SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Spencer Strider turned the main leagues’ first 15-game winner, pitching three-hit ball over seven inning in main the Atlanta Braves over the slumping San Francisco Giants 5-1 on Friday evening.
Michael Harris II had three hits and drove in three runs, serving to the main league-best Braves (83-44) to their eighth win in 10 video games.
“He’s just really good,” Braves supervisor Brian Snitker stated of Strider. “He had a really good fastball, everything, the whole package was good. His fastball was one of the good ones that he has.”
San Francisco has misplaced 13 of 18 and is one sport behind the Chicago Cubs for the NL’s last wild card berth.
Seven days after beating San Francisco with one-hit ball over seven innings, Strider (15-4) was dominant once more whereas outdueling Logan Webb (9-10) in a match-up of NL Cy Young Award contenders. Strider struck out 9 to extend his huge league-high whole to 236. He prolonged a shutout streak to twenty innings earlier than Joc Pederson tripled within the seventh and scored on J.D. Davis’ groundout.
“Fastball command was really good. That was what led to a lot of success, quick outs, fly ball outs,” Strider stated. “It’s playing the way we want it to. Got the lead early and (then) the goal is just to try to get as deep as we can and put up zeroes.”
Strider additionally made a robust defensive play after jamming Paul DeJong with a pitch hit weakly towards first. Strider raced over and picked up the ball in entrance of first baseman Matt Olson then beat DeJong to the bag for the out.
Joe Jiménez and Raisel Iglesias retired three batters every to finish the six-hitter.
Webb had by no means misplaced to the Braves in 5 earlier profession begins and was coming off a no-decision in Atlanta final week. He allowed 5 runs and 6 hits in 5 1/3 innings and had a 7.15 ERA over the 2 begins towards the Braves.
Harris hit his twelfth homer of the season within the first and had a two-run single within the sixth. Matt Olson doubled in a run within the fourth and added a sacrifice fly off Alex Wood within the sixth.
Harris has been batting second in Atlanta’s order whereas injured All-Star second baseman Ozzie Albies is out. Prior to that Harris had been final within the lineup.
“At first it took some adjustment but I love hitting behind (Ronald Acuña Jr),” Harris stated. “I guess I get some more opportunities because whenever I come up in the nine hole, everybody’s already done and hit home runs.”
WEB GEM
Acuña Jr., the Braves’ All-Star proper fielder, ran deep into Triples Alley within the third inning and made a one-handed seize of Thairo Estrada’s fly to strand two runners.
“That was big, too,” Snitker stated. “He got a great jump. He’s just so athletic whenever he’s chasing balls like that.”
TRAINER’S ROOM Braves: Albies has rejoined the group and is understanding whereas rehabbing from a hamstring damage. Snitker is hopeful of getting Albies again sooner or later on the journey. … LHP Dylan Lee (shoulder irritation) is scheduled to throw batting observe Saturday.
Giants: OF Michael Conforto went on the 10-day injured listing with a left hamstring pressure. OF Heliot Ramos was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento. … INF Johan Camargo cleared waivers and was assigned outright to Sacramento.
UP NEXT
Atlanta LHP Max Fried (4-1, 2.83 ERA) begins Saturday and is unbeaten on three earlier begins towards San Francisco.
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