The Braves experienced a mixed series during their recent road trip, managing to secure only two wins. However, they celebrated a solid victory against the Blue Jays, highlighted by Grant Holmes' stellar pitching into the eighth inning and dominant batting performances from Austin Riley. The Braves jumped to an early lead, controlling the game with Riley contributing significantly by scoring five runs. Despite a late-game surge from the Blue Jays, the Braves maintained their lead without significant risk of losing this hard-fought match.
If I had told you on Monday morning that Grant Holmes would pitch into the eighth inning and the Braves themselves raced out to an 8-0 lead, you would've taken that eight days of the week and 25 hours a day, right?
Austin Riley was responsible for five of those eight runs that the Braves put on the board, as he continued his return to form with two big flies.
While the Blue Jays did come alive late...that was the extent of their comeback attempt as an eight-run deficit proved to be too much for Toronto to overturn.
This was a rare experience this season: A game that the Braves controlled from start to finish without there being too much danger as far as the outcome was concerned.
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