Friday, April 26th, 2024 6:20PM CST
On Friday night, the Atlanta Braves defeated the Cleveland Guardians 6-2 in the opening contest of a series featuring MLB's two top clubs. Atlanta's victory was supported by Chris Sale recovering after allowing a home run very early in the game, and Marcell Ozuna extended his strong hitting performance by bringing in two more runs.
Date: Friday, April 26th, 2024
Time: 6:20PM CST
Stadium: Truist Park
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 40,210
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATL |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
CLE |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: Ozuna (4, Allen); Albies (6, Allen); Harris II (6, Allen)
Home Runs: Arcia (2, 8th inning off Avila 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Ozuna 2 (31), Arcia (9), Olson (14), Albies (15), Harris II (13)
2-out Runs Batted In: Olson, Albies
Ground Into Double Play: Duvall
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-9 (d'Arnaud 0-1, Ozuna 1-1, Arcia 0-1, Duvall 0-1, Olson 1-1, Albies 1-1, Riley 0-1, Harris II 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Arcia 1; Riley 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Sale 19/25; Matzek 3/3; Johnson 2/3; Minter 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Sale-16-14-19-16; Matzek-1-2-7-2; Johnson-4-1-5-2; Minter-2-1-4-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Sale 9-7; Johnson 0-2; Minter 1-0
Game Scores: C Sale 74

Errors: Olson (2, fielding)

Doubles: Freeman (4, Matzek)
Home Runs: Kwan (3, 1st inning off Sale 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Fry (8), Kwan (8)
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (Hedges 0-1, Ramírez 1-1, J. Naylor 0-1, Laureano 0-1, Arias 0-1, Rocchio 0-1, Fry 1-2, Kwan 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Laureano 1; Rocchio 1

Wild Pitches: Allen
Balks: Beede
Hit By Pitch: d'Arnaud (by Beede); Olson (by Allen)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Beede 4/8; Avila 6/7; Allen 12/22
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Beede-2-5-10-3; Avila-3-6-7-5; Allen-14-8-12-14
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Beede 1-0; Avila 3-1; Allen 3-6
Game Scores: L Allen 41

Double Plays: 1 (Rocchio-Arias-Fry)
Errors: Fry (1, interference)

Stolen Bases: J. Naylor (2, 2nd base off Sale/d'Arnaud); Arias (3, 2nd base off Sale/d'Arnaud)
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