Money Mike Harris didn’t walk to the plate in the eighth inning, he swaggered. Then he absolutely *delivered*, blasting a clutch double off the glove of a diving Colorado outfielder that scored two runs and snagged a dramatic 2-1 lead for the Braves. Talk about a heist!
Perez Dealing, Then a Gut Punch
Martin Perez was dealing, absolutely carving up the Rockies lineup for 5.2 innings, punching out six on just 83 pitches. He was lights out, folks. You’d expect a pitching masterclass against a bullpen game, and Perez was giving it to us, scattering baserunners like it was nothing. The Braves even loaded the bases in the third with two singles and a walk, but Mauricio Dubon flied out to end that threat. But then, the sixth inning hit, and it was a gut punch. Perez went walk-single-walk-single, allowing the first run of the ballgame and leaving the bases loaded. Those were his first two walks of the *entire game*! Seriously, it was that frustrating, seeing such a dominant outing get blemished like that. Thankfully, Suter stepped up huge, getting that crucial out to keep it a one-run game. What a save right there!
Offense Stalls, Umpire Down, and a Spark
Meanwhile, the Braves offense was stuck in neutral. Against a Rockies bullpen, you expect to light up the scoreboard, but nope. Suter was out there in the seventh, dealing with soft grounders and still holding them down while our bats were quiet. Then things got wild: an umpire down, hit in the mask with a foul tip, checked for a concussion, and ultimately replaced. Talk about a delay! You wonder if that pause lit a fire under anyone. Ozzie battled back from 0-2 to get hit by a slider, and Yastrzemski actually provided some *karma* for the Rockies with a double-play. But Austin Riley walked, stole second, and then Lane Thomas struck out looking with two in scoring position. Seriously? Still no runs after all that drama?
The Eighth-Inning Heist and the Nail-Biting Finish
But then, the eighth inning. Suter’s still out there dealing scoreless frames, absolute bullpen hero work. And finally, *finally*, the bats started to wake up a little. Olson singled, Dubon singled, two outs, runners on the corners. And then? Money Mike Harris steps in. You could feel it, right? He absolutely crushed a double off the glove of a diving Colorado outfielder, driving in both Olson and Dubon. Just like that, a 2-1 lead! Truist Park exploded! What a turnaround! Didier Fuentes came on for the save, and yeah, he walked the leadoff guy, making everyone’s heart stop. But he struck out Moniak, then nearly got the next batter but pinch-hitting Johnston was given the benefit of the doubt on a borderline checked swi
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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