Braves lose 6-2 to the Astros

"Things pretty much went downhill from the jump as Bryce Elder simply didn't have it tonight. He did get a scoreless first inning but starting in the second, the Astros took control of the game. In the top of the second, after a strikeout to Jesùs Sanchez, the Astros went single, walk, RBI single to take an early 1-0 lead. Then with two runners still on base, Jeremey Peña roped a 2-run double to left field and the Braves were in an early 3-0 hole."

"After a 1-2-3 bottom so the second, the Astros went right back to work in the top of third. Carlos Correa led off the inning with a line drive double, and immediately moved to third on a Jose Altuve single. Sànchez drove in Correa with an RBI groundout and then Christian Walker came up and destroyed a ball 431 feet to centerfield for a 2-run homer. Houston led 6-0 after three innings."

"Elder carried on a bit longer but after Jake Myers and Yanier Diaz hit back-to-back singles in the fifth, Elder was pulled for Dylan Dodd. Elder's final line ended up at 4.2 innings pitched, 10 hits, 6 earned runs, 7 strikeouts and 3 walks. His ERA for the season now sits at 5.56. As for the offense, it stayed quite pretty much the whole night. The one bright spot of the evening came in the bottom of the fourth when with one out, Matt Olson launched a ball into the chophouse in right field for his 24th homer of the season and at least got the Braves on the board at 6-1. Their last run came in the seventh with an Olson single, an Ozzie Albies walk, and an RBI single from Ha-Seong Kim."

Bryce Elder struggled early, allowing multiple hits and runs that produced a 6-0 deficit by the end of three innings. Houston produced a two-run double in the second and a two-run homer in the third to build the lead. Elder lasted 4.2 innings, yielding 10 hits, six earned runs, seven strikeouts and three walks, pushing his ERA to 5.56. Atlanta's offense produced a 24th homer from Matt Olson and a seventh-inning RBI from Ha-Seong Kim, but the bullpen tossed five scoreless innings and the deficit proved too large. Braves record sits at 65-83.

Read at Battery Power