The very first batter of the game was Ronald Acuña Jr. and he had a barreled out to left center. Ozzie Albies followed with a cheapie lofted double off the facade in right field, but ended up getting stranded there.
The Pirates got on the board in the third against Reynaldo Lopez, ...and then scored on a weak liner into center by Ji-Hwan Bae. Lopez was able to escape the inning with no further damage despite Bae stealing second.
The Braves' only run of the game came immediately in response, thanks to the only way they were apparently gonna score today: BABIP. Namely, the combination of Matt Olson, Michael Harris II, and Jarred Kelenic combined for three singles in the fourth.
Unfortunately, the Pirates jumped back ahead almost immediately, as Lopez walked Oneil Cruz and then gave up a barreled, skied double off the right-field wall. The ball took an awkward trickle off the facade that let the batter take third.
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