Offense explodes and Waldrep sharp as Braves bring out the brooms

"It looked like the Braves may get something going in the third. Ozuna and Alvarez had back-to-back singles to start, but the momentum was killed with a Profar GIDP and an Olson long pop up to SS. Waldrep picked up right where he left off. He struck out the first two hitters he faced in the inning and induced another ground ball. In these two strikeouts he did what seems to be successful, which is to pitch a bunch of splitters and then fool the hitter with a curveball as the out pitch."

"Waldrep looked sharp in his first inning of work. He looked like he had shaken off the rust. After inducing a groundout from Wood, he was able to strikeout both Abrams and Bell. Abrams he was able to get swinging by using a curve as an out pitch. Bell struck out on his splitter. Brad Lord has struggled since he became a full-time starter for the Nationals, but he seemed to have the Braves' number early in the game."

The Atlanta Braves faced the Washington Nationals aiming for a four-game sweep. Hurston Waldrep started after surrendering eight earned runs in his previous outing against the Astros. Waldrep recovered by inducing groundouts and multiple strikeouts, relying on a mix of splitters and curveballs as out pitches. He struck out Abrams, Bell, and Daylen Lile while retiring innings with ground balls. The Braves managed singles from Matt Olson, Ozuna, and Alvarez but failed to score after a Profar GIDP and an Olson pop up. Ronald Acuña produced a hard-hit single in the fourth.

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