HOUSTON – As DIY projects go, the Braves are the envy of the baseball neighborhood. The same team that reached the All-Star break 44–45 and with an outfield of Orlando Arcia, Guillermo Heredia and Abraham Almonte opened the World Series with four sluggers in their lineup who were elsewhere the first half of the season.
All Jorge Soler, Eddie Rosario, Adam Duvall and Joc Peterson did in Game 1 Tuesday was smash six hits and drive in four runs in what was the fastest getaway ever seen in 117 World Series openers: runs in the first, second and third innings on Atlanta’s way to a 6-2 win over the Astros.