Sad News;why Braves fall to Red Sox in spring Breakout showcase

Why Braves fall to Red Sox in spring Breakout showcase.  

 

 

The Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves showcased their top prospects in a spring exhibition game in Fort Myers. While Atlanta struggled in various aspects of the game, some of their young players still managed to make an impression.

 

Boston took an early lead by starting their top pitching prospect, Wikelman Gonzalez. However, Gonzalez faced difficulties finding the strike zone against the Braves. Despite this, the Braves’ lineup couldn’t capitalize and failed to score runs early on. In the first inning, Nacho Alvarez drew a walk but couldn’t advance further, and the inning ended with a diving catch by Boston’s third baseman, Chase Meidroth, on a hit by Sabin Ceballos. In the second inning, .

Isaiah Drake reached base and caused some commotion by stealing second base. He and Luke Waddell, who walked next, attempted a double steal, but it was

called back for batter interference, though the reasoning behind the call was unclear. Later in the same at-bat, Kevin Kilpatrick Jr. hit a soft liner to the

outfield, where center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela made a good play and doubled off Drake at second base. The rally ended when Diego Benitez grounded out.

On the Braves’ side, starter Owen Murphy also struggled with command issues, particularly with his curveball and slider. Despite this, he managed to

limit damage until the second inning when he allowed a walk to Miguel Bleis, who stole second base and then scored on a base hit by Nick Yorke. Murphy

escaped further trouble when Yorke was caught stealing. After the Braves went down in order in the third inning, Murphy returned to the mound and

faced challenges from the Red Sox lineup. He allowed a hit and a walk, showing signs of frustration with ball/strike calls. Although he managed to

record his first strikeout by freezing Marcelo Mayer with a slow curve, he couldn’t prevent Kyle Teel from hitting an RBI double, leading to his exit from

the game with two runners in scoring position. Patrick Halligan took over pitching duties for the Braves in a challenging situation.

Murphy returned to pitch the fourth inning under the spring training rules and immediately conceded a double off

the center field wall. Blaze Jordan then hit a hard liner to center field, but Luis Guanipa managed to track it down for

the first out. However, in the same inning, Drake had to leave the game due to an injury, possibly a cramp, after chasing down a pop-up in foul territory.

He stepped on the cutout of the grass and warning track, tumbling awkwardly, which might have caused the injury, although he didn’t show signs of

discomfort until he walked back into position. Murphy’s outing ended with a sacrifice fly, putting Boston ahead 6-2.

Domingo Gonzalez came in to finish the inning and promptly issued a walk, but he recovered to strike out Mayer with a buried slider to end the inning.

Finally, in the fifth inning, we had the opportunity to see Spencer

Schwellenbach pitch. Schwellenbach had a rough start, giving up a deep fly out followed by a hit and then a walk on a

borderline 3-2 pitch. Allan Castro then added another run with a base hit. Schwellenbach recorded his first strikeout by getting Edinson Paulino,

followed by another strikeout of Blaze Jordan with a nasty slider for the third out. He continued to pitch through the sixth inning without allowing a run,

receiving assistance from the defense. Nacho Alvarez made a superb play up the middle, securing the first out of the inning and helping Schwellenbach out of

a potential jam after he surrendered a leadoff single. Schwellenbach then induced a strikeout and a groundout to Sabin Ceballos to end the inning.

The Braves faced offensive struggles in the fifth and sixth innings, but Cody

Milligan ignited them in the seventh. He laced a line drive into right field, and the defender’s questionable read allowed the ball to bounce over his head and the wall

for a ground rule double. Ambioris Tavarez then drew a walk, but the next two batters were retired quickly, leaving

Bryson Horne as Atlanta’s final hope in the game. Unfortunately, Horne popped out weakly to left field, concluding the competitive portion of the game,

although the two teams played the bottom of the inning to wrap up. Despite finishing 0-3 in the game, Luis Guanipa looked solid and produced three quality

at-bats with solid contact. In the bottom of the seventh, Schwellenbach issued a walk to the leadoff batter after initially going up 1-2, and a passed ball by Tyler

Tolve allowed the runner to advance. Alvarez displayed another solid defensive play by fielding a chopping ground out and making a strong throw

for the first out. However, a miscommunication between Tolve and Schwellenbach resulted in another dropped ball, allowing the runner to

move to third. These defensive lapses led to a run, as Schwellenbach surrendered an RBI single to Allan Castro, extending Boston’s lead to 8-2. The game concluded

when Schwellenbach induced a groundball to second base, and Tavarez and Alvarez executed a smooth double play to end it.

 

 

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