The Atlanta Braves started August by recording three lopsided victories earlier than seeing their fortunes change throughout the early portion of their 11-game highway journey
The Braves will look to rebound from 4 losses of their final six contests as they open a four-game collection in opposition to the host New York Mets on Friday
Whereas Atlanta is dealing with some resistance, the identical seemingly cannot be mentioned for Matt Olson. The slugger belted his career-best fortieth homer of the season Thursday in a 7-5 setback to the Pittsburgh Pirates, tying Los Angeles Angels two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani for the major-league lead
“It is a good, clear quantity. It is a type of milestone numbers, however hopefully there’s extra,” Olson advised Bally Sports activities South. “(I’ll) take pleasure in it for a second and get again to work tomorrow.
“It isn’t even the second week of August and we’ve got a (40-homer, 100-RBI) man,” Braves supervisor Brian Snitker mentioned. “That is wonderful what he has completed. Kinda quietly too. This man is having nearly as good of a 12 months as anyone within the sport.
Atlanta’s Charlie Morton (10-10, 3.86 ERA) will take the mound within the collection opener in opposition to New York’s Tylor Megill (6-5, 5.45) in a battle of right-handers
Morton, 39, dropped his fourth straight begin on Sunday after permitting 5 runs and 4 walks in 4 1/3 innings of a 6-4 setback to the Chicago Cubs
Morton is 0-1 with a 7.20 ERA in two begins this season in opposition to New York. He’s 4-6 with a 3.99 ERA in 20 profession video games (19 begins) vs. the Mets
Megill is aware of a factor or two about struggles, as he returned from a less-than-stellar stint at Triple-A Syracuse with a troublesome outing on Saturday. Though his velocity was up, the tip end result was a down efficiency after the 6-foot-7 hurler yielded 5 runs on 9 hits — together with two homers — in 4 2/3 innings of a 7-3 setback to the Baltimore Orioles
“The large factor we’re engaged on was simply the fastball,” Megill mentioned, per the Bergen Report. “Earlier within the 12 months, every part was sinking, so coming down into barrels and many of the major objectives have been the right way to get it again and using by means of the zone and staying true. I feel we’re at a extremely good state, and it is progressively getting higher every outing.
Megill, 28, is 1-1 with a 4.02 ERA in seven profession appearances in opposition to Atlanta. He acquired a no-decision vs. the Braves on Might 1 after permitting three runs on 4 hits in 5 2/3 innings
Pete Alonso homered for the fourth time in a three-game collection in opposition to the Cubs throughout the Mets‘ 4-3 win on Wednesday. He’s 5-for-10 with 10 RBIs and 4 runs over the past three contests
“I went by means of a extremely unhealthy patch this 12 months and it was undoubtedly the worst of my big-league profession,” Alonso mentioned. “I used to be wholesome, however we play a sport of failure, and the regulation of averages are beginning to bounce again in my favor.
Alonso has two homers amongst his three hits within the season collection in opposition to Atlanta. The Braves, nevertheless, have received 5 of the six conferences in 2023
–Subject Stage Medi
