
Nick Anderson pitched a scoreless eighth, and Braves closer Raisel Iglesias picked up his sixth save with a scoreless ninth. Rosario struck again in the fifth, grounding a two-out, two-strike single to right to extend the Braves' advantage to 3-0, ending the night for Nelson.ĭiamondbacks designated hitter Evan Longoria hit a 3-2 fastball over the left field fence leading off the Arizona fifth, just the second hit allowed by Strider.Īrizona struck again in the seventh inning.įollowing a Rivera single that knocked Strider out of the game, veteran right-hander Jesse Chavez struck out Longoria, allowed a single to Rojas, issued a walk to Gabriel Moreno and then hit Geraldo Perdomo to bring home the Diamondbacks' second run.Ĭhavez was able to escape without further damage, striking out Pavin Smith and Ketel Marte.
ATL BRAVES SCORE LAST NIGHT FULL
Austin Riley's sacrifice fly knocked in Acuna to open the scoring.Ītlanta added to its lead in the fourth when Eddie Rosario - who homered twice on Friday night and is 5-for-8 in the series - tripled to center and scored on Marcell Ozuna's single to left. Squaring off against the Houston Astros in Game 6 of the Series at Minute Maid Park Tuesday, the Braves won 7-0 in a game full of impressive plays by the Atlanta team, marking its first. His ERA stands at 2.97 after a 99-pitch performance that helped prevent Arizona from taking sole possession of first place in the National League West.īraves catcher Sean Murphy and Diamondbacks first baseman Emmanuel Rivera traded leadoff doubles in the second inning but neither scored.Ī spectacular catch by Arizona center fielder Corbin Carroll robbed Michael Harris II of a leadoff hit in the third, but the Diamondbacks couldn't keep Atlanta off the board.Īcuna laced a double and collected his NL-leading 24th steal as Diamondbacks starter Ryne Nelson (2-3) and third baseman Josh Rojas failed to react in time when Acuna bolted for third base. The Braves lead the best-of-seven series by a 1-0 margin. 257 AVG Runs 5th 278 R Earned Runs Avg 4th 3.70 ERA WHIP 12th 1. Strider (6-2), who now has 113 strikeouts in 12 starts, worked six-plus innings, allowing three hits, two runs and four walks. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros, 6-2, in Game 1 of the 2021 World Series on Tuesday night.


paced Atlanta's offense by going 2-for-5 with a homer and a double. June 4 - The visiting Atlanta Braves scored in four consecutive innings to snap the Arizona Diamondbacks' six-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory in Phoenix on Saturday night.īraves right-hander Spencer Strider, who leads the majors in strikeouts, added another seven to his total, while Ronald Acuna Jr.
