The Atlanta Braves secured a series sweep against the Houston Astros with a final game score of 6-2. Key performances included Orlando Arcia's 2-out homer in the second inning and Marcell Ozuna's game-tying 432 feet, 112 mph homer, his MLB-leading 8th of the season. Ronald Acuña Jr. also contributed with a 422 feet, 109.5 mph homer, his first of the season. The Braves' victory dropped the Astros to a 6-14 record, with J.P. France set to pitch next. Meanwhile, in another notable MLB game, the Washington Nationals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0. CJ Abrams highlighted the game with a leadoff homer, marking his fifth of the season. Jake Irvin pitched six scoreless innings, contributing to the Nationals' first shutout of 2024 and securing a series win in Los Angeles.
Landon Knack recovered from a 2-run, 3-hit, 28-pitch first inning to blank #Nationals on one hit over the next four innings and keep #Dodgers within striking distance, but the Dodgers never struck in a 2-0 loss, their first shutout since last July 30. https://t.co/dWQF7anqh1
CJ Abrams' leadoff homer lifts Nationals over Dodgers 2-0 https://t.co/wwSUimUyks
Orlando Arcia brought in the winning run for the Braves in the 10th and they have swept the Astros! The Astros are 6-14 and have already been swept 3 times 🤯 https://t.co/GkxbHQcdW1
CJ Abrams blasts fifth homer, Nats edge Dodgers https://t.co/SHQE4IGOWF
The Nats just took a series from the Dodgers in LA. ⚾️ Nats 1st shutout of 2024. ⚾️ CJ Abrams clubbed his 5th HR. ⚾️ Jake Irvin: 6 shutout innings. ⚾️ Irvin’s 3rd straight 6-inn outing. ⚾️ Luis Garcia shined in the field. ⚾️ Davey Martinez’s 400th career win.
Final: Nats 2, Dodgers 0. Jake Irvin tossed 6 scoreless innings on 73 pitches. CJ Abrams and Joey Meneses provided 2 runs of support in the top of the 1st. Robert Garcia, Hunter Harvey and Kyle Finnegan finished off the shut out for the series (and road trip) win.
Acuña's first homer of the season gives the #Braves a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning. 422 feet, 109.5 mph solo drive to center
CJ Abrams has been incredible https://t.co/cn6X9TaV50
CJ Abrams leads off the game with a homer for the @Nationals! https://t.co/Dcf4BplCia
CJ Abrams just hit a leadoff homer. Exit velocity was 103 MPH off the bat. Two in his last three games. Five on the season. Absolute stud. https://t.co/JFVdblCvzl
Two pitches into his MLB career, #Dodgers RHP Landon Knack has an ERA. He grooved a 93-mph fastball to CJ Abrams, who drove it into the RCF seats for a leadoff HR.
And CJ Abrams has just greeted Landon Knack to the major leagues with a leadoff homer.
#Braves' Ozuna crushed a game-tying second-inning homer that caromed high off the wall above the Crawford Boxes seating section in left field. That was a shot -- 432 feet and 112 mph exit velo. That's his MLB-leading 8th homer and MLB-leading 23rd RBI.
The Braves beat the Astros, 6-2, dropping them to 6-13. J.P. France will get the ball tomorrow afternoon to try to deny an Atlanta sweep.
Arcia's 2-out homer in the second inning gives the #Braves a 1-0 lead at Houston.