The Atlanta Braves took down the Oakland Athletics 4-2 in Friday night’s series opener in Truist Park.
Here’s what you need to know about from the contest.
Signs of life for the offense
To close a month that hasn’t had much to write home about from the offense, Atlanta got back to some of their 2023 ways in this one. The Braves scored a run in the first inning, although unlike last year, it wasn’t with a homer or Ronald Acuña Jr. stolen base, instead coming off of a Matt Olson sacrifice fly.
The Braves added on in the second inning, with Jarred Kelenic’s one-out double scoring both Michael Harris II from 2nd and Sean Murphy from 1st in what was some great baserunning from Murphy - with Harris getting just halfway to third base in case the ball was caught, Murphy accelerated and got all the way to second base when the ball dropped, allowing him to continue motoring around and score right behind Harris.