The Atlanta Braves sent A.J. Minter back out there and he got the save with a scoreless ninth inning.
The Atlanta Braves uses some timely hitting and lock down pitching to take game one of the series from the Chicago Cubs, 2-0, in Truist Park on Monday night.López has been Atlanta’s best starter this season, entering tonight with a team-leading 1.53 ERA after six starts.López went five scoreless innings against the Cubs, striking out four and allowing only two hits and two walks.
López channeled his former reliever self in this one - of his 71 pitches, 64 were either the fastball or the slider, with only seven curveballs mixed in. It’s not known if López wasn’t feeling the curveball or didn’t want to deviate from what was working, but it’d make sense that they’d try and get him out before the third time through if he only had the confidence in the two pitches.
Atlanta swung what appeared to be a minor trade for recently DFA’d Zack Short last week, adding him to the open roster spot created when Luis Guillorme was traded to the Los Angeles Angels.he received for the “left side tightness” that forced him from last night’s game, Short got his first start in an Atlanta Braves uniform. The infielder, batting 9th and starting at Riley’s third base, flashed the glove on defense as well as the bat.
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