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Sam Clay makes MLB debut against Atlanta Braves he grew up rooting for...

Sam Clay gave up a line drive single to right field on his first pitch in the majors, a changeup up in the zone, over the middle of the plate to Ronald Acuña, Jr., then got a groundout from Ozzie Albies and back-to-back Ks from both Freddie Freeman (after starting behind 3-0) and Marcell Ozuna, to end a 15-pitch, eight-strike MLB debut.

Clay, 27, went to high school in Buford, Georgia, and pitched for Georgia Tech in college, so going up against the Atlanta Braves in his first big league appearance was special.