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Braves plead Nola contendere, drop opener 7-3 to Phils

For a half-inning, namely the first half inning, this was a really fun game for the Braves and their fans. Then, it stopped being fun. Then, much later, it really stopped being fun. The Braves jumped out to an early 3-0 lead off Aaron Nola, immediately gave that lead back, and then bled some runs late to drop the series opener by a 7-3 final score.

That first half-inning, though, it was really quite something. Ender Inciarte got the offense rolling by drawing a well-fought, eight-pitch walk. Ozzie Albies then blooped in a double to left field that Rhys Hoskins could not quite get to, putting runners on second and third with none out.