up and the Rays turn that triple
06:46into a run
06:47and now it's a one run game
06:49Freddie Freeman homered last time up
06:51he has a first inning single two
06:53he hit into a lot of bad luck
06:54and does that
06:55wax it right up the middle of the two strike count
07:00you know he didn't do a lot of bad luck
07:02had some bad at bats here and there and he'll be the first to tell you but
07:05we haven't seen too many bad at bats lately
07:07so far the best year of Austin Riley's young
07:11major league career
07:13Freddie Leeds
07:14there he goes
07:15and a pitch line in the left field that's down for a hit
07:17Freeman's going to take third
07:20here's the throw
07:21it's high
07:22Riley scampers back to first and the Braves have a two out threat
07:27and now Riley leads at first with a 3-2 pitch there he goes
07:30and a line drive right field base hit
07:32a run is in
07:34another two strike hit
07:36this time from Arcia
07:38and the Braves take up two run lead
07:40one out for Brandon Lau
07:420 for 3 with a walk
07:46he lines a fastball into center for a base hit
07:50another Rays got a base runner
07:52with one out of the eight
07:54Wander Franco now
07:56there's a triple run scored tonight
07:58shoots this one in the left
08:00there's a base hit
08:02up to second base goes Lau
08:04so Franco goes the other way
08:07and has himself a base hit
08:09and a two hit night
08:11we are ready to go
08:12Lau and Franco are going to be running
08:15and here is the payoff pitch to Meadows
08:17line drive right field base hit
08:19rounding third is Lau and he will come in to score
08:23to third base goes Franco
08:24and Meadows delivers her back to a run run game
08:27it's 6-5 Atlanta and a big hit by Meadows
08:30first and third here is Joey Wendel
08:34that's a high chop
08:36and a quick throw to first
08:39that is not in time
08:40and a base hit
08:42and the Rays have tied this game
08:46Meadows already with two runs spanned in
08:48in each of his last two plate appearances
08:51here we go 3-1
08:53and a line drive base hit into right field
08:56the run will score
08:58throw the plate it's not going to be in time
09:00Phillips in head first and the Rays take the lead
09:047-6
09:06boy another great at bat right here by Austin Meadows
09:10gets himself into a very favorable count
09:12able to drive that fastball out to right field
09:14and now Monte having no shot at the speedy Brett Phillips
09:18Phillips that played here Peterson making his Atlanta Braves debut
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