Atlanta Braves
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14 hours agoBraves have themselves another spring romp over Rays
The Atlanta Braves defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 11-2 in Grapefruit League play, improving to 16-5 with dominant offensive and pitching performances.
After a dreadful season in 2024 the sentiment towards Isaiah Drake swung rapidly red, and even following an impressive 2025 his national reputation is still trying to recover. Drake was awful in 2024, but with the combination of his age and the injuries that riddled that season it was not a huge surprise that he bounced back in 2025.
Starter Daniel Padysak didn't even escape the first inning - two walks and a single loaded the bases, and then Bo Gyeong Moon unloaded them with a grand slam. The game got kind of closer (6-3) when Terrin Vavra hit a three-run homer in the fifth, but Korea's onslaught continued and the game ended with a 11-4 tally.
Peña was playing for the Dominican Republic team yesterday in an exhibition contest against the Tigers in advance of the World Baseball Classic. In the third inning, he fielded a grounder from Wenceel Pérez behind the second base bag. Peña was able to make the play and throw out Pérez but was seen looking at his finger. He was later removed from the contest.