Michael Soroka made his long-awaited 2023 Spring Training debut on Wednesday afternoon as the Braves socked a 5-3 win over the Tigers in in Lakeland, FL. Orlando Arcia reached base three times and drove in four of the Braves’ five runs, including a three-run homer, just a couple of days after becoming the de facto Opening Day starter at shortstop.
Let’s start with Soroka. Working on a low pitch limit of around 35, the righty faced eight batters and retired four of them, including issuing one walk and striking out a batter. His day started with a flubbed grounder by Ehire Adrianza at second base, and he spiked his first two sliders of the day, followed by an RBI single yielded to Riley Greene.