"Another week, another strong Bryce Elder effort against the Cubs - and another so-so performance by Shota Imanaga against the Braves. Last week, in Chicago, the Braves won the Bryce Elder start but didn't come away with a victory despite a couple of homers off Imanaga; this week, the combination of good Elder, meh Imanaga, and a three-run first was enough to give the Braves the victory."
"Ozzie Albies began the fun by obliterating an Imanaga meatball 435 feet to center. After a single from cleanup man (?!) Ha-Seong Kim, Drake Baldwin nearly added another longball, but had to settle for an RBI double. Ronald Acuña Jr. then added another 108 mph contact to match Albies' homer, but his was just a single through the infield that scored Baldwin, 3-0 Braves."
"After that, the game basically raced along, as both Elder and Imanaga were more or less untouchable. A couple of singles were literally the only in-game action until the top of the sixth, when Elder entered the dreaded third time through the order. Thankfully, it happened with two outs. Even more thankfully, after a walk sandwiched by two singles, Pete Crow-Armstrong came up and tried to pull a way-outside slider, hitting it weakly to Matt Olson at first base for an easy out."
Bryce Elder delivered another strong start, striking out two in a perfect first and largely limiting the Cubs through six-plus innings. Shota Imanaga produced a so-so outing and yielded a three-run first inning. Ozzie Albies crushed a 435-foot homer, Ha-Seong Kim singled, Drake Baldwin added an RBI double, and Ronald Acuña Jr. hit an infield single to score Baldwin, creating a 3-0 lead. Both starters were mostly untouchable until Elder faced the lineup a third time; after a walk and two singles, Pete Crow-Armstrong popped weakly to first for an out. The Braves removed Elder in the seventh for Pierce Johnson, who surrendered a sacrifice fly but closed the inning, and the Braves held the lead for the win.
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