Acuña, Riley and Olson homer for Braves, who hammer Angels 12-5 to take series
— The homers just keep coming for the Atlanta Braves, who have their sights set on being the most prolific power team in baseball history.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Los Angeles Angels
5
Atlanta Braves
12
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
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Match Report
Top Performers
LAA
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Shohei Ohtani DH
H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 1
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Randal Grichuk DH
H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0
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C.J. Cron 1B
H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 1
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Hunter Renfroe RF
H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
ATL
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Ronald Acuna Jr. RF
H-AB 3-4 · AB 4 · R 4
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Matt Olson 1B
H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 1
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Austin Riley 3B
H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
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Orlando Arcia SS
H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 2
Head to Head
ATL wins series 2-1
Injuries
Atlanta Braves
- Spencer Strider 60-Day-IL
- Joe Jimenez 60-Day-IL
- Jurickson Profar suspension
- Joey Wentz 60-Day-IL
- Spencer Schwellenbach 60-Day-IL
Los Angeles Angels
- Yoan Moncada 60-Day-IL
- Robert Stephenson 60-Day-IL
- Anthony Rendon 60-Day-IL
- Jack Kochanowicz 60-Day-IL
Lineups
ConfirmedATL
- Ronald Acuna Jr.RF13
Ozzie Albies2B1- Austin Riley3B27
- Matt Olson1B28
Travis d'ArnaudC25
Marcell OzunaDH24
Eddie RosarioLF9- Orlando ArciaSS11
Michael Harris IICF23
LAA
Luis Rengifo3B21- Shohei OhtaniDH17
- C.J. Cron1B28
- Randal GrichukLF34
- Hunter RenfroeRF16
Eduardo Escobar1B3
Zach NetoSS9
Chad WallachC30
Jordyn AdamsCF0
Substitutes
Andrew Velazquez2B45
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-12
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Play Result 5-12
Neto hit a ground rule double, Escobar scored.
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Ground Rule Double 5-12
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Strike Swinging 4-12
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 4-12
Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 4-12
Pitch 3 : Ball 3
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Ball 4-12
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 4-12
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Out 4-12
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 4-12
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-12
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-12
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Play Result 4-12
Albies doubled to right, Acuña Jr. scored.
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Double 4-12
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Strike Swinging 4-11
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Ball 4-11
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-11
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Play Result 4-11
d'Arnaud singled to left, Acuña Jr. scored and Harris II scored, Olson to second.
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Single 4-11
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Strike Swinging 4-9
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-9
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Play Result 4-9
Escobar tripled to center, Ohtani scored and Renfroe scored.
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Triple 4-9
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-9
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Play Result 2-9
Renfroe grounded into fielder's choice to first, Rengifo scored, Cron out at second, Ohtani to third.
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Batters Fielders Choice - Runner Out 2-9
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Ball 1-9
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 1-9
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-9
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-9
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-9
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-9
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-9
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-9
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Play Result 1-9
Olson homered to right (374 feet).
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Home Run 1-9
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 1-8
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 1-8
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-8
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Play Result 1-8
Riley homered to left center (426 feet), Acuña Jr. scored.
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Home Run 1-8
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-6
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Play Result 1-6
Albies hit sacrifice fly to center, Harris II scored, Acuña Jr. to second.
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Sacrifice Fly 1-6
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Ball 1-6
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Automatic Ball 1-5
Pitch 2 : Automatic Ball 1
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Strike Swinging 1-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-12
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Play Result 5-12
Rengifo grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 5-12
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 5-12
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-12
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-12
Collin McHugh pitches to Luis Rengifo
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-12
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Play Result 5-12
Adams grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 5-12
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Swinging 5-12
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-12
Collin McHugh pitches to Jordyn Adams
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-12
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Play Result 5-12
Wallach lined out to left.
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Line Out 5-12
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-12
Collin McHugh pitches to Chad Wallach
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-12
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Play Result 5-12
Neto hit a ground rule double, Escobar scored.
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Ground Rule Double 5-12
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Strike Swinging 4-12
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 4-12
Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 4-12
Pitch 3 : Ball 3
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Ball 4-12
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 4-12
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-12
Collin McHugh pitches to Zach Neto
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-12
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Play Result 4-12
Escobar safe at second on fielding error by second baseman Albies.
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Batter Reached On Error - Batter To First 4-12
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Strike Swinging 4-12
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 4-12
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-12
Collin McHugh pitches to Eduardo Escobar
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Play Result 4-12
McHugh relieved Yates
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Start Inning 4-12
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 4-12
End of the 8th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-12
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Play Result 4-12
Ozuna grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Riley out at second.
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Batters Fielders Choice - Runner Out 4-12
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Ball 4-12
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 4-12
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-12
Jaime Barria pitches to Marcell Ozuna
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