The Atlanta Braves dropped a lead late to the Minnesota Twins, but surged in extras and came away with the 8-6 victory on Wednesday night in Target Field. Here’s what you need to know about from the contest.
Inefficient day for Spencer Schwellenbach…or a good game plan for the Twins?
The Braves sent their dynamic rookie to the mound tonight, hoping to build on a strong first season where he’s been excellent lately: a 3-2 record and 3.02 ERA in his last seven starts.
Schwellenbach struggled a bit with his locations and efficiency tonight, but still put forth a strong effort.
“Schwelly” went an out shy of five full innings, striking out eight and allowing no runs, but with five runs and three walks. Throwing 26 pitches in the first inning, Schwellenbach had to navigate traffic in almost every single inning but still managed to keep Minnesota off the board. He mainly controlled things via strikeouts, getting all three outs in the first and two of the three outs in the second inning via punchouts…