A good performance by Tyler Mahle and a three-run home run from Brandon Drury sent the Atlanta Braves to a 6-3 Opening Day loss to the Cincinnati Reds Thursday night at Truist Park.
Max Fried came out smoking and retired the side in order in the first, including back-to-back strikeouts to open the game. He struck out Joey Votto to start the second but then hit catcher Tyler Stephenson with a slider. That would come back to haunt him, as Nick Senzel singled to put runners at first and second. Fried got Mike Moustakas to pop out for the second out, but Kyle Farmer followed with a single to left that scored Stephenson to give Cincinnati a 1-0 lead.