Braves’ Travis d’Arnaud hits 3 home runs, including grand slam; Chris Sale ecstatic
by The Athletic
The Athletic— ATLANTA — The first question for pitcher in the postgame interview room Friday was about how he settled down to work seven solid innings after giving up a first-inning leadoff homer to . Sale smiled and swatted it aside like the veteran he is. “To be honest, nobody cares,” he said. “We’re here to talk about one thing and one thing only.” Advertisement And Sale was correct. Braves catcher hit three home runs, including a tiebreaking sixth-inning grand slam in the Braves’ 8-3 win against the ,...
Deadspin—Travis d’Arnaud, sizzling Braves take on Rangers. The Atlanta Braves hope veteran Charlie Morton can bounce back from a rough start and enable them to extend their winning streak to six games when they host the Texas Rangers on Saturday night. Morton (1-0. 5.29 ERA) will oppose Rangers right-hander Nathan Eovaldi (1-1, 2.92) in the second contest of the three-game series. The Braves recorded an 8-3 victory in the opener on Friday. Morton will make his fourth start of the season. The right-hander has pitched 5 2/3 innings in each start but has...
Dallas News—Rangers once again left with no answer for Travis d’Arnaud-led Braves. Although Jon Gray retired five batters in a relief appearance, d'Arnaud helped Atlanta pull away with his fourth HR of the series.
The Seattle Times—Mitch Garver hits walkoff home run as Mariners stun Braves. After not managing a hit through seven innings and trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the ninth, Mitch Garver delivers a stunning, two-run walkoff home run as the Mariners rally for a 2-1 win over the Braves.