Atlanta continued to play down to the level of its competition Friday night, dropping its third straight game to a team languishing below .500. This time, graciously allowing Georgia native Niko Goodrum to show off before his family and friends with five hits (two of them homers) leading to an 8-2 loss to the woeful Detroit Tigers.
Mike Foltynewicz pitched adequately through the first four innings, giving up a 2nd inning bomb to Grayson Greiner followed by a 3rd inning homer to the aforementioned Tiger shortstop. Atlanta cut the lead in half in the bottom of the 3rd, when Ronald Acuna Jr singled with one out, stole second and advanced to third on Greiner’s bad throw.