Friday's Braves Report: Come back in ninth, lose in 15th; Acuna updates, Markakis future
Braves rally in the ninth, lose in 15th
Manny Machado belted a two-run homer in the top of the 15th and Atlanta couldn’t answer in a 10-7 loss to the Orioles.
Six Braves had two hits, and Atlanta stranded 13 runners, six more than Baltimore.
But he won’t get the call before Monday
Is Markakis coming back in 2019?
From beat writers David O'Brien and Gabe Burns/Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Mark Bowman/MLB.com on Twitter
Brandon McCarthy warmed up in 15th and would've been used if needed./DOB
Snitker on #Braves' Acuna and when he might come off DL: "It’s health and how he looks running the bases, coming out of the box, things like that. I don’t think he, at this point, needs to get results. If he’s getting the at-bats and is healthy, that’s all I’m worried about.”/DOB
Soroka's fastball averaged 92.4 mph during the first inning of Tuesday's start. His avg. FB velo dipped to 90.3 mph during the fifth inning. But it should be noted his FB averaged 90.7 mph during the fifth inning of his June 13 start vs. Mets and 92.3 mph in the sixth./MB
With Davis' solo homer, left-handed hitters are now 9-for-49 with four homers against Newcomb. Lefty hitters have accounted for four of the six HRs he's allowed./MB
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vs. Orioles, 4:10 p.m. Saturday, Fox Sports South