Mike Soroka led the Rome Braves to a win with a strong pitching performance. 2 home runs gave Gwinnett a 5-4 win, and Mississippi fell in a tough walkoff loss that saw Ozzie Albies leave with an elbow injury

As the Braves opened postseason play on Wednesday, 2 teams took home series leads while the other played a back and forth thriller that ended with them giving the game away.

(1-0) Gwinnett Braves 5, (0-1) Columbus Clippers 14

Rio Ruiz, 3B: 0-4, .271/.355/.400

Daniel Castro, SS: 1-3, HR, 3 RBI, .257/.279/.346

Reid Brignac, 2B: 0-2, .