Difficult offense in Friday’s series opener atlanta braves and toronto blue jays
especially for the bravetheir aim is to bounce back in the face of a 3-0 defeat blue bird Saturday in the middle of a three-game
Toronto right-hander Chris Bassett hit a home run while handcuffing the Atlanta hitter — just the second time in his career.Full Game Shutdown Be the First blue bird Since Mark Buehrle threw a pitch against the Washington Nationals in 2015
Eddie Rosario and Ronald Acuna Jr. are Atlanta’s only favorites.
“He’s just getting started, man,” the brave Manager Brian Snitker spoke of Bassitt. “We didn’t throw too many balls, that’s for sure.
Toronto outfielder George Springer was impressed with the way Bassitt held down the Atlanta bats.
“That was an unbelievable lineup, and it felt like he had complete control over everything he threw,” Springer said. “He knows how to throw the ball, and he never gives in. He just has his own way, and he’s a very confident guy.”
this the brave After winning 11 of their first 14 games, they have lost two in a row. The series-opening setback dropped them to 15-4 on the way to a major league lead
Saturday’s game is the second of 10 home games blue bird, they are happy to spend more time at home.They are 10-3 at Rogers Center, the team with the fewest home games in the majors
“The other teams said when they got here it was going to be a tough series,” Toronto manager John Schneider said. “It’s about understanding that and getting back to what we’re good at, which is being good at hitting the ball, starting to throw the ball and playing good defense.”
Springer hit a solo in Toronto’s first round, and Dalton Vashaw hit a homer in the final.
this blue bird Only six hits as they are often overwhelmed by rising the brave Star Spencer Strider, who struck out 12 in 6 2/3 innings
Right-hander Jose Berrios (3-3, 4.91 ERA) will start for Toronto on Saturday while seeking his third win in his past four starts.
Berrios beat the Pittsburgh Pirates on May 6 when he gave up two runs and five hits in 6 1/3 innings. He struck out seven and walked one.
Berrios’ best performance of the season came in a 7-0 win over the Chicago White Sox on April 25. He allowed four hits and a walk in seven innings while racking up a season-high nine runs.
his only career start against the brave He came when he was a member of the Minnesota Twins, and it was a disaster. Berrios allowed nine runs and nine hits — including two home runs — in 5 2/3 innings in a 12-7 loss on Aug. 6, 2019.
Matt Olson went 6-for-19 (. 316) and hit a home run against Berrios, while Acuna (3-for-3) hit him deep in 2019. .
Atlanta will field right-hander Bryce Elder (3-0, 1.74 ERA) on Saturday.
Elder, who turns 24 on Friday, has failed to score in four of his seven starts. Against the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday, he gave up 1 run and 4 hits in 5 1/3 innings, making it a no-decision.
–Field-level media