The Atlanta Braves Fall To The San Diego Padres By A Score Of 2-1! With This Win The Padres Tied The Series At 2-2! Matt Olson Continued His Hot Streak With 2 Hits!
This game was played in San Diego, California at Petco Park. The game was televised nationally on ESPN!
Starting Pitchers:
Bryce Elder made his 2nd career start for The Atlanta Braves! Elder ran into early trouble in the first two innings due to walks! He pitched 4 1/3 innings while giving up 2 runs on 3 hits while walking 5 and striking out 5 batters while throwing 89 pitches! Elder was the losing pitcher. His record goes to 1-1 on the season!
Yu Darvish was the starting pitcher for The San Diego Padres! Darvish pitched an excellent ballgame to claim his first win of the season! His only blemish was a solo homerun by Marcell Ozuna in the seventh inning. Darvish pitched 6 2/3 innings while giving up 1 run on 4 hits and striking out 8 batters while throwing 96 pitches! His record goes to 1-1 on the season!
Elder left after Hosmer’s 1-out single in 5th, and fellow 2020 draftee Spencer Strider replaced immediately induced 3-6-1 GIDP from Profar.
Elder settled down after first 2 innings, went 4 1/3 innings, charged with 3 hits, 2 R, 5 BB w/ 3 K, 89/51. (After he walked none in debut) — David O’Brien (@DOBrienATL) April 18, 2022
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Braves Offense:
Matt Olson continued his hot streak at the plate! Olson went 2 for 4 with a double! He has a .421 batting average, an on base percentage of .551 and an OPS of 1.235! What a great start for the 1st baseman for The Atlanta Braves!
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Marcell Ozuna scored the only run for The Atlanta Braves when he hit a solo homerun in the top of the 7th inning!
Marcell Ozuna has four homers through 11 games. When he led the NL with 18 homers in the shortened 60-game season in 2020, he had three homers through 18 games.— David O’Brien (@DOBrienATL) April 18, 2022
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