00:01John Means will try to win for the sixth time on his first four decisions of the year.
00:07You know, everybody talks about the no hitter and why not up in Seattle on the 5th of May.
00:12But if you go back to opening day, the second, his first game against the Red Sox, one hitter for seven innings.
00:19And we saw kind of a precursor to what was really going to go on as far as his stuff.
00:24So he just needs to, you know, if you've got to throw a home run, make him solos.
00:27He does throw home runs, 22 of them.
00:31And, you know, just make sure nobody's on.
00:33The last game, he gave up two home runs.
00:36One was a three-run home run and one was a two-run home run.
00:39Cruz hit the three-runner and then Benito's.
00:42We're ready to go.
00:43John Means.
00:45And Albies puts it in the air, shallow center.
00:48Cedric Mullins racing in, calls and makes the grab.
00:51Had to go a long way in short center field.
00:54Albies out number one.
00:55Here's Jorge Soler, right-handed batter, facing Means.
00:58Eight straight wins for the Braves and down on strikes.
01:01Soler, John Means, first track out of the game, two down.
01:05So plus velocity.
01:06You know, average fastball is about a mile per hour slower than last year.
01:09But if you make quality pitches low and away, you get a really good chance of being successful.
01:14Yeah, hitter's eyes up, eyes down.
01:16Here's Freeman, first pitch swinging.
01:18Sounded like a broken bat.
01:19He'll have to flip to Means for the tag.
01:22And it's a one-two-three start.
01:24Nice start for John Means as the Braves go in order.
01:27And it's Tukey Toussaint on the mound for the Braves coming off a win against the Marlins.
01:31He got a lot of run support and made those runs stand up, Jeff, with six and a third innings of real good work.
01:36Yeah, not only that, Tukey has been outstanding on the road this year so far.
01:402.41 ERA with four walks to 20 Ks.
01:44And Mullins, hitless in the series, flies out on his first pitch of the day.
01:48And Adam Duvall makes short work of Cedric Mullins.
01:52One up, one down.
01:53So Mancini, a 20 homer man.
01:55It's worth repeating the pitch on the ground.
01:58Dan's beat Ozzie for one.
01:59And the flip to first in time, a double play.
02:02There's that ground ball work from Tukey Toussaint.
02:04And Orioles are doubled up and we head to a scoreless second.
02:07Austin Riley, two balls and no strikes.
02:11High pop up right side.
02:13Mountcastle going over to the extended warning track.
02:15Makes the catch on the grass for the first out of the second inning.
02:20Dansby Swanson, one down in the brave second.
02:23He swings and skies this one shallow right.
02:26Mountcastle out.
02:27Ooh, Santander slides right behind him.
02:29And then he catches him.
02:30Yep.
02:31Just slid under him.
02:32A little wet spot on the pants there for running Mountcastle.
02:36But the important thing, they got the out.
02:38Everybody's okay.
02:39Two down.
02:39It's almost like a soccer match.
02:41The red card.
02:42Oh, and he catches him.
02:43The grass is a little wet.
02:44We had some rain prior to the game.
02:46Well, let's see.
02:46From Santander's 26.
02:48He catches the younger Oriole in his arms.
02:51The baby bird, so to speak.
02:53Mountcastle only 24.
02:54This is Adam Duvall.
02:56Two-strike pitch.
02:57Another pop-up.
02:58Let's see if Mountcastle can get three this inning.
03:01There you go.
03:01He's got it.
03:03So Ryan Mountcastle with three pop-ups.
03:06Handles them all.
03:07No score.
03:08Bottom of the third and the one-two on the way.
03:10Struck him out.
03:11Poussad's second strikeout.
03:12Martin's 0 for 7 in the series.
03:14And this is what you don't want.
03:15You don't want runners on with their two, three, four hitters coming up.
03:19On the ground.
03:20Ozzie gets there.
03:22Fields flips to first.
03:23Close play.
03:24They got him.
03:25And that will retire the side.
03:28Big play by Ozzie Albies.
03:30Catcher running.
03:31Save the Braves in the third.
03:33One out for Jorge Soler.
03:34Braves haven't done much with John Means yet.
03:3739 pitches in the fourth inning.
03:40High fly ball.
03:41Did Soler get enough?
03:42To the warning track.
03:43To the wall.
03:44Stewart leaps.
03:45He can't get it.
03:46Soler has put the Braves in front with a solo home run.
03:50That's what Means gives up.
