If you’re looking for a place to look at all of the Atlanta Braves’ home runs of the night in their 5-3 win against the New York Mets, you’ve found the place.
Because this might be the turnaround we discussed in the preview, we’re going to do something a little different.
Starting with a quick recap of pitching, tonight wasn’t a great outing from Grant Holmes, but a fair one. Throwing 82 pitches through his five innings pitched, Holmes finished his stat line with five allowed hits and two earned runs
(which was a two-run homer from Mets’ Juan Soto).
What does this tell us? Well, not a whole lot on the improvement sector, but at least it’s not a setback.
Ok, before we get to highlights, let’s just acknowledge that though the offense improved, they can’t always rely on the big plays to get them out of a jam, or to get runs on the board in general. At the beginning of the season, the Braves did well combining their small ball strategy with their home runs, but now it seems they can only get ahead if multiple players can go yard.
Regardless, a win is a win, and the home runs were very much needed in tonight’s matchup to click the four-game series off.
So, without further ado, let’s enjoy some homers.
We started with Michael Harris II putting the Braves on the board with a two-run homer.
Ozzie Albies followed up to take back the lead.
It’s not a homer night without adding one from Matt Olson.
And yet another solo shot from him in the bottom of the eighth.
And in that order, the Braves set the tone for a successful game one. Games two through four will need to pick up where they left off, or better yet, surpass tonight’s performance.
