In a baseball game between the Braves and the Rangers, pitcher Jiménez performed well for the Braves, lowering his ERA to 1.00 and WHIP to 0.56. Evan Carter, who had been struggling against lefties, hit a homer after getting his first career regular-season hit against a lefty. Carter later made a crucial defensive play to prevent the tying run. The game showcased Carter's improvement against left-handed pitchers.
How Texas Rangers rookie Evan Carter’s home run launch angles have defied the norm https://t.co/flujeo41q7
By the way, Evan Carter had led off the inning with a soft grounder to the right side that he beat out for an infield hit. It was his first career regular-season hit against a lefty after an 0 for 20 start. Sometimes the game owes you and it pays up https://t.co/ZYuGiN2qiJ
See what happens when Carter gets a hit off a lefty.
Evan Carter lays out to keep the tying run off base! https://t.co/IQ95iEuAtl
Evan Carter, who has really struggled against secondary stuff early this season, jumps on a changeup for a homer. Carter saw a bunch of changes in his first at-bat, got the timing down for second
With lefty AJ Minter on mound for Braves, Rangers are pinch hitting for Evan Carter, who is 0 for 20 in his regular season career vs. lefties.
Minter to pitch 8th for #Braves after Jiménez struck out two of three batters in a perfect 7th. Jiménez lowered his ERA to 1.00 and WHIP to 0.56. He's allowed just 4 hits and 1 walk with 10 strikeouts in 9 innings.