03:52That's what the Braves do.
03:54They score first.
03:55It's 1-0 in the fourth inning.
03:56Watch out for Duvall.
03:57His best work has come with runners at second or third base this year.
04:01Pitch.
04:02Swing and a shot.
04:03Hammered toward left center field.
04:04Mullins on the run.
04:05Can't get it.
04:06Braves will add on.
04:07Freeman scores.
04:09Here comes Swanson around third.
04:10They're going to bring him home.
04:12Duvall with a double.
04:14Hits 3-0 Atlanta.
04:16They walk Swanson to get to Adam and he made him pay.
04:19So it will take a two-out base hit to get the Orioles on the board here.
04:24The 2-2.
04:25Right side.
04:26That's a fair ball.
04:28So Arias into the right field corner.
04:30Going for two.
04:32Here comes the throw and he's in with an RBI double.
04:34Orioles on the board.
04:35It's 3-1.
04:36Well, bookend doubles.
04:38You kind of like that.
04:39Braves on top of the Orioles.
04:40It's 3-1 as we head into the fifth inning.
04:43Means delivers.
04:44Breaking ball.
04:44Bounce to short.
04:45Martin up with it.
04:47One down.
04:48Works from the third base out of the rubber.
04:503-1 Braves with the lead.
04:52Here it comes.
04:53Here's a wave.
04:54Down goes Peterson.
04:56Count number two.
04:58Down goes Peterson.
04:59Really good slider.
05:01Yeah, watch his rear end.
05:02Trying to stay in there.
05:03Just couldn't quite keep it in there.
05:05Third strikeout for John Means.
05:07Two down.
05:07And here's Ozzie Albies.
05:09And there's another one.
05:11Albies down on strikes.
05:13Impressive inning.
05:14Two strikeouts.
05:15Means gets him.
05:161-2-3.
05:17Dylan Tate comes in.
05:18Came in on Friday night.
05:19Got some big outs.
05:20The Braves have two on with nobody down.
05:23Little chopper.
05:24That'll get the runners up.
05:26No, they get one.
05:27And they do turn two.
05:28Oh, Williams.
05:29Williams runs like a catcher.
05:30Yeah.
05:31Catcher's speed helps.
05:33Yeah, I'm thinking, gee, that's going to be first and third.
05:35But they turn it very nicely.
05:37There's the sinker.
05:39And there's the ground ball.
05:41Six, four, three.
05:43Fourth double play in the game.
05:45Two for both teams.
05:46Yeah, it looks to me, Matteo, much, much more comfortable.
05:49Swanson at third.
05:50Two down now.
05:51Haredia chops it back to the mound.
05:53Tate loves it.
05:54Fires to first base.
05:55And yet again, nicely done, Dylan Tate.
05:58And he gets the Braves in the seventh without allowing a run and pitching out of a major jam.
06:03That means it's time for Luke Jackson.
06:06He will follow.
06:07Minter, Martin, and Matzik in relief of Tukey Toussaint today.
06:13Yeah, we saw Luke last night come in after Matzik got Mullins.
06:16Two-thirds of inning.
06:17Gave up a couple hits.
06:18Big strikeout to end the threat.
06:20Luke's done good work.
06:22And the 2-2 from Luke Jackson.
06:25Fastball throws him.
06:26He wasn't expecting that.
06:28Perfectly placed pitch.
06:29And Jackson's eighth inning off to a great start.
06:32One out.
06:32Union line after three sliders in a row.
06:35Dots him up.
06:36Ninety-six.
06:36Right on the inner half.
06:38Santander is the hitter.
06:39Switch hitter.
06:40Flips around left-handed.
06:41Swing and a miss.
06:43Disappearing slider.
06:44Jackson came back to get his man.
06:46Two strikeouts in the eighth inning.
06:49So righty-righty now for Jackson.
06:51Austin Hayes stands in the way of sending us to the ninth inning with a lead of three-to-one.
06:56Struck out the side.
06:59He got him with two fastballs.
07:01Mancini and Hayes caught looking.
07:04And that ends the bottom of the eighth.
07:05Great job by Luke Jackson.
07:07So Franco stands in the way of Will Smith.
07:10Two balls, two strikes, two down.
07:13He got him.
07:14It's a perfect road trip.
07:16Atlanta beats the Birds.
07:173-1 is your final score.
07:20Will Smith saves it for Tukey Toussaint.
07:23And the Braves sweep.
07:25The Braves
07:47Ruins
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