Ronald Acuña Jr. had another big game at the plate and in the field but the Atlanta Braves came up short in a 7-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.
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— FOX Sports: Braves (@FOXSportsBraves) April 27, 2018
Ronald Acuña Jr. has caught fire. This double makes three extra-base hits in two days. @Braves | #ChopOn pic.twitter.com/j8FTu7VtXE
Atlanta struck for three runs in the first capped off by a run-scoring double by Acuña Jr. He’d add a single later and finish the night 2-for-4 giving him back-to-back multi-hit games.
.@Braves phenom Ronald Acuña Jr. can take hits away, too. Just ask Odubel Herrera.
— #Statcast (@statcast) April 28, 2018
This grab had just a 44% catch probability! pic.twitter.com/5mrpyXLhxK
Acuna showed off his defensive prowess in the third as he laid out to take an extra-base hit away from Odubel Herrera. Statcast rated the play as a four-star catch with a 44% catch probability.
Julio Teheran gave up three runs in the first and never looked right. He was lifted after throwing 43 pitches with what was described as right upper trap tightness.
Post-Game Interviews
“I didn’t want to take a chance … so we just shut it down.”
— FOX Sports: Braves (@FOXSportsBraves) April 28, 2018
— Brian Snitker with the update on Julio Teheran, who is day to day after he left with right upper trap tightness.@Braves | #ChopOn pic.twitter.com/sv83mm95H9
Brian Snitker
“I didn’t feel that it was something I needed to worry (about), because it wasn’t pain. It was just soreness.”@Braves’ Julio Teheran on the troubles he ran into during warmups before Friday’s shortened start vs. Phillies. pic.twitter.com/TRcjlMa09Y
— FOX Sports: Braves (@FOXSportsBraves) April 28, 2018
Julio Teheran