The Braves took down the Nationals in Game 1 of a 3 game series. Max Fried didn’t have his best but wiggled out of many binds. He finished 6 then Tyler Matzek nearly destroyed all hope, giving up 4 runs in 2/3 of an inning. Then, the savior of the bullpen, Luke Jackson came in and pitched 1 1/3 of delicious fear-inducing baseball. Will Smith then closed out the 9th but not before he took out his frustrations on Juan Soto‘s back. There’s history there and I fully expect the Nationals to retaliate tonight.
